EDLUGACommodities

Independent trading house
Johannesburg

Between the mine and the ship.

We buy South African coal at the pit, prove it with an independent assay, and deliver it to a siding, a terminal or a berth. Iron, manganese, chrome and grain travel the same roads.

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Most coal enquiries are not trades. We find the ones that are real.

An independent trading house in Johannesburg. We buy at the pit, prove what we sell, and move it down the corridor to a siding, a terminal or a berth.

Originate

We start at the mine rather than at the offer — mining right, current plant report, raw sample. Most of what circulates in this market is a spreadsheet and a photograph.

Stage 1 of 3

Verify

Sampled to ISO 18283 and analysed by an independent accredited house, with both counterparties screened. A verified seller matched to an unverified buyer is not a trade.

Stage 2 of 3

Deliver

Haulage, siding, rail allocation, terminal entitlement and stem. The unglamorous half, and the half where trades actually fail.

Stage 3 of 3

580km

Witbank to Richards Bay on the dedicated coal line

6 000kcal/kg

RB1 — what every South African export cargo is priced against

3ports

Richards Bay, Durban, Maputo — a different queue at each

1day

What a serious enquiry waits for an answer, or a straight decline

What we trade

Coal is the core. The rest travels the same roads.

Six commodities out of the same provinces, through the same terminals, checked by the same inspectors.

Thermal coal

Our main business. Washed and screened to the standard export grades, or blended to suit your boiler.

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Thermal coal

Aromatic carbon

RB1 · 6 000 NAR
RB2 · 5 500 NAR
RB3 · 4 800 NAR
Duff and fines
Domestic blends

Cargo: 5 000 – 55 000 t
Priced off: API4

Anthracite

Sized and sold by fixed carbon rather than by calories. Mostly goes to ferroalloy plants and filtration.

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Anthracite

Graphitic carbon

Duff · 0–10mm
Peas · 5–13mm
Nuts · 13–25mm
Cobbles · 25–50mm

Fixed carbon: 70 – 80%
Fields: KZN, Ermelo

Chrome

Concentrate, lumpy and UG2 out of the Bushveld. Priced on the chrome-to-iron ratio.

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Chrome

Chromite, FeCr₂O₄

Metallurgical concentrate
Lumpy ore
UG2 concentrate
Chemical and foundry

Cr₂O₃: 40 – 44%
Cr:Fe: 1.4 – 1.6

Iron ore

Northern Cape and Limpopo tonnage. Same corridors, same inspectors as our coal.

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Iron ore

Haematite, Fe₂O₃

Lump · Fe 62–64%
Fines · Fe 58–62%
Beneficiated concentrate

Basis: FOB Saldanha
Priced off: IODEX 62%

Manganese

Kalahari and Postmasburg ore. South Africa holds most of the world's reserve, and nearly all of it leaves through two ports.

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Manganese

Pyrolusite, MnO₂

Lumpy · Mn 36–44%
Fines and sinter feed
Ferromanganese

Grade: Mn 36 – 44%
Ports: PE, Saldanha

Agricultural

Taken on where we already know the counterparty. The paperwork is the same as any mineral cargo.

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Agricultural

Starch granule

White and yellow maize
Wheat
Sugar · ICUMSA 45
Urea and fertiliser

SA maize: May – August
Basis: FOB Durban

If it comes out of Southern Africa and moves in bulk, ask us.

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Coal grades

Five grades. Pick the one your plant is built for.

More energy per tonne, less ash left behind. Pick one to see it in full.

6,000

Energy, kcal/kg

58%

Fixed carbon

15%

Ash

Who buys RB1

Utility and industrial boilers

Not sure which one you need? Tell us what the coal is going into and we will tell you — it is usually a shorter conversation than people expect.

How it works

Five steps from the pit to your berth.

The same route every time, and you are told where your cargo is at each stage.

1 day

What a serious enquiry waits for an answer — or for a straight decline, with the reason.

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Source
We start at the mine, not at the offer.
Mining right, current plant report, raw sample. Most of what circulates in this market is a spreadsheet and a photograph.
Prove
Assayed by somebody with nothing to gain.
ISO 18283 sampling and ISO 1928 analysis, by SGS, Intertek, Bureau Veritas or Alfred H Knight.
Move
Road to the siding, rail to the coast.
Allocation on the line is the binding constraint, not the coal. We book it before we promise a laycan.
Load
Stockpiled, blended, weighed, loaded.
Sampled again on the way to the ship loader. Draft survey at completion, against the stem.
Deliver
Discharged, checked, reconciled.
Your inspector samples at discharge. Quality adjustments settle on the contract formula and the file closes.

Where we load

We can load you at three ports.

It comes down to your parcel size and how long you can wait.

Richards Bay

RBCT · KwaZulu-Natal

Most cargoes

The default for export coal, and the only one that takes a capesize.

Design capacity: 91 Mtpa
Draft: 17.5 m
Vessel: To capesize

The coal terminal. Entitlement here decides most of what actually sails, and it is held by the shareholders — which is why a small house books allocation before it promises a laycan.

Dedicated coal line

Durban

Bulk connection · KwaZulu-Natal

Best when your parcel is small or Richards Bay is backed up.

Parcel size: 5 – 30 kt
Draft: 12.8 m
Vessel: Handysize

The other seaboard. Smaller parcels, shorter queue, and the sensible answer when Richards Bay entitlement is tight and the cargo is not a capesize.

Rail and road

Maputo

Matola · Mozambique

Costs more per tonne on the road, but the queue is far shorter.

Haul: 480 km
Draft: 11.0 m
Vessel: Handymax

The relief valve. Costs materially more per tonne on the road leg and queues a great deal less, which in a bad month on the coal line is the difference between sailing and not.

Road and rail via Komatipoort

Not sure which port works for your parcel? Tell us the tonnage and the destination and we will say which one we would load you at, and why.

What’s in the price

Every quote stops somewhere. Here is where.

Two prices only compare if they cover the same journey. Pick one and see where the cargo becomes yours.

Becomes yours here

MinePit stockpile

SidingRail loadout

TerminalPort stockpile

ShipOver the rail

DischargeYour berth

We arrange

Everything up to the cargo crossing the ship's rail.

You arrange

Ocean freight and marine insurance.

Worth knowing

How Richards Bay tonnage is normally quoted. This is the one to ask for first.

Who we work with

Buying, producing or introducing — we work all three ways.

Whichever one you are, the first conversation is the same: what you have or need, and where it has to get to.

If you buy

Tell us the specification and the port.

We would rather decline in a day than string you along for a month — and usually we can tell you why, which is more useful than the quote.

Spot, trial and term
Any basis, ex works to CIF
Independent inspection both ends
One contact, enquiry to reconciliation

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If you produce

We buy at the gate, or take your tonnage to market.

Some producers want a clean sale at the mine. Others want the coal placed properly. We do both, and we will say which suits you.

Ex-works purchase or marketing
We arrange haulage and allocation
Independent assay before offering on
Terms agreed before the first truck

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If you introduce

Introductions are protected before anybody is named.

Agents make this market work and get burned in it constantly. The fee is agreed up front rather than argued about afterwards.

NCND and NDA before disclosure
Fee in writing, in advance
Paid as the cargo settles
Your counterparty stays yours

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Before anything moves

Four checks we run on every single cargo.

Clean title, an independent assay, and an introduction that will not be gone around.

Title

Mining right and company documents verified against the register before a parcel is offered on.

Counterparty

KYC and AML both sides, screened against OFAC, EU, UN and UK lists, refreshed each shipment.

Assay

Independent accredited house. The governing certificate is named in the contract before the cargo moves.

Confidence

NCND and NDA before identities are disclosed, in both directions.

We are a small house. That means you get the person who priced your cargo, not a case number — and it means we would rather decline in a day than string you along for a month.

Where we are

Johannesburg, South Africa

Desk hours

Mon – Fri · 07h00 – 17h00 SAST

First reply

Within one working day

OECD Due DiligenceFICA · KYC / AMLOFAC · EU · UN · UKISO 18283NCND / NDA

Talk to us

Tell us what you need and where.

Six fields, one working day. You will get a real answer or a straight no — and usually the reason why.

trade@edluga.co.za

+27 (0)11 000 0000

Mon – Fri · 07h00 – 17h00 SAST

Most coal enquiries are not trades. We find the ones that are real.

Originate

Verify

Deliver

Coal is the core. The rest travels the same roads.

Thermal coal

Thermal coal

Anthracite

Anthracite

Chrome

Chrome

Iron ore

Iron ore

Manganese

Manganese

Agricultural

Agricultural

Five grades. Pick the one your plant is built for.

Five steps from the pit to your berth.

Source

Prove

Move

Load

Deliver

We can load you at three ports.

Richards Bay

Durban

Maputo

Every quote stops somewhere. Here is where.

Buying, producing or introducing — we work all three ways.

Tell us the specification and the port.

We buy at the gate, or take your tonnage to market.

Introductions are protected before anybody is named.

Four checks we run on every single cargo.

Title

Counterparty

Assay

Confidence

Tell us what you need and where.