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BRENT 84.21 ▲ 0.42 COPPER LME 9,812 ▲ 1.18 IRON ORE 62% 116.40 ▼ 0.85 SOYBEAN CBOT 1,142.5 ▲ 0.61 FREIGHT BDI 1,684 ▼ 2.40 USD/CNY 7.1832 ▲ 0.04 COTTON ICE 71.20 ▲ 0.92 ALUMINIUM 2,455 ▼ 0.31 BRENT 84.21 ▲ 0.42 COPPER LME 9,812 ▲ 1.18 IRON ORE 62% 116.40 ▼ 0.85 SOYBEAN CBOT 1,142.5 ▲ 0.61 FREIGHT BDI 1,684 ▼ 2.40 USD/CNY 7.1832 ▲ 0.04 COTTON ICE 71.20 ▲ 0.92 ALUMINIUM 2,455 ▼ 0.31
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We forge global trade & move matter.

Quantitative · Commodity · Cross-border

ForgeQ is a cross-border commodity trading house. Forge for the operational grind. Q for the quantitative engine that prices it.

Bill of Lading FQ-2026-04881
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⊙ Brand definition

Forge for
the grind.
Q for the math.

Most commodity desks still price on relationships and last week's screen. We pair industrial-scale execution with a quantitative engine — live pricing models, portfolio-level risk, and statistical edge applied to mills, ports, and freight curves.

The result, for a buyer, is a landed cost that reflects what's actually possible — not what's been quoted before.

Landed-cost model
Clanded  =  Σ(Pi·wi) + F + τ + ε
price-weighted origins · freight · duty · slippage
§ 02 — Capabilities

Four lanes,
one foundry.

We don't broker on every commodity. We've built deep operational rails in four categories where our origin networks, financing, and inspection coverage create real edge for buyers.

01 / 04

Metals &
Alloys

Hot-rolled coil, billet, copper cathode, aluminium ingot. Origin in CN, IN, RU, TR — LME-grade inspection at load port.

HRCCU·CATHAL·P1020HMS 1/2
02 / 04

Agri &
Softs

Soybean, corn, cotton, sugar, palm oil. SGS / Cotecna certified at origin. CIF, CFR, FOB terms available.

SOY 2YCCOTTON M1-1/8ICUMSA 45RBD PALM
03 / 04

Energy
Products

Petcoke, coking coal, biomass pellet, LNG cargo coordination. Term contracts available for industrial buyers.

PETCOKEHARD COK COALWOOD PELLET A1
04 / 04

Industrial
Goods

Bulk fasteners, valves, pipes, building materials. OEM-grade QC, container or breakbulk consolidation.

ASTM A234API 5LEN 1092-1DIN 933
§ 03 — Casebook

Selected
shipments.

Three recent deals — each surfaced a specific operational problem we've learned to solve. Names withheld under NDA; volumes verified by third-party inspection.

FQ ARCHIVE · 25–0341 FOLIO 04 / 12 LOAD: TANGSHAN → DISCHARGE: ANTWERP
SGS Inspection № CN·25 / 188492
Buyer of record
withheld per NDA §4.2
L/C · ICBC SHA 40HC × 920 · BREAKBULK 6,200 t SGS · COTECNA
Closed ✓
Métaux · 2025 · Q3 FQ–25–0341 ↗

Sourcing 18,000 t of HRC for a European distributor under tariff drift.

18,400 tVolume
4 portsRotation
−6.2%vs. spot
FQ ARCHIVE · 25–0512 OFFTAKE · 36 MO
Origin — Indonesia Sumatra · Riau
Counterparty · cement major
redacted per buyer request
Moisture 8.2% · Cv 4,200 kcal/kg
Ash 0.6% · S 0.05%
EN PLUS A1 BIMASS · BÖLGE
Active ⟳
Energy · 2025 · Q4 FQ–25–0512 ↗

Switching a Turkish cement major to biomass pellet with 12-week origin lock.

36,000 tAnnual
3 yrOfftake
FQ ARCHIVE · 26–0078 BIMCO · GRAINCON 4 PANAMAX · BAHAMAS FLAG
Contract № FQ·26 / 0078
Receiver · EU feed processor
withheld per NDA
IMO 9456712 · IMO 9612893
IMO 9744201 · IMO 9831556
DISCHARGED · 02·MAR·2026 DEMURRAGE: 0 DISPUTES: 0
Closed ✓
Agri · 2026 · Q1 FQ–26–0078 ↗

Routing 4 vessels of soybean through congested Red Sea with re-flagged backup.

248,000 tVolume
0 demurrageResult
§ 04 — Network

Where we load
& where we land.

Active port relationships, customs-broker pairings, and warehouse access. Live volumes from the last 90 days. Hover a node on the map to see route detail.

CN·SHAShanghai82 vessels · 90d
CN·SZXShenzhen61 vessels · 90d
SG·SINSingapore48 vessels · 90d
AE·JEAJebel Ali32 vessels · 90d
NL·RTMRotterdam29 vessels · 90d
DE·HAMHamburg21 vessels · 90d
TR·IZMIzmir18 vessels · 90d
BR·SSZSantos15 vessels · 90d
US·LAXLong Beach12 vessels · 90d
SHA SZX SIN JEA RTM HAM IZM LAX SSZ
§ 05 — By the numbers

A foundry,
measured.

Trailing twelve months — independently audited by a Big-Four firm and available to qualified buyers on request.

⊙ Shipped
0.0M t

Across 38 commodity SKUs and 11 contract structures.

⊙ Countries
0

Active origin or destination markets, T-12 months.

⊙ On-time
0.0%

Vessels arriving within laycan window.

⊙ Disputes
0

Unresolved at arbitration in trailing 24 months.

§ 06 — Process

How a deal
actually moves.

Most buyers spend 60% of their effort on the wrong stage. Here's where ours goes — and where we ask you to lean in.

001

Brief & spec

Define grade, tolerance, certification, target landed cost, and acceptable origin alternates. A short call with our category lead.

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002

Origin scan

We pull three live offers from pre-vetted producers and surface the trade-offs — never a single quote dressed as the best one.

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003

Inspection & SBLC

SGS / Cotecna at load port. We structure the L/C or open account with your bank — escrowed where the relationship is new.

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004

Voyage & tracking

Live ETA, AIS, and weather watch. We re-route at our cost when it saves you demurrage. You get a single contact, not a chain.

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005

Landing & recourse

Discharge supervision, customs clearance, claim handling. We do not consider a deal closed until your receiving QC signs off.

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⊙ Index 007 — Begin

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landed.

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