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Our services

Built for every side of the trade.

For sellers For buyers For market analysts For investors and investees

For sellers

Your cargo, in front of buyersyou cannot otherwise reach.

A neutral venue, standard terms, real prices and a digital path from deal to delivery.

01 A neutral venue for your tonnes

Reach buyers on neutral ground.

A Singapore-based platform, owned equally by leading miners and Chinese steel and trading houses.

Sell to a vetted network of mills, traders and end-users through one access point.
Balanced buy-side and sell-side ownership means no single party sets the terms.
Anonymous execution protects your commercial position.
Trading has run on a trusted Singapore venue since 2012.

02 Standard terms, faster deals

Less negotiating. More trading.

Standardised contracts that the market already knows, from quality specs to dispute resolution.

Recognised quality specifications, assay protocols and umpire provisions are built into every contract.
Agreed price-adjustment and rejection terms reduce disputes after a trade.
Close deals in hours rather than weeks of bilateral back-and-forth.
The same terms apply with every counterparty on the platform.

03 Prices backed by real trades

Real trades. Real prices.

Transparent price discovery built on executed transactions, not surveys.

Every price on the platform comes from a cargo that actually traded.
Next-day (T+1) transaction reporting gives you a clear view of where the market cleared.
Use observed prices to support your pricing decisions and offers.
Price discovery runs in real time on screen across seaborne cargoes.

04 Digital post-tradePilot

From deal to delivery, digitally.

We are piloting a paperless post-trade workflow with selected members.

Electronic bills of lading with verified ownership.
Standardised contract-to-settlement steps.
Less manual documentation, and fewer delays.
Pilot places are open to interested members.

For buyers

Know exactly what you are buying,and what it is worth.

Neutral sourcing, clear specifications, prices from real trades and faster cargo.

01 A neutral venue for your supply

Source on neutral ground.

A Singapore-based platform where buyers have equal standing with sellers in ownership.

Access cargoes from multiple producers and traders through one access point.
Buyers share governance equally with sellers.
Anonymous execution protects your procurement strategy.
Adds a trusted channel alongside your existing procurement routes.

02 Know what you are buying

Clear specs. Fewer surprises.

Every contract carries standard quality, assay and dispute terms, so you know exactly what you are committing to.

Defined grade and impurity specifications in every contract.
Recognised assay and umpire procedures if a cargo is out of spec.
Agreed price-adjustment and rejection limits protect you on delivery.
Compare offers like for like on standardised terms.

03 Prices backed by real trades

Buy with confidence.

Transparent prices from executed transactions, so you can check every purchase against the market.

Prices come from real cargoes traded on screen.
T+1 transaction reporting shows you where the market cleared.
Check bilateral offers against observed market prices.
Live screen visibility on available cargoes and bids.

04 Digital post-tradePilot

Clear title. Faster cargo.

We are piloting a paperless post-trade workflow with selected members.

Electronic bills of lading with verified ownership reduce title and documentary risk.
Standardised contract-to-settlement steps.
Faster document handling from loading to discharge.
Pilot places are open to interested members.

For market analysts

Insights backed by real data.

Access historical price data, trade flows and market analysis to back every forecast and report with evidence.

What's in it for you

Real, timestamped tradesObserved at the point of price formation, not assessed after it.
Market presence since 2011A continuous record of GlobalOre activity in physical iron ore.
Neutral by constructionNo single producer, buyer group or geography sets our direction, so the data carries no agenda.

An analyst reviewing iron ore price and trade-flow dashboards

For investors and investees Coming soon

Vetted projectsmeet serious capital.

Investors gain access to vetted mining projects, market intelligence and transparent price discovery. Investees connect with serious capital and the commercial expertise to take their project forward.

What's in it for you

Vetted projectsMining projects screened for quality, title and provenance before they are shown.
Market intelligencePrice discovery and trade data from the same screen the market trades on.
Commercial expertiseIntroductions to capital, offtake and the people who have taken projects to market before.

Why GlobalOre

What changes forevery seat at the table.

Step	Offline transaction	On GlobalOre
Access to cargo	Cargo offered to whoever the seller happens to email.	Trusted sellers only. Every listed cargo comes from a vetted producer or trader, on one screen.
Your position	Guessing where your bid stands against others.	Know exactly where you stand. The top bid and your position are visible live.
Supply	Mainstream grades only, through the usual channels.	Supply beyond the mainstream. Differentiated grades and non-mainstream cargoes alongside the seaborne indices.
Terms	Multiple contracts on different terms.	Contract certainty. Winning bids settle under the SIOTA standard contract.
Record	Multiple emails.	Real-time chain of evidence. Every bid you place is timestamped and auditable.
Disputes	No one source of truth.	Fewer disputes, earlier exceptions. Verified trade data linked to quality, title and provenance.

Step	Offline transaction	On GlobalOre
Finding buyers	Chasing quotes across email threads, calls and spreadsheets.	Trusted buyers only. Every vetted buyer on your approved list sees the cargo on one screen.
Counterparty trust	No way to know if the buyer is real until late in the deal.	Vetted membership. Every counterparty is a member on your approved list.
Price	Indicative quotes that move before anything is signed.	Firm bids on a neutral platform. GlobalOre never takes a position. Every price is a real trade.
Terms	Multiple contracts on different terms.	Contract certainty. Trades settle under the SIOTA standard contract. Nothing left to renegotiate.
Record	Multiple emails.	Real-time chain of evidence. Every invite, bid and award timestamped and auditable.
Post-trade	Documents chased for weeks across emails and PDFs.	Post-trade on screen. Confirmation, notices, documents and settlement tracked in one place.

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