Aluminium.com Expands Marketplace

ByDeborah Austin Aluminium.com Inc., Internet marketplace for the global aluminum industry, has expanded to add seven other non-ferrous metals. Registered members now can consolidate management of negotiated buy and sell processes for aluminum, copper, nickel, zinc, lead, tin, magnesium, and silicon-metal. A one-search interface allows access across all verticals for each metal. Other enhanced technical features include a centralized trading floor; prime, secondary, and scrap products; and tutorials and trading demonstrations. Members can access exchange rates for 12 international currencies. The additions aim to make aluminium.com a one-stop marketplace for all metals trading as members manage inventory, find new customers and streamline supply-chain processes, says Alan Kestenbaum, CEO, aluminium.com. New York-headquartered, privately held aluminium.com launched in April and has more registered users representing more than 1,300 companies.