INTERNATIONAL TRADING

Helping customers around the world

International Metals & Chemicals Trading Company

Leeco Trading is an international commodities trading company with over 140 years of experience in moving physical goods and commodities from their source to where they are needed. Tracing its roots back to Leeco Steel, which was founded as a scrap trading company in Chicago in 1882, Leeco Trading has a deep history in the international trading of metals for customers large and small throughout the world.

We believe in the power of international trading and its ability to help companies grow while providing higher-quality products to consumers around the world. Leeco Trading specializes in sourcing and supplying metal and fine chemical products to customers throughout Latin America and South America, as well as to customers in Europe and Asia.

We source from premier suppliers around the world, taking care to vet all sources to ensure quality and responsible sourcing. Our experienced team works one-on-one with every customer to find the right sourcing solution for them.

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Products We Trade

Leeco Trading is highly-specialized in sourcing metals and fine chemicals from premier suppliers worldwide.

Metals

From carbon steel to coated steel products, Leeco Trading has unmatched experience in trading metal commodities. Our team holds suppliers to the most rigorous of quality standards, ensuring our customers receive only the best-quality metal products.

Fine Chemicals

From fertilizers to polyester, Leeco Trading has extensive experience in sourcing, shipping and delivering large quantities of fine chemicals to customers around the world. We strategically source chemicals from top producers to deliver quality products on-time to our customers.

Advantages of International Trading

Favors Cash Flow

Rather than paying for steel before it ships, payment is made during transit or at delivery. This ensures the payment does not precede the material too far in advance.

Reduced Risk

Suppliers assume risk of material loss or damage in transit, thus reducing risk for the importing buyer.

Drawback

Many governments offer drawbacks, or tax and duty refunds, on goods exported to a country if those goods are later exported to another country. If an import qualifies for drawback, this could significantly decrease costs associated with importing a material.

Controlling Inflation

Increased spending on imported products, such as steel, decreases the demand for domestic products, thus controlling a country’s rate of inflation.

Reducing Production Cost

Raw materials can often be found abroad for less cost than available domestically. Buying and importing can ultimately lower your overall raw material cost, thus lowering total production cost.

Competitive National Product

Imported steel has higher or comparable quality to what is made domestically, at a lower cost due to economies of scale. Importing will help save money and using the highest quality steel will ensure a quality final product.