Global trading
in recycled materials.
We source recovered streams at their point of origin, move them to where they are needed most, and deliver certified feedstock to industrial converters worldwide.
Recycle.
Reroute.
Revalue.
Three movements, in order. Every ton that passes through reTrade follows the same path.
We work with collection and processing partners to turn waste streams into industrial-grade feedstock — graded, washed, and lot-controlled.
We move material across borders, from markets where it is surplus to markets where it is needed — handling logistics, customs, and trade compliance end-to-end.
We capture the margin that arises when certified, consistent recyclate meets the right converter at the right time.
Three commodity streams.
Same operating model.
HDPE, LDPE, PP, PET in pellet, flake, and baled form. Post-consumer and post-industrial. ISCC-PLUS traceable on select shipments.
Ferrous and non-ferrous: HMS 1&2, shredded, copper grades (Berry, Birch/Cliff, #2), aluminum (UBC, Taint/Tabor, extrusions). ISRI-graded.
Printed circuit boards, shredded e-scrap, whole-unit IT equipment. Full Basel Convention compliance; chain-of-custody per shipment.
From source to converter, in three movements.
Source.
We partner with collectors, aggregators, processors, and industrial surplus holders at the point where material first becomes recoverable.
Certify.
Every shipment carries grade specs, ISCC-PLUS where applicable, ISO 9001 process discipline, and full chain-of-custody documentation — no surprises at the buyer's gate.
Deliver.
We route the material to the buyer, handling customs, freight, insurance, and quality guarantees end-to-end. The converter receives feedstock; we receive the trade.
We trade wherever the material is, to wherever it is needed.
What reTrade does.
reTrade is a global trading company for recycled materials. We operate on a simple idea in three parts: we recycle waste streams into industrial-grade feedstock, we reroute that feedstock from markets where it is surplus to markets where it is needed, and we revalue it along the way. Our trade flows span plastics, metal, and electronic scrap — and our model is built to scale across every material stream where recovered product can meet industrial demand.
Turning waste streams into industrial-grade feedstock.
We work with a network of collectors, sorters, washers, and processors at the origin of every supply chain — from waste pickers and municipal collection schemes to industrial off-spec generators and end-of-life dismantlers. Every relationship is structured around specification discipline: we accept material into reTrade inventory only when it meets the grade we have agreed to sell.
Specification discipline is the single hardest thing in this industry. It is also the thing that separates a trader who survives one bad quarter from one who doesn't. Our pre-acceptance protocols include sampling, MFI testing for polymers, assay for metals, and contamination scoring for e-scrap — every shipment, every time. If a lot fails, it doesn't move under the reTrade name.
Moving material across borders, efficiently and legally.
reTrade owns the entire logistics chain between source and converter: containerization, port operations, ocean and overland freight, customs clearance, pre-shipment inspection, and arrival reconciliation. We work with established carriers under annual rate contracts to insulate buyers from spot-market freight volatility.
Trade compliance is non-negotiable. Recycled material crosses borders under a set of rules — Basel Convention prior-informed-consent procedures, EU Waste Shipment Regulation, GAFTA standards, country-specific import licenses — that change frequently and unforgivingly. Our compliance protocols are documented, auditable, and updated continuously. No reTrade shipment moves without legal coverage at every leg.
Capturing the margin where material meets its right market.
Recycled material is mispriced almost everywhere. The same ton of HDPE pellet sells for one number in Jordan, another in Egypt, another in the Netherlands — and the spread is not arbitrary. It reflects local demand, virgin-resin pricing, regulatory premiums, and the specific buyer's recipe. Our job is to read those spreads accurately and route material to where its price is highest.
We do this through long-term offtake contracts with industrial converters, opportunistic spot trades into capacity gaps, and price-formula contracts indexed to public benchmarks (ICIS, Plastemart, LME, Hamburg recyclate). Our buyers know they are getting fair pricing because the formula is transparent. Our suppliers know they are getting paid for quality because the spec is enforced.
Ready to move material with us?
The trade streams.
Three commodity streams, traded under the same operating model. Specifications and certifications listed are what we currently handle; per-lot details are confirmed on inquiry.
Plastics.
Trading nowHDPE, LDPE, PP, PET — post-consumer and post-industrial streams. PVC handled selectively under specific buyer arrangements.
Pellets, regrind flake, washed flake, and baled material. 25 kg PP bags, 1,000 kg FIBC, or full container loose.
MFI, density, moisture, ash, and contamination disclosed per lot. Color sorting (natural, mixed, jazz) per buyer requirement.
ISCC-PLUS traceability available. EuCertPlast and RecyClass-aligned where required by EU buyers.
Single shipments from 1 × 20-foot container to multi-container monthly contracts. Annual volumes scale to 5,000+ tons.
Metal.
Trading now · scalingHMS 1 & 2, shredded scrap, plate & structural cuttings. Graded to ISRI specifications, sized for direct charge.
Berry, Birch/Cliff, #1 and #2 copper, copper-bearing wire, transformer copper. Pre-shipment assay available.
UBC (used beverage cans), Taint/Tabor, Tense, extrusions, sheet, automotive cast. Bale or loose.
Brass, lead, stainless steel grades, zinc — handled selectively against buyer mandates.
Pre-shipment sampling, CIQ-compatible packaging where required, full lot certificates.
E-waste.
Trading now · scalingHigh-, mid-, and low-grade printed circuit boards. Telecom, server, and consumer-electronics origin. Sorted and weighed per grade.
End-of-life servers, networking gear, laptops. Data destruction certified to NIST 800-88; refurbishable units routed accordingly.
Dry-shredded mixed e-scrap with declared metals content. Sample packs available pre-purchase.
Transformers, cables, batteries — lithium-ion handling subject to regulatory clearance by jurisdiction; on-request only.
Full Basel Convention chain-of-custody. Annex VII forms supplied where required. R2 / e-Stewards-aligned vendors only.
Looking for a material not listed?
We continuously add streams as buyer demand and supplier capacity align. Tell us what you're sourcing or what you have available, and we'll respond with a candid view of whether we can make a market in it.
The operational model.
Five stages, applied to every shipment, regardless of material or geography. This is the discipline that lets us guarantee what arrives at the buyer's gate matches what was contracted.
Sourcing.
We source through a tiered network: Tier 1 are direct relationships with municipal collection schemes, industrial generators, and major aggregators; Tier 2 are processor-partners who supply us with material already washed and graded; Tier 3 are open-market spot purchases against verified supply.
We do not buy on volume promises. Every supplier relationship is built on a sample shipment, then a qualification batch, then a contract. A supplier becomes part of reTrade's network only after we have moved their material end-to-end at least once and verified the spec held.
Quality control.
Material is inspected before it enters reTrade inventory. For polymers, we run melt-flow index, moisture, density, and ash. For metals, we sample-and-assay at the supplier yard and again pre-shipment. For e-scrap, we weigh, photograph, and grade by category according to a published rubric.
Failed material is rejected at the supplier's expense — never re-graded into a lower lot under the reTrade name. This is the line we don't cross. One bad shipment costs us a buyer for years; one rejected supplier loses us a quarter, at most.
Certification & documentation.
Every shipment leaves with a documentation pack: certificate of analysis, mill test certificate or polymer COA, packing list, weight certificate, photographs of loading, and where applicable, ISCC-PLUS sustainability declaration, ISRI grade certificate, or Basel Annex VII consent forms.
Buyers receive the documentation pack at the moment of vessel sailing — not at arrival. This gives them time to clear customs proactively and identify any discrepancies before the container hits the port.
Logistics & customs.
We hold annual freight contracts with two ocean carriers per major lane to insulate buyers from spot rate volatility. Inland transport, port handling, and customs brokerage are coordinated by reTrade — buyers receive a single point of accountability rather than a chain of hand-offs.
Trade compliance is our responsibility, not the buyer's. We pre-clear HS classifications, file prior-informed-consent requests where Basel applies, and handle import licensing in destination markets where reTrade is a registered importer. Buyers can choose CIF, DAP, or DDP terms as suits their operation.
Delivery & aftercare.
On arrival, the buyer reconciles received quantity and quality against the documentation pack. Discrepancies are resolved within 5 business days under a standardized claims protocol. We carry cargo and trade-credit insurance on every shipment.
Long-term contract buyers receive a quarterly performance review: on-time delivery, spec conformity, claims rate, and price-vs-benchmark. We share our own performance numbers because we are confident in them — and because a buyer who can audit you is a buyer who renews.
Discipline at every stage. That's the model.
A trading house
for the next decade.
reTrade is a global trading company for recycled materials, organized to operate where commercial discipline meets the circular economy. We move plastics, metal, and electronic scrap from points of recovery to industrial converters worldwide.
The circular economy needs traders, not just preachers.
The circular economy will not scale on policy and goodwill. It will scale on margin, contract, and logistics — the same forces that scaled every other industrial supply chain in history. The world has tens of thousands of organizations encouraging recycling. It has very few moving recycled material at industrial volume across borders, with the documentation, financing, and compliance discipline that buyers actually require.
That is the gap reTrade exists to fill. We are not a recycler, an NGO, or a sustainability consultancy. We are a trader. We make margin by moving material intelligently, certifying it credibly, and matching it to the right buyer at the right price. The environmental outcome is real, but it is the consequence of the trade — not the pitch.
Three principles, applied with discipline.
Specific.
We talk in numbers, grades, certifications, and ports. The brand gains credibility from concrete detail, not aspirational language. If we can't measure it, we don't promise it.
Commercial.
We are a trader. We make margin by moving material well. We do not moralize about sustainability — the work speaks; the environmental outcome follows.
Global.
We do not anchor to a single geography. We trade wherever the material is, to wherever it is needed — and we maintain offices and partnerships sized to that ambition.
What we hold ourselves to.
Quality management — implementation in progress, certification expected within current cycle.
Sustainable supply-chain traceability for recycled plastics — onboarding in progress.
Full prior-informed-consent procedures for all transboundary movements of recovered material.
Metal grades aligned to ISRI Scrap Specifications Circular for international consistency.
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism reporting infrastructure operational ahead of full enforcement.
Trade-contract terms align with GAFTA conventions where applicable to dry bulk movements.
Open an inquiry.
Whether you have material to sell, need material to buy, or are reaching out from the press or about a role — pick the channel that fits and we'll respond within two business days.
Office opening within current cycle. Inquiries welcome via Cairo or Riyadh.
Supplier inquiry.
Tell us what material you have available and at what scale. We'll respond with whether we can make a market, what specifications we'd require, and what an initial qualification shipment would look like.