Minerals
HPA GROUP is your partner for marketing, sourcing, financing and investing, in the metals, minerals and mining industries.
We provide a suite of world-class commercial and financial services to help you develop opportunities and better serve your businesses with less risk, less working capital, and most importantly, more transparency. The results: you get a faster return-on-investment with less effort and more confidence.
HPA Services
HPA Products
HPA Investments
HPA AFRICA focuses primarily on marketing and sourcing base metals and concentrates, minor and alloying metals, industrial minerals and chemicals, and materials for steel mills and foundries. Along the way, we manage all parts of the supply chain from producer to end-user – worldwide.
Products
Our product experts have the knowledge and experience in distribution, financing solutions, and the ability to access exotic markets with minimal risk.
Base metals & concentrates
Copper and brass mill products
Materials for steel mills & foundries
Carbon, coke, coal products and oil field minerals
Industrial minerals
Minor & alloying metals
Energy
HPA AFRICA is a top 10 supplier of uranium to the world market.
Rare earths
Investments
For mining enterprises with proven resources, HPA GROUP is able to bring your product from project to market.
HPA AFRICA makes investments in and provides a full-range of commercial and financial solutions for mining and other production projects globally. Our experienced team includes world-class professionals who are able to provide a full selection of service options.
- Equity Finance
- Debt Finance
- Buyouts
- Marketing & Trading
Services
Off-take agreements
HPA AFRICA has the financial strength to give you confidence in counterpart performance and dependability. You have the ability to collect promptly or use our agreement as your collateral for dealing with financiers and other business partners.
Market support
HPA AFRICA helps its customers find solutions that maximize value and minimize risk. The breadth of our global network allows us to keep up with rapidly changing market conditions and react efficiently. Our teams deal at a local level worldwide – financially and culturally – to expedite transactions.
Agencies
HPA AFRICA acts as your agent by representing your interests from the first introduction to consumers to the ultimate delivery and execution of the sale. HPA GROUP coordinates directly with you as the producer and based on our extensive experience with the product and consuming market, we give guidance about commercial strategies and pricing. This process provides complete transparency all the way through to final markets.
Logistics
As a global company, HPA GROUP has worldwide logistics partners that help guarantee your products leave your facility and arrive at your customer’s location in a safe and timely manner. We help fulfill your end-customer requirements by executing your distribution agreements. Whether it’s regional, national or international, or whether it’s one truckload per week delivered to a plant or 10 shiploads unloading at a major port, we have the resources to meet your customers’ needs.
Trade finance
HPA AFRICA has the financial resources to offer solutions ranging from simple working capital funding to highly-structured long-term financing, both to suppliers and customers.
Credit risk coverage & insurance
Dealing with new customers or challenging markets carries a level of risk that can disrupt cash flows. HPA AFRICA has the international industry know-how to structure your transactions to minimize your risk. You can rest assured that no matter the unpredictability of the situation, HPA GROUP can help manage your risk.
Hedging
HPA AFRICA has the financial resources, technical expertise and in-depth industry knowledge to help you hedge prices so you can better forecast your earnings.