Products & commodities
Metals and minerals, plus everything Honduras offers
Our core business is precious and non-precious metals, ferrous and non-ferrous materials, battery minerals and precious stones. As added value, buyers working with KWE Metals LLC can also source Honduras's agricultural, food, wood and manufactured exports through the same trade desk, contracts and logistics. Every lot is quoted per contract, with grade, quantity, Incoterm and payment terms agreed in writing.
Core: metals & minerals
What KWE Metals LLC mines, refines and trades.
Precious metals
Au · Ag · Pt · PdDoré, bullion, grain and karat material, quoted against LBMA and COMEX benchmarks.
Gold
Doré, bars, grain and karat variants
Silver
Doré, bars and grain
Platinum
Sponge, bars, grain and concentrate
Palladium
Platinum-group metal on request
Iridium
Platinum-group metal — powder and sponge
Ferrous metals
FeIron-based ores and materials for steelmaking and heavy industry.
Iron ore
Fines, lump and magnetite concentrate
Iron oxide
Pigment and industrial grades
Manganese ore
Alloying feedstock for steel
Pig iron & steel scrap
HMS 1&2 and shredded grades
Ferro-alloys
Ferro-manganese and ferro-silicon on request
Non-ferrous & base metals
Cu · Zn · Pb · Al · SnBase metals priced against LME and COMEX, from concentrate to refined product.
Copper
Concentrate, ore, cement copper, anode and cathode
Zinc
Concentrate and ingot
Lead
Concentrate and ingot
Aluminum
Ingot, bauxite and scrap
Tin
Concentrate (cassiterite) and ingot
Non-ferrous scrap
Copper, brass and aluminum scrap grades
Battery & critical minerals
Co · Ni · SbFeedstocks for the energy transition, with full chain-of-custody documentation.
Cobalt
Ore and hydroxide
Nickel
Laterite ore and matte
Stibnite / Antimony
Stibnite ore (Sb₂S₃), antimony concentrate and ingot
Rhenium
Ammonium perrhenate, pellets and powder
Precious stones & industrial minerals
GEM · MINEthically sourced and traceable, priced per certified lot or per tonne.
Jadeite & opal
Rough and cut
Blue amber
Rough and polished
Diamonds, rubies & sapphires
Certified lots on request
Limestone & lime
Aggregate, agricultural and industrial grades
Gypsum
Raw gypsum for cement and plaster
Marble
Blocks, slabs and crushed
Silica sand
Glass and foundry grades
Sulfur
Granular, lump and prilled grades
Added value
Added value with KWE Metals LLC
Already buying metals from us, or opening an account? Add Honduran coffee, sugar, produce, seafood, timber or manufactured goods to the same relationship. You get one vetted supplier, one compliance file, consolidated shipping out of Puerto Cortés and San Lorenzo, and the same ICC-based contracts and payment terms.
How our Honduran farms and ports work →Tropical crops
AGRIHonduras's leading agricultural exports, sourced from vetted growers and cooperatives.
Shipped subject to phytosanitary / sanitary certificates, importing-country food rules and cold-chain requirements. Tobacco products are sold to licensed buyers only.
Coffee
SHG / HG Arabica green beans; specialty, organic and Fair Trade lots
Bananas
Fresh, export-packed, refrigerated containers
Plantains
Fresh green and ripe
Cocoa beans
Fine-flavour, fermented and dried
Sugar
Raw (ICUMSA 600–1200) and refined (ICUMSA 45)
Molasses & ethanol
Cane molasses and fuel / industrial ethanol
Palm oil
Crude palm oil and palm kernel oil
Coconut & coconut oil
Whole coconuts, copra and oil
Tobacco & cigars
Leaf tobacco, cigar leaf and premium hand-rolled cigars
Cashews
Raw and processed kernels
Sesame
Natural and hulled seed
Honey
Raw bulk and packed
Spices & chili peppers
Dried chilies, pepper, cardamom and allspice
Fresh fruit & vegetables
FRESHSeasonal and year-round produce for supermarket and wholesale programmes.
Shipped subject to phytosanitary / sanitary certificates, importing-country food rules and cold-chain requirements.
Melons
Cantaloupe, honeydew and watermelon
Pineapple
MD2 and local varieties
Avocados
Hass and tropical varieties
Mangoes & papaya
Fresh export grade
Citrus
Oranges, limes and grapefruit
Asian vegetables
Bitter melon, eggplant, okra and long beans
Cucumbers & peppers
Fresh, greenhouse and open-field
Sweet potatoes & cassava
Fresh and frozen yuca
Onions
Yellow, white and red
Beans & corn
Red beans, black beans and white / yellow corn
Seafood & aquaculture
SEAFarmed and wild-caught Honduran seafood from the Gulf of Fonseca and the Caribbean coast.
Shipped subject to phytosanitary / sanitary certificates, importing-country food rules and cold-chain requirements. Lobster and conch are sold only in open season with legal-catch documentation.
Farmed shrimp
Whole, headless and peeled; frozen
Spiny lobster
Frozen tails and whole
Tilapia
Fresh and frozen fillets
Queen conch
Cleaned meat, CITES-documented
Fish
Snapper, grouper and other wild catch
Livestock & food products
FOODMeat, dairy and processed food and drink from Honduran producers.
Shipped subject to phytosanitary / sanitary certificates, importing-country food rules and cold-chain requirements.
Beef
Chilled and frozen cuts
Dairy
Cheese, milk powder and cream
Processed foods & snacks
Plantain chips, sauces and baked goods
Juices & concentrates
Fruit juices, purées and concentrates
Beverages & beer
Soft drinks, bottled water and beer
Forestry & wood
WOODLegally harvested timber and wood products with chain-of-custody papers.
Only legally certified timber is supplied; CITES-listed species require export permits.
Pine lumber
Caribbean pine, sawn and kiln-dried
Hardwood lumber
Certified tropical hardwoods
Furniture
Solid-wood furniture and fittings
Pallets
Heat-treated ISPM 15 pallets
Paper & cardboard
Corrugated boxes and kraft paper
Manufactured exports
MFGGoods made in Honduran factories and free-trade zones.
Textiles & apparel
Knitwear, T-shirts, socks and uniforms
Wiring harnesses & insulated wire
Automotive and electrical
Soaps & detergents
Bar soap, liquid and powder detergents
Plastics
Packaging, containers and film
Cement & construction materials
Bagged and bulk cement, blocks and tiles
Don't see what you need?
If it's produced in Honduras or Central America, ask us. Our trade desk sources it and comes back with a quote.
