Pharmaceutical/cosmetic-grade kaolin from Nigeria
SIP makes a two-way market in pharmaceutical/cosmetic-grade kaolin, out of Nigeria. Sell it to us or buy it from us, and fix the price forward. Physical or financial, prompt to long dated. Every other kaolin grade and delivery point sits on the kaolin sheet.
Price this with our desk
Grade, origin and window if you have them. If what you are carrying does not fit the sheet above, describe it in your own words and a trader will take it from there.
Which side are you on
We stand on both. One counterparty, one price, either direction.
| Selling | If you grow, produce or export pharmaceutical/cosmetic-grade kaolin, we are the buyer. Tell us the volume and the window and we bid it, prompt or forward, so the price is fixed before the crop moves. |
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| Buying | If you buy, process or manufacture with pharmaceutical/cosmetic-grade kaolin, we are the seller. Give us the tonnage and the delivery window and we offer it, with the price locked for as long as your book needs. |
Send the side, the quantity and the delivery window. We come back with a price.
The grade
Pharmaceutical/cosmetic-grade kaolin, beneficiated low-iron low-quartz white kaolin mined at Kankara, Katsina State, a deposit RMRDC has separately identified as chemically suited to pharmaceutical use, distinct from paper-coating industrial kaolin.
Beneficiated kaolin meeting pharmacopeial-adjacent purity for internal/topical pharmaceutical and cosmetic use: low iron, low quartz, high whiteness, free of mica/feldspar/alkali, screened for heavy metals and microbial load; a distinct end-use tier from paper-coating kaolin, carrying no shared international grade standard at the smallholder/artisanal level.
Specification
One grade at one delivery point. Grades, origins and windows outside this line are priced on request.
| Symbol | KAOLIN.PHARMA.NG-KT |
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| Class | Industrial & Functional Minerals |
| Commodity | Kaolin ↗ |
| Grade | Pharmaceutical/cosmetic-grade kaolin |
| Delivery point | Nigeria |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Quote basis | On request |
| Market | Two-way, quoted on request |
| Serial | MINR-KAOLIN-PHARMA-NG-KT |
Forward, option, collar, swap and storage structures are quoted on request. Tell us the side, the quantity and the timing.
Where it comes from
This line sits in West Africa, Nigeria. We hold Nigeria as origin and destination for kaolin, and quote against it on a stated side, quantity and delivery window.
| Country | Nigeria |
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| Producing regions | West Africa |
| We trade it as | Origin and destination |
Origins and destinations outside this list trade on request. We are not limited to the locations shown here.
What we quote, and how far out
We stand on both sides of spot cash prompt out to three months, physical delivered prompt out to six months and forward from three months to twelve months. We price options, swaps and storage and rental against a stated side, quantity and window, and anything past the dates above the same way. There is no cap on the dates we will look at.
A two-way quote is firm only when a trader confirms it in writing against your side, quantity and delivery window.
Customs classification
Kaolin moves under the following Harmonized System headings. Confirm the heading with your broker before entry; classification turns on the finished specification, not the trade name.
| 2507.00 | Kaolin and other kaolinic clays, whether or not calcined |
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Common questions
Can I lock in a price for pharmaceutical/cosmetic-grade kaolin in Nigeria?
Yes. SIP quotes a two-way market on request, prompt to long dated. Send your side, the quantity and the delivery window and a trader comes back with a price. A quote is firm only when it is confirmed in writing.
Who buys pharmaceutical/cosmetic-grade kaolin from Nigeria?
We do. SIP Global stands on both sides of this market, so producers and exporters sell to us and buyers, processors and manufacturers buy from us. There is no listing, no auction and no chain of intermediaries in between.
How do I sell pharmaceutical/cosmetic-grade kaolin forward?
Tell us the grade, the volume and the months you want covered. We bid it as physical or financial, prompt or long dated, and settle against the delivery you name. Structures beyond a flat forward are quoted the same way.
What is pharmaceutical/cosmetic-grade kaolin?
Beneficiated kaolin meeting pharmacopeial-adjacent purity for internal/topical pharmaceutical and cosmetic use: low iron, low quartz, high whiteness, free of mica/feldspar/alkali, screened for heavy metals and microbial load; a distinct end-use tier from paper-coating kaolin, carrying no shared international grade standard at the smallholder/artisanal level.
What is the minimum volume?
There is no published minimum. We look at what you have or what you need, and tell you straight whether we can price it.
SIP quotes a two-way market in this grade on request. Levels are firm only when confirmed in writing by a trader against a stated side, quantity, and delivery window. All trades are subject to SIP standard terms and conditions at https://sipglobally.com/legal/trading-terms/.