About Us

National Material Trading (NMT) is a leading importer of basic, foundry and nodular pig iron from Brazil, Ukraine, and Russia providing the North American steel and foundry industry with high quality, low cost virgin iron units. Through an extensive network in Latin America, NMT also sources iron alternatives such as hot briquetted iron (HBI) and direct reduced Iron (DRI). NMT’s international logistics experience provides full service management to deliver these products anywhere in North America at the lowest cost to customers.

In addition to the international market, NMT is active in the domestic scrap trading arena. Our skilled brokers provide scrap management services to generators of industrial and dealer scrap by scheduling pickup and direct delivery to the consumer, achieving the highest possible f.o.b. pricing to the generator, and consistent delivery and quality to the melter. NMT also provides services that match producer, consumer and products to optimize value.