Strategic Metal Investments Ltd. (SMI Ltd.) is a diversified metal trading, marketing and investment company with operations in North America and China.

TRADING
SMI Ltd. is the first and only minor metal trader to offer end-users price and risk management supply services. We understand that pricing and supply reliability are primary concerns to our clients and, as such, custom-design inventory and delivery schedules to allow end-users to receive timely delivery of materials without having their capital unnecessarily tied up in excess inventory. Whereas spot metal traders provide no protection against supply and price shocks, at SMI Ltd. we work directly with our clients to determine annual requirements and stock inventories accordingly in order to reduce lead times, price volatility and the risk of supply shortages.

SMI Ltd. also has supply agreements with over ten different minor and strategic metal factories in order to help us ensure that our clients receive a stable supply of qualified material. Our supply management office in Beijing monitors production, inventory and market trends on behalf of our clients in order to further help identify issues that may impact markets and supplies. We communicate this information on to clients directly and through our Strategic Metal Report website in order for them to make timely and knowledgeable decisions. At SMI Ltd., our goal is to help clients establish more efficient and reliable minor metal supply chains.

MARKETING
SMI Ltd.’s marketing operations are primarily focused on the sale of minor and base metals, ores and concentrates in China. Our network of contacts includes dozens of refineries and raw material traders, which have helped our clients make initial sales of copper concentrate, as well as expand sales of manganese and tin ore, in China. By acting as a sales representative, and not a middle-man, SMI Ltd. provides a critical role in ensuring fluid transactions and decreasing the inherent risks that accompany international sales. Our local operations in China further allow us to verify purchaser backgrounds and credit-worthiness so as to reduce problems resulting from financial and payment issues. We provide pre- and post-sales service and our multilingual marketing staff and familiarity with the local business culture provides a professional domestic contact point. SMI Ltd. places high importance on strengthening client relationships through local visits and face-to-face meetings, which are integral to a long-term sales strategy with Chinese clients. Please contact us if you are interested in expanding your sales in China.

INVESTING
SMI Ltd. has also pioneered the developed of investment instruments that allow individual and corporate investors opportunities to profit from minor and strategic metals trading. We have recently begun public offers for the first of these instruments, known as Strategic Metal Investment Notes. Such investment opportunities in indium, germanium, tantalum and bismuth products, among others, are unavailable anywhere else. Please contact us regarding current investment opportunities in minor metals, or if you would like to be added to our investment opportunities contact list.