Russian-Origin Commodity Portfolio

NPK compound fertilisers combine nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium into a single granule, providing balanced multi-nutrient nutrition for virtually every crop and soil type.

Monoammonium Phosphate (MAP) is a highly soluble phosphate fertiliser preferred for alkaline and calcareous soils where its low pH avoids ammonium volatilisation.

Potassium Chloride (KCl), also known as Muriate of Potash (MOP), accounts for over 90% of all potash consumed globally.

Porous Prilled Ammonium Nitrate (PPAN) is one of Russia's most significant agricultural exports, produced at major nitrogen complexes to GOST 2-2013.

Ammonium Sulphate (AS) provides 21% nitrogen and 24% sulphur, making it uniquely valuable in sulphur-deficient soils increasingly common across Europe, Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Calcium Ammonium Nitrate (CAN) combines ≥27% total nitrogen with ≥7% calcium in a single granule.

UAN-32 (Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solution) is a liquid nitrogen fertiliser containing 32% total nitrogen in three complementary forms: urea-N, ammonium-N, and nitrate-N in equal proportions.

Single Superphosphate (SSP) combines available phosphorus (≥14% P₂O₅), calcium (≈20%), and sulphur (≈12%) in a single product.

Triple Superphosphate (TSP) provides ≥44% total P₂O₅ without nitrogen content, making it the preferred phosphate source when nitrogen application needs to be decoupled from phosphorus nutrition — as in late-season P corrections, high-N crop programmes, or phosphate banking strategies.

Humic Acid Fertilisers derived from leonardite and lignite improve soil structure, enhance nutrient use efficiency, stimulate root development, and increase microbial activity.

Sulphur-Coated Urea (SCU) combines 36–38% total nitrogen with 18–20% elemental sulphur in a single coated granule, providing both slow-release nitrogen and sulphur nutrition in one application.

Fertiliser-grade granular sulphur (elemental sulphur, S0) is produced at Russian gas processing plants and oil refineries as a recovered by-product, conforming to GOST 127.1-93 with purity of ≥99.95% S.

NPK 15-15-15 is the world's most widely used balanced compound fertiliser grade, providing an equal ratio of nitrogen (15%), phosphorus (P2O5, 15%), and potassium (K2O, 15%) in a single homogeneous granule.

Fuel Oil M100 and M380 are high-viscosity residual fuel oils produced at Russian refineries to GOST 10585-2013, widely used as boiler fuel, marine bunker fuel, and power generation feedstock.

Urals blend is Russia's flagship export crude oil — a medium-sour blend with API gravity of 31–32° and sulphur content of 1.2–1.5%.

Euro-5 unleaded gasoline RON 95 conforming to EN 228 is the primary motor gasoline grade in European and emerging markets, with minimum RON of 95, maximum sulphur of 10 mg/kg, benzene ≤1.0%, and full compliance with EN 228.

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) comprising propane and butane is produced at Russian gas processing plants to GOST 20448-90.

Road bitumen grade BND 60/70 conforming to GOST 22245-90 is the primary paving bitumen grade used in road construction across Russia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and export markets in Africa and the Middle East.

Group I base oils (SN150 and SN500) produced by solvent refining of vacuum distillate at Russian refineries represent the primary lubricant base stock for a wide range of industrial, automotive, and marine lubricant formulations.

D6 fuel oil, also referred to as Bunker C, No.

Russian A7-grade aluminium ingots conform to GOST 11069-2001 with purity of ≥99.70% Al, equivalent to LME Grade A.

Aluminium billets in alloys 6060, 6063, and 6082 are the primary feedstock for aluminium extrusion, used globally to produce architectural profiles, transportation components, industrial sections, and structural members.

Russian copper cathodes are produced by major domestic copper producers including Norilsk Nickel and UMMC to GOST 859-2014, achieving Cu+Ag purity of ≥99.99% — equivalent to LME Grade A copper.

Hot-rolled steel wire rod is a fundamental semi-finished product used across the full spectrum of steel downstream industries — from construction reinforcing to automotive fasteners, springs, and bright bar drawing.

Hot Rolled Coil (HRC) is the foundational flat steel product from which the entire flat steel supply chain is derived — from automotive to construction, appliances to shipbuilding.

Ferrosilicon FeSi75 is an essential ferroalloy consumed by steel and foundry industries globally as a deoxidiser, alloying agent, and graphite nucleant.

Russian foundry-grade pig iron is produced at integrated blast furnace complexes to GOST 805-95, with iron content of ≥93.5% and controlled carbon (3.5–4.2%), silicon (1.2–3.6%), and phosphorus (≤0.30%).

Russian Special High Grade (SHG) zinc ingots are produced to GOST 3640-94 with purity of ≥99.995% Zn, equivalent to LME SHG zinc.

Russian refined lead ingots are produced to GOST 3778-98 achieving ≥99.97% Pb purity, suitable for battery manufacture, radiation shielding, cable sheathing, and chemical processing applications.

High Carbon Ferrochrome (HC FeCr) is an essential ferroalloy produced by carbothermic reduction of chromite ore in submerged arc furnaces, used globally as the primary chromium source in stainless steel, tool steel, and alloy steel production.

Russian nickel cathodes are produced by Norilsk Nickel (Nornickel) — the world's largest nickel producer — to GOST 849-2008, achieving Ni+Co purity of ≥99.93% equivalent to LME Class 1 nickel.

Anhydrous ammonia is one of the world's most important industrial chemicals, serving as the primary feedstock for virtually all nitrogen fertiliser production as well as for nitric acid, polyamide, refrigeration, and environmental (SCR) applications.

Nitric acid is produced at Russian nitrogen chemical complexes as an intermediate in the ammonium nitrate and fertiliser production chain.

Russian technical-grade methanol is produced at major chemical complexes including Metafrax (Gubakha) and Tomskneftekhim to GOST 2222-95, achieving purity of ≥99.85% CH₃OH.

Technical-grade acetone (propan-2-one) is produced at Russian chemical plants to GOST 2603-79 with purity ≥99.5%, serving as a versatile solvent across pharmaceutical, chemical, plastics, and industrial applications.

Caustic soda (sodium hydroxide, NaOH) is one of the most widely consumed industrial chemicals globally, produced by the chlor-alkali electrolysis process at Russian chemical plants to GOST 2263-79.

Technical-grade hydrochloric acid in concentrations of 31–36% HCl is produced at Russian chemical plants to GOST 857-95, primarily as a co-product of chlorination reactions and PVC production.

Sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO₃) is produced at Russian soda chemical plants to European Pharmacopoeia (Ph.Eur.) standards in food and technical grades with purity ≥99.0%..

Sulphuric acid is the world's most widely produced industrial chemical by volume, serving as a critical feedstock for phosphate fertiliser production (DAP, MAP, SSP), metal leaching, petroleum refining, battery manufacture, and chemical synthesis.

Liquid nitrogen (LN2) is produced by cryogenic fractional distillation of atmospheric air at major industrial gas plants throughout Russia.

Fish meal is the highest-quality animal protein source available for compound feed, produced from whole fish and fish by-products by cooking, pressing, and drying at certified Russian processing facilities operating to GOST 2116-2000.

Zilicon herbal oil is a proprietary natural silicon-containing herbal oil complex produced from certified medicinal plant raw materials grown in Russia's ecologically clean Altai, Siberia, and Caucasus regions.

Plant-derived bioactive compounds encompass standardised botanical extracts including polyphenols, alkaloids, glycosides, flavonoids, terpenes, and essential oils sourced from medicinal and aromatic plants in Russia and Central Asia.

Marine bioactive compounds — principally refined fish oil concentrates enriched in EPA and DHA — are produced from certified sustainable marine sources to GOED quality standards with EPA+DHA content of ≥30% and total omega-3 of ≥60%.

Industrial enzyme preparations derived from microbial fermentation including proteases, amylases, lipases, cellulases, and xylanases are produced under cGMP conditions at certified facilities.

Human serum albumin (HSA) and related plasma-derived proteins are produced from human plasma at licensed fractionation facilities operating under EU GMP and WHO TRS 924.

Bovine serum albumin (BSA), bovine serum (fetal, newborn, and adult grades), and related animal-derived biological reagents are sourced from certified collection facilities with full veterinary health certification and CITES compliance.

Polylactic acid (PLA) and poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) are biodegradable synthetic biopolymers produced by ring-opening polymerisation of lactide and glycolide monomers.

Russian feed wheat grades 4 and 5 conforming to GOST R 52554-2006 provide high-energy, moderate-protein grain for livestock and poultry feed production at highly competitive pricing.

Russian feed barley conforming to GOST 5060-86 is an important energy and fibre source in livestock and poultry feed, valued for its digestible fibre content and palatability.

Russian malting barley grown in designated production regions of southern Russia and the Volga basin offers protein content of 11–13%, germination capacity of ≥95% at 72 hours, and specific weight of ≥630 g/L.

Feed maize available through SFERA LLC's Black Sea sourcing network provides high-energy, high-starch grain (starch ≥68%) with protein ≥8% for the global compound feed, ethanol, and starch processing industries.

Russia is the world's largest sunflower seed producer and exporter, with production centred in the Krasnodar, Rostov, and Saratov regions.

Russian rye grain conforming to GOST 16990-88 is exported for food milling and feed applications with falling number of ≥80 seconds, specific weight of ≥670 g/L, and protein of ≥8%.

Russian oats conforming to GOST 28673-90 are exported for food processing (milling, flaking, oat fibre) and feed applications, with moisture ≤14.5%, protein ≥10%, and specific weight ≥450 g/L.

Russian yellow peas provide protein content of ≥20%, widely used in human food production (split peas, pea soup, pea flour), animal feed, and increasingly in plant-based protein applications.

Russian flaxseed conforming to GOST 10582-88 is valued for its high oil content (≥40%) with exceptional linolenic acid (ALA omega-3) content of ≥55% of oil, making it one of the richest plant sources of omega-3 globally.

Russian durum wheat (Triticum durum) is a premium hard amber grain grown primarily in the Volga basin, Orenburg, and southern Siberian regions, valued for its exceptional gluten strength, high carotenoid content, and superior semolina yield.

Russia and Kazakhstan are significant lentil producers and exporters, supplying red (split and whole), green, and brown lentil varieties to global food markets.

Russia is the world's largest buckwheat producer and exporter, accounting for approximately 40% of global production, with cultivation in the Altai, Primorsky, and Saratov regions.

Russia is a significant producer of proso millet (Panicum miliaceum), with production in the Orenburg, Saratov, and Volga-Ural regions.

Russian rapeseed (Brassica napus) production has expanded rapidly, with both double-zero (00-variety, canola) and high-erucic industrial varieties grown across Siberia, the Urals, and the Central Black Earth region.

Russian feed wheat Grade 4 conforming to GOST R 52554-2006 is a dedicated high-energy cereal grain produced specifically for compound feed manufacture, with protein content of ≥11.0% and test weight of ≥730 g/L.

Crude sunflower oil produced to GOST 1129-2013 is Russia's flagship vegetable oil export, sourced from world-class crushing plants in the Black Sea region.

Crude rapeseed oil from double-zero low-erucic acid varieties is one of the most important edible vegetable oils globally, valued for its heart-healthy fatty acid profile.

RBD rapeseed (canola) oil is one of the world's healthiest cooking oils, characterised by low saturated fat, neutral flavour, high smoke point (≥210C), and excellent omega-3/omega-6 balance.

Crude linseed (flaxseed) oil produced to GOST 5791-81 is the world's premier drying oil, characterised by an iodine value of 170–204 g I2/100g and exceptionally high linolenic acid (ALA) content of ≥45% of oil.

Sunflower meal (solvent-extracted sunflower cake) is the high-protein by-product of sunflower oil extraction, produced to GOST 11246-96 with crude protein content of ≥38.0% and residual oil of ≤2.0%.

Rapeseed meal (canola meal) is the high-protein, high-fibre by-product of solvent extraction of rapeseed oil, providing crude protein content of ≥34.0% and residual oil of ≤3.0%.

Crude degummed soybean oil is one of the most widely traded vegetable oils globally, serving as the primary feedstock for RBD soybean oil refining and biodiesel production.

Russian crude mustard oil produced from Brassica juncea (Indian mustard) and Sinapis alba (white mustard) is valued for its characteristic pungent aroma, high erucic acid content (industrial grade), and unique fatty acid profile.