What Commodity Trading Corporation does

Commodity Trading Corporation (CTC) is an India-based private international commodity trading company headquartered in Faridabad, founded in 1992. The company operates a B2B trading platform that imports and exports a broad range of commodities across agricultural, industrial, energy, pharmaceutical, and consumer categories. Its product portfolio spans spices, grains and cereals, pulses and lentils, oilseeds and oils, dry fruits and nuts (including almonds and pistachios), herbs, tea and coffee, industrial chemicals, petro-by-products, BOPET/BOPP films, minerals and metals (iron ore, manganese ore, steel products), tyres and wheels, steam coal, pharmaceutical ingredients, feed products, and natural asphalt/bitumen. CTC runs a two-way supply chain connecting suppliers and buyers across more than 25 countries spanning North America, South America, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

The company monetizes through transaction-based trading fees on international commodity flows. Its go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, supported by a basic informational website (ctcin.com) hosting product catalogs and online inquiry forms for business enquiries. CTC positions its value proposition around its professional management team's specialized trading experience (grassroots to executive levels), its established global supplier and buyer network, and quality assurance via SGS or third-party inspection as per buyer requirements. Pricing is unit-based with minimum order quantities specified for selected products (e.g., Soda Ash Light at 100 MT minimum, Urea 46% N at 1,000 x 20 FT container minimum); no formal pricing is publicly disclosed.

CTC operates without disclosed technology platform infrastructure beyond its website, no proprietary AI or data systems, and no formal certifications disclosed in the source data. The company functions as a relationship-driven trading intermediary rather than a technology-enabled platform, with headcount reported at 101-250 employees. There is no evidence of external funding, acquisitions, divestitures, or strategic transactions; CTC remains a privately held, founder or management-controlled entity.

Name

Commodity Trading Corporation

Legal name

Commodity Trading Corporation

Website

https://ctcin.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Commodity Trading Corporation (CTC) is an India-based private international commodity trader that imports and exports dry fruits, almonds, pistachios, spices, grains, pulses, chemicals, minerals, energy products, and pharmaceuticals to B2B buyers and suppliers across more than 25 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Commodity Trading

NAICS

Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (424510), Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (4246), Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers (4235)

SIC

Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150), Wholesale-Chemicals & Allied Products (5160), Wholesale-Metals & Minerals (No Petroleum) (5050)

akta.pro primary industry

Commodity Trade Finance (Soft/Hard Commodities) (FSABAHAI)

Keywords

• International commodity trading
• Agricultural commodities export
• Industrial chemicals trading
• Minerals and metals supply
• Spices and grains export

Headquarters

HQ city

Faridabad

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Commodity Trading: CTC trades a wide range of commodities internationally including agricultural products (spices, grains, pulses, oilseeds), minerals and metals (iron ore, manganese ore, steel), chemicals, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, and energy products (steam coal). The company operates on a two-way supply chain model, sourcing from various countries and distributing globally.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Commodity Trading Corporation (CTC) is an international B2B trading company that imports and exports a wide range of commodities across agricultural (spices, grains, pulses, oilseeds, dry fruits, herbs, tea, coffee), industrial (chemicals, petro-by-products, BOPET/BOPP films), minerals and metals (iron ore, manganese ore, steel), energy (steam coal), pharmaceutical, automotive (tyres and wheels), and feed product categories. The company operates a two-way supply chain connecting suppliers and buyers across multiple continents, with quality assurance handled through third-party agencies such as SGS as per buyer requirements.

Product overview

Commodity Trading Corporation (CTC) is an international commodity trading company offering a diverse portfolio of products across multiple categories. The company operates as a B2B trading platform dealing in agricultural commodities (spices, grains, pulses, oilseeds, dry fruits, herbs), industrial products (chemicals, petro-by-products, minerals & metals, BOPET/BOPP films), automotive parts (tyres & wheels), energy (steam coal), pharmaceuticals, feed products, and beverage commodities (tea & coffee). CTC serves global markets through established supply chain networks spanning multiple continents.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dry Fruits & Nuts (Almonds) Agricultural commodity category including almonds and other dry fruits and nuts traded internationally for B2B buyers and suppliers.
• Natural Asphalt / Bitumen Petroleum-based products including Natural Asphalt (Gilsonite) and Bitumen traded for construction and industrial applications.
• Spices Comprehensive range of spices including cardamom, cassia, cloves, cumin seed, fenugreek seed, fennel seed, black pepper, white pepper, red chilli, turmeric, dry ginger, nutmeg, mace, tamarind, and sunflower seeds traded internationally for B2B buyers.
• Poppy Seeds Poppy seeds including Turkish & Indian White and Blue Poppy Seed varieties traded internationally for culinary use.
• BOPET & BOPP Films Plastic film products including BOPET films, BOPP films, and Bag Sealing Tape traded for flexible packaging applications.
• Grains / Cereals Grain and cereal commodities including barley, maize/corn, millet, rice, rye, sorghum, sugar, and wheat traded internationally.
• Pulses / Lentils Legume products including black matpe, chick peas, pigeon beans, green moong beans, desi chana, green lentils, red lentils, yellow peas, green peas, kidney beans, and black & brown eye beans traded internationally.
• Tyres & Wheels Automotive tyres and wheels including bus/truck tyres, passenger car tyres, motor cycle tyres, OTR tyres, alloy wheels, and steel wheels traded internationally.
• Petro-By-Products Petroleum-derived products including rubber processing oils (paraffin, naphthen, automatic), slack wax, paraffin wax, residue wax, white oil, and urea traded internationally.
• Industrial Chemicals Industrial chemicals including acetic acid, caustic soda flakes, citric acid, hydrochloric acid, hydrogen peroxide, phosphoric acid, soda ash light (minimum order quantity 100 Metric Ton), sulphuric acid, titanium dioxide rutile, and many other commodity chemicals traded internationally.
• Oilseeds & Oils Oilseed commodities and oils including sesame seed, castor seed, rape seed, rice bran, soyabean seed, soyabean meal, sunflower seed, canola, peanuts, niger seed, and mustard seed traded internationally.
• Steam Coal (Energy) Energy commodity including steam coal in various GCV grades (5800-6100, 6100-6300, 6300-6500, 6500-6800 kcal/kg) traded internationally for industrial energy applications.
• Herbs Medicinal and aromatic herbs including chamomile, dried rose petals, dried thyme, gallnut, gavzaban, madder roots, millets, and nigella seed traded internationally.
• Feed Products Animal feed products including barley, millet, maize/corn, rape seed meal, soyabean seed, and soyabean meal traded internationally.
• Pharmaceutical Products Pharmaceutical ingredients including albendazole, amikacin sulphate, erythromycin sterate, folic acid, gentamycin, metronidazole, niacinamide, norfloxacin, ofloxacin, sodium saccharin, sulfamethoxazole, vitamin B12, and vitamin C traded internationally.
• Minerals & Metals Mineral and metal commodities including iron & steel products (billet, cold rolled sheets/coils, hot rolled sheets/coils, galvanized sheets, steel plates, wire-rod) and iron ore and manganese ore traded internationally.
• Tea & Coffee Beverage commodities including tea (black tea varieties) and coffee (green coffee beans, various coffee types) traded internationally.
• Urea 46% N Prilled (Fertilizer) Fertilizer commodity (Urea 46% N Prilled) traded internationally with a minimum order quantity of 1000x20 FT Container.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Tata International: India-headquartered B2B international trading firm dealing in agri-commodities, metals, and chemicals. Closely comparable to CTC as a domestic Indian trading house with multi-category, multi-continent export-import operations.
• Olam International (Olam Agri): Global food and agri-business company headquartered in Singapore sourcing and distributing cocoa, coffee, nuts, grains, and edible oils. Closely comparable to CTC as a multi-category agri-commodity trading firm with origin-side sourcing and global buyer distribution.

Broad incumbents

• Mitsui & Co: Another major Japanese sogo shosha with extensive global commodity trading across chemicals, iron ore, coal, grains, and food products. Comparable diversified physical commodity trading function to CTC's broad multi-category operations.
• Trafigura: Global commodities trader specializing in metals, minerals, and energy, also active in soft commodities. Comparable trading-counterparty structure and physical commodity flow business model to CTC's metals/energy activities.
• Wilmar International: Asia-based agribusiness group engaged in oilseeds, grains, sugar, and edible oils trading and processing. Comparable commodity-trading model with international sourcing and distribution footprint similar to CTC's oilseeds/grains category.
• Cargill: World's largest privately held agricultural commodity trader with deep presence across grains, oilseeds, food ingredients, and animal nutrition. Comparable business model (B2B international physical commodity trading) but vastly larger scale and integrated supply chain.
• ITOCHU Corporation: Japanese general trading company (sogo shosha) trading diverse commodities globally including food, chemicals, metals, and energy. Similar breadth-of-categories trading model to CTC but operating at vastly larger scale.
• Adani Enterprises: Indian conglomerate with a large commodity trading arm covering agri products, metals, minerals, and energy. Operates in overlapping categories with CTC but at much larger scale and capital base.
• Reliance Industries (Reliance International): Large Indian conglomerate with significant commodity-related businesses including polymers, chemicals, and energy trading. Comparable B2B international commodity flows though much larger and more capital-intensive than CTC.
• Louis Dreyfus Company: Global merchandiser and processor of agricultural commodities including grains, oilseeds, coffee, cotton, and sugar. Operates a similar origin-to-destination trading model to CTC but on a global, capital-intensive scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CTC161
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/commodity-trading-corporation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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