Tradecom

What Tradecom does

Tradecom International Pvt. Ltd. is a founder-led B2B commodity trading and distribution company established in 1988 in Mumbai, India, specializing in the import and supply of recovered paper and wood pulp to Indian paper and pulp manufacturers. The company sources materials from a global supplier network spanning North America, the UK, the Middle East, Europe, and Australia, and distributes two core product lines: recovered paper (mix, brown, de-ink, pulp substitute, and specialty grades) and wood pulp (bleached hardwood, bleached softwood, BCTMP, unbleached, specialty, and fluff pulp). Positioned as a pioneer of recovered paper imports in India, it serves domestic mills that rely heavily on recovered fiber as a primary raw material.

The business operates a pure trading/distribution model with no disclosed proprietary technology, software product, API, or app. Revenue is generated through transaction-based margins on imported commodity materials, with pricing quote-based and negotiated per transaction based on grade, volume, and market conditions. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales: direct, consultative account management targeting Indian paper mills, supported by supply chain management, market intelligence, risk management, and technical/marketing advisory services. The segmentation is horizontal across paper and pulp manufacturers rather than vertical-specific.

Tradecom is privately held and founder-owned, led by Inder Aurora, with no disclosed external institutional, PE, or VC backing. It operates from a Mumbai (Andheri) headquarters and a Delhi regional office, plus an international trading entity in Hong Kong (established 2019). The company owns Unisource Papers (established/acquired 2007) as a wholly owned subsidiary focused on papers and paperboards. Headcount is in the 101–250 band, and go-to-market visibility is driven largely through industry events such as Paperex and Fastmarkets RISI conferences rather than digital channels.

Name

Tradecom

Legal name

Tradecom International Pvt. Ltd.

Website

https://tradecom.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Tradecom is a founder-led Indian B2B commodity trader that imports recovered paper and wood pulp from global suppliers and distributes them to Indian paper and pulp mills through direct, consultative enterprise sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Paper Raw Material Trading

NAICS

Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers (4241), Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers (42413)

SIC

Wholesale-Paper & Paper Products (5110)

akta.pro primary industry

Recycled Fiber, Recovered Paper & Secondary Fiber Trading (IMAMAIAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Paperboard & Containerboard Trading (IMAMAIAG)

Keywords

• Recovered paper trading
• Wood pulp distribution
• Paper raw materials
• Commodity import services
• Paper mill supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Andheri

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Commodity Trading - Recovered Paper: Import and distribution of recovered paper grades (mix grades, brown grades, de-ink grades, pulp substitutes, specialty grades) from global suppliers to Indian paper mills. Revenue generated through transaction-based pricing on imported materials.
2. Commodity Trading - Wood Pulp: Import and distribution of wood pulp products (bleached hardwood, bleached softwood, BCTMP, unbleached pulps, specialty pulps, fluff pulp) to Indian paper manufacturers. Transaction-based revenue model.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tradecom imports and trades recovered paper grades (including DLK, OCC, and bales) and wood pulp sourced from global suppliers and distributes them to Indian paper mills. In addition to physical supply, the company provides market intelligence, technical support, and logistics coordination as part of its trading service.

Product overview

Tradecom operates as a trading company offering recovered paper and wood pulp sourced from global suppliers. The product portfolio consists of two core product lines: Recovered Paper (offering mix grades, brown grades, de ink grades, pulp substitutes, and speciality grades) and Wood Pulp (including bleached hardwood, bleached softwood, BCTMP, unbleached pulps, speciality pulps, and fluff pulp). These products are backed by services including supply chain management, market intelligence, risk management, and technical and marketing support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 65% of Indian mills rely on recovered paper as raw material source
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mondi: Global packaging and paper major with integrated pulp production and recovered-fiber sourcing. Relevant adjacent incumbent whose procurement needs overlap with Tradecom's supplier network.
• Stora Enso: Integrated pulp, paper, and biomaterials producer in Europe. Relevant broad incumbent in the paper raw materials value chain where Tradecom intermediates.
• Veolia Environmental Services: Global environmental services major with significant paper-recycling trading operations alongside waste and water businesses. Overlaps with Tradecom in cross-border recovered paper trading but operates as a much broader portfolio.
• International Paper: World's largest pulp and paper producer with significant paper-recycling operations. Comparable as both a customer-type counterparty and an incumbent in the paper raw materials ecosystem where Tradecom operates.
• Sappi: Global paper and pulp producer with significant dissolving pulp and coated paper operations. Relevant incumbent whose fiber procurement and product distribution adjacent to Tradecom's trading scope.
• Suzano: World's largest hardwood pulp producer and adjacent player in paper trading. Comparable in wood pulp trading scope, though primarily a producer rather than pure trader.
• UPM-Kymmene: European forest-products major with substantial pulp and paper operations and active in recovered paper sourcing. Relevant incumbent whose procurement comp set overlaps with Tradecom's customer base.

Direct peers

• Renewi: European-listed recycling and recovered-paper trading specialist. Comparable to Tradecom as a merchant wholesaler of recovered paper grades supplying European and international paper mills.
• SAICA: One of the world's largest recovered paper traders and recyclers, headquartered in Spain with global operations. Most directly comparable to Tradecom as a recovered paper merchant moving OCC and mixed grades across borders to paper mills.

Emerging players

• FCC Environment: Environmental services and recycling arm of FCC Group, active in recovered paper collection and trading. Comparable to Tradecom in the recovered-paper value chain, though primarily EU-focused.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TRADECOM-INTERNATIONAL-PvtLtd-100068071314233
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tradecomandunisource

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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