Akira Sourcing

Two desks · One discipline. A discreet commodity brokerage. Established mandates only.

Industrial desk

The quiet infrastructure of industrial flow. Akira brokers refractory metals, battery materials, rare earths, capital equipment and boutique industrial components for serious end-users worldwide.

Markets covered

Refractory & specialty metals — hafnium sponge, tantalum powder, tungsten APT, rhenium pellets, zircon sand, niobium oxide. Aerospace, semiconductor and superalloy programmes.
Battery & energy materials — cobalt sulfate, electrolytic manganese, specialty graphite, bismuth ingot, antimony trioxide. Cathode and anode precursors moving under origin and chemistry guarantees.
Critical minerals & rare earths — mischmetal, indium ingot, gallium 6N, tellurium 4N. Low-volume, high-value materials underpinning magnets, optics, and defence supply.
Industrial equipment & machinery — CNC turning centres, refining furnaces, lab and test rigs, process pumps, spares programmes. Sourced direct from European and Asian builders with FAT and commissioning support.
Boutique industrial products — small-run finished goods: coatings, technical ceramics, finished alloy components, custom alloy wire.

Boutique Food desk

The quiet infrastructure of provenance. Akira sources single-origin spices, specialty grains, cold-pressed oils, premium fruit and artisan confectionery for serious end-buyers.

Markets covered

Single-origin spices — Iranian saffron sargol, Guatemalan cardamom, Madagascar vanilla, Tellicherry pepper, Ceylon cinnamon quills.
Specialty grains & pulses — pure basmati 1121, aged basmati and other estate-traceable lots.
Cold-pressed oils — Sicilian bergamot oil, cold-pressed argan, single-estate olive oil.
Premium fruit — Persian pistachio, Anar pomegranate, Alphonso mango, Persian Mazafati date.
Artisan confectionery — single-origin cocoa, couverture chocolate, pistachio baklava, tahini halva, candied citrus, Manuka UMF 20+.

Capabilities

Direct producer relationships. Refineries, mines, mills, terminals, capital-equipment builders, estates, cooperatives and artisan makers — approached and visited directly, never via aggregator price sheets.
Physical, on-spec, on-time. Negotiated on the terms that matter to your operation: assay, moisture, sulphur, lot, harvest year, organoleptic profile, residue testing, certifications, packaging, FAT acceptance and incoterms.
Cargo that arrives. Routing, freight, demurrage, customs, oversize machinery moves, reefer and ambient ocean freight, phytosanitary documentation. The mandate is closed when the buyer's warehouse or facility signs.

Approach

Mandate. Tonnage or lot size, grade or harvest year, port, payment terms, deadline. Anything we cannot deliver, we say so on the same call.
Origination. Producers, OEMs, growers and makers approached directly. Every supplier we present has been visited or audited by people we know personally.
Structuring. Contract, inspection, FAT or lab testing, finance, freight, customs. Both sides hold the same documented understanding.
Delivery. Cargo on the water with full chain-of-custody. The mandate closes only when the buyer's warehouse or lab signs off.

Contact

Make an inquiry: procurement@akirasourcing.com

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