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Due diligence in scrap metal recycling
Transforming risk into opportunity in global recyclables trading
In the complex world of international scrap metal recycling, where transactions cross borders and involve parties from diverse regulatory environments, effective due diligence has become more than just a compliance requirement—it’s a strategic business advantage. Tradefox delivers the industry’s most comprehensive due diligence solution designed specifically for the unique challenges of recyclables trading.
Why Traditional Due Diligence Solutions Fall Short in Recycling
The $150 billion global recyclables market operates in a uniquely challenging environment where conventional verification approaches prove inadequate. While traditional due diligence tools might suffice for standard business transactions, they fail to address the specific complexities inherent in recycling trade. Industry participants routinely encounter significant information gaps, cross-border complications, and material-specific risks that generic verification systems simply cannot evaluate properly. As regulatory pressures intensify and margins remain thin, these standard approaches leave recycling businesses vulnerable to substantial operational and financial risks. The specialized nature of recyclables trading demands purpose-built solutions designed specifically for the industry’s unique verification challenges.
The recycling market faces unique due diligence challenges that general verification tools simply can’t address:
Material Quality Uncertainty
Non-homogeneous materials with variable composition requiring specialized verification
Opaque Supply Chains
Limited visibility into counterparty reliability across international borders
Industry-Specific Risk Factors
Trading behaviors that emerge specifically during market volatility periods
Thin Margins
Operating constraints that leave little room for error in partner selection
Cross-Border Complexity
Different regulatory frameworks complicating uniform compliance
These factors contribute to an estimated 1% annual industry loss—approximately $1.5 billion—from poor quality shipments, payment delays, and fraudulent activities.
Beyond Compliance: Due Diligence as Strategic Intelligence
Tradefox transforms due diligence from a compliance checkbox into a powerful decision-making tool through our proprietary data and advanced analytics:
TrustScore Technology: The Industry’s Gold Standard
Our TrustScore algorithm synthesizes multiple verification data points including:
- Real trading outcomes from peer-reviewed experiences
- Material quality metrics from verified transactions
- Payment reliability indicators and contract adherence history
- Claim settlement patterns and dispute resolution approaches
- Comprehensive verification of corporate identity and ownership
This multi-dimensional analysis creates the recycling industry’s most reliable partner assessment metric, used by over 4,300 members across 187 countries.
Frequently Asked Questions
Tradefox is a business intelligence platform that helps recycling companies make safer trading decisions by providing:
- Building new trading partnerships based on data with PartnerLink Service
- Detailed reputation reports on potential trading partners with KYC Intelligence Reports
- Reliability scores based on actual trading history
- Quality and payment track records
- Early warning signals about problematic companies
Our platform serves:
- Scrap yards and recycling processors
- International traders and brokers
- Steel mills and foundries
- Trade financing companies
- Demolition companies
- Any business buying or selling recyclable materials internationally
We offer four subscription levels:
Starter Plan: €0/month – Claim & improve your profile and review trading partners – Individual reports can be purchased for €30 each
- Basic Plan: €99/month – Access to basic features and up to 10 company reports
- Plus Plan: €199/month – Up to 30 reports and enhanced collaboration tools
- Pro Plan: €299/month – Up to 50 reports plus monitoring and additional services
Getting started is simple:
- Sign up on Tradefox.co
- Get up to 5 free credits by optimizing your company profile
- Review your trading partners against competitive discounts
- Access company reports immediately
- Monitor existing partners
- Our dedicated support team helps with onboarding
Our data comes from multiple verified sources including:
- Import/export records from customs agencies
- Verified peer reviews from trading partners
- Financial data from credit reporting agencies
- Shipping records and trade documentation All data is processed through our verification algorithms before being included in reports.
Instantly. Company reports are available immediately upon purchase, or test account activation. Contact us by sending an e mail to: support@tradefox.co
We can:
- Create a new profile within 24-48 hours
- Collect available trade data
- Initiate monitoring
- Add the company to our verification process
By providing:
- Advance warning of risky partners
- Providing peer-to-peer reviews of actual partner trades
- Quality track records
- Payment history
- Contract compliance data
- Dispute resolution patterns
Tradefox provides:
- Actual trading behavior history
- Quality performance records
- Payment reliability patterns
- Industry-specific insights
- Real-time monitoring Traditional credit reports only show financial status.