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Turin, Italy

An independent commodity trading desk for the Eurasian corridors.

Idrak Trading sources energy products, chemicals, metals and agricultural commodities from producers in Central Asia, China, the Middle East and Europe, and delivers them to industrial buyers under clear contracts and documentary terms.

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Who we are

Idrak Trading is a Turin-based trading and origination firm. We work in the corridors linking Central Asia, China, the Middle East and Europe, where access, language and local knowledge decide whether a trade closes. Our counterparties are producers, industrial end users and established trading houses. We take on a limited number of transactions and follow each one from first offer to discharge.

Market screening

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Indicative external market data across key energy and metals contracts.

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Corridors

Where we trade

Five corridors. Each one built on direct relationships with producers and first-hand knowledge of local rules.

Central Asia to China

Sulphur, petroleum coke, ferroalloys, tungsten and molybdenum products, moving east by rail through Xinjiang.

China to Europe, India and the Gulf

Bulk and specialty chemicals from Chinese producers for resin, coatings, solvent and polyurethane manufacturers.

Middle East and Türkiye to Europe and South Asia

Refined products and petrochemicals, priced against published benchmarks.

Caspian to Europe and Asia

Steel raw materials from Central Asian producers: pig iron, DRI, ferroalloys, iron ore.

Italy and Africa to Asia

Italian and EU extra virgin olive oil for importers in Greater China, and African agricultural commodities for Asian and European buyers.

Services

What we do

Origination

We find and qualify supply at source. Specifications, export rules and pricing are checked directly with the producer, in the producer's language.

Trade execution

We structure the transaction between producer and buyer: Incoterms, inspection, documentary payment and shipping. We act as agent or intermediary under a written agreement with one side of the trade.

Counterparty risk

Before an offer goes out, we verify the counterparty: corporate registry, bank, trading history and documents. Every check runs against our internal database of more than 330 documented fraud cases in physical commodities.

Market intelligence

Tender tracking, export restrictions and price benchmarks for producers and buyers entering a new corridor. Delivered in English, Italian or Chinese.

Idrak Platform

From fragmented signals to actionable deals.

Forward an offer, scan a business card, upload a PDF, screenshot or voice note. Idrak captures the commercial information, structures it and puts it directly into the deal workspace.

Less re-entry. Less fragmented information. More time for the commercial decision.

01 · Signal
  • Business card
  • Offer
  • Voice note
  • Image
  • PDF
02 · Idrak AI Capture

The system extracts relevant commercial information.

  • Counterparties
  • Products
  • Terms
  • Next steps
03 · Structured deal
Deal recordIllustrative interface example
Product
Copper cathodes
Quantity
500 MT
Delivery
CIF Shanghai
Incoterm
CIF
Deadline
Friday
Next action
Buyer response · Friday
BuyerSupplierCounterparty
04 · Action
  • Review the deal
  • Match buyers and suppliers
  • LOI / ICPO / procedure review
  • Document templates and auto-fill

Traders keep the commercial judgment. Idrak reduces the repetitive desk work.

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Process

How a transaction runs

  1. Request

    Product, specification, volume, destination and timing.

  2. Screening

    KYC, sanctions and export-control checks on both sides.

  3. Offer

    A firm offer, priced and valid for a set period.

  4. Contract

    Terms, inspection and documents agreed in writing.

  5. Payment

    Letter of credit at sight or cash against documents.

  6. Delivery

    Loading, inspection, shipping documents and discharge, tracked to completion.

Responsibility

How we manage risk

Every counterparty goes through the same process, without exceptions. We walk away from any transaction which fails it.

  • Know-your-customer checks on every buyer and seller
  • Sanctions and export-control screening before any offer
  • No dual-use goods, no sanctioned origins, no sanctioned destinations
  • REACH registration confirmed for chemicals entering the EU
  • Counterparty identities kept confidential until the formal offer
  • No advance fees, no proof-of-funds exchanges, no document chains

Experience

Reference transactions

20,000 MTSulphur, Kazakhstan to China
Petroleum cokeUzbekistan to China
5Trade corridors
5Working languages

Erfan Esqer

Leadership

Erfan Esqer

Founder

Erfan Esqer is a physical commodity trader and founder of Idrak Trading, with five years of experience across the Central Asia, China and European trade corridors. His work spans petrochemicals, energy products and metals, covering the full trade lifecycle from origination and price negotiation to contracts, logistics, documentation and counterparty due diligence. Working across Chinese, Central Asian, European and Middle Eastern markets, he combines direct producer relationships with a technology-driven approach to market intelligence, risk screening and deal execution. He founded Idrak Trading to connect reliable supply with international demand through a more transparent, data-informed and execution-focused approach to physical trade.

Commodity Trading Club GenevaIMITGlobal Shapers Community (WEF Turin Hub)

Contact the desk

Send us the product, specification, volume and destination. We answer every qualified request personally.

Turin desk

info@idrak.it+39 333 108 1313Turin, ItalyLinkedIn