Industry Solution
Business Central configured for commodity trading
A certified AppSource extension that adds assay-based pricing, lot traceability, quality control, and allocation management to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central — for ferroalloy traders, metals processors, and ore brokers.
Core Capabilities
What the app handles
Business Central extended with the functionality commodity traders need day to day.
Assay-based pricing
Material pricing adjusts automatically based on chemical analysis results. Three calculation modes — standard, scale-per-rate, and payable content — so invoices reflect what was actually delivered.
Full lot traceability
Every lot is tracked from purchase through splitting, blending, QC, allocation, and shipment. Certificates of Analysis are generated from actual test data — no re-keying.
Integrated quality control
Quality orders are created at receiving, in-process, and pre-shipment stages. Results flow into lot disposition automatically, and allocation suggestions respect QC status.
CBAM and regulatory compliance
Sustainability entries, emission factors, and lot-level origin data are captured alongside transactions. CBAM declarations and CRMA reporting build on data you already have.
Allocation workbench
Visual matching of available inventory to open sales orders with QC and specification filtering. The team sees what is committed, available, and blocked in one view.
Package management
Drums, IBCs, big bags, and sea-containers tracked across every document. Capacity checks, recycled-package defaults, and return handling included.
How It Fits
Designed around commodity trading workflows
Built on Business Central, so you keep standard ERP capabilities — finance, purchasing, sales, warehouse — with industry-specific extensions on top.
Pricing that reflects reality
Three pricing modes cover most commodity scenarios. Provisional invoicing adjusts when final assays arrive. Price formulas reference the chemical elements that drive value.
One system for the full lot lifecycle
Purchase, split, blend, QC, allocate, ship — every step in Business Central with full traceability. No separate lot register or parallel spreadsheet.
Quality gates before allocation
Allocation suggestions only include lots that have passed QC. Out-of-range results are flagged, and material on hold stays on hold until released.
Compliance alongside transactions
Sustainability entries, embedded emissions, and origin data are part of the normal workflow — not a separate reporting exercise at quarter-end.
Visibility for the whole team
Five role centers — Trader, QC Manager, Warehouse, Finance, Management — each showing the data and actions relevant to that function.
REST APIs and AI-readiness
Every module exposes REST APIs. AI agents connect via the Business Central MCP Server for automated workflows, data extraction, and reporting.
Ready to Trade
65 product families configured out of the box
Item attributes, payable-element rules, packaging types, and QC parameters are pre-configured for common ferroalloys, specialty metals, foundry inputs, and EU Critical Raw Materials.
Bulk steelmaking ferroalloys
High-tonnage alloys for carbon and stainless steel production, priced on guaranteed minimum content.
Ferrosilicon (FeSi 75, FeSi-Al, FeSi-OG) · Ferromanganese & Silicomanganese (HC, MC, LC FeMn, SiMn) · Ferrochrome (HC, MC, LC FeCr, FeSiCr) · Ferrophosphorus · Manganese Metal
Noble & specialty ferroalloys
Lower volume, higher value — typically sold by tonne, priced by the kilo of contained element.
Ferromolybdenum & MoO₃ · Ferronickel & Ni metal · Ferrovanadium & V metal · Ferroniobium & Nb metal · Ferrotungsten & W metal · Ferrotitanium & Ti sponge · Ferroboron · Ferrocobalt · Ferrozirconium · Tantalum · Rhenium
Foundry & cast-iron inputs
Coverage for grey-iron, ductile-iron, and SG foundries — from charge make-up through inoculation.
Pig Iron · Pure Iron · Inoculants · Magnesium Nodulizers (FeSiMg) · Cored Wire · Risers (exothermic & insulating sleeves) · Resin (furan, phenolic, cold-box) · Cupola charge & briquettes · Recarburisers · Graphite Electrodes · Silicon Carbide · Microsilica · Si Metal Slag
Light metals & deoxidisers
Master alloys, granulates, and cored wire for aluminium, magnesium, and silicon-metal production.
Aluminium Alloys & Metal · Silicon Metal (chemical, aluminium, solar grades) · Magnesium Metal · Calcium Alloys & Metal (CaSi, CaAl) · FeSi-Al
Non-ferrous base metals
LME and non-LME metals for brass mills, battery manufacturers, solder houses, and galvanisers.
Copper · Lead · Zinc (SHG) · Tin (Grade A) · Antimony · Bismuth · Cadmium
Strategic & EU Critical Raw Materials
Aligned to the EU Critical Raw Materials Act. Sustainability, origin, and embedded-carbon tracking enabled by default.
Indium · Selenium · Rare Earths (Nd, Pr, Dy, Tb, mischmetal) · Tantalum · Rhenium · Niobium · Cobalt · Tungsten · Vanadium · Magnesium · Antimony · Bismuth · Silicon Metal
Raw materials, ores & secondary materials
From mine-gate concentrates to recycled scrap — with full traceable origin and assay.
Fluorspar (acid-grade & metspar) · Bauxite, chromite, manganese ore, ilmenite, rutile · Sink & float separation media · Alloy scrap, revert, swarf, turnings — full traceable origin & assay
Metallurgical consumables
Consumables sold into both steel mills and foundries.
Cored Wire (CaSi, CaFe, S, C, FeTi, FeB, Mg, Mn) · Graphite Electrodes (RP, HP, UHP) · Resin · Risers · SiC · Microsilica
Each family includes item attributes, packaging types (drums, big bags, jumbos, sea-containers), payable-element rules, and QC test plans. Adding a new product takes minutes.
Role Centers
Tailored workspaces for every function
Trader
Contracts, allocations, pricing, and margin overview.
QC Manager
Quality orders, certificates, test results, and disposition.
Warehouse
Lot tracking, package handling, and shipping documents.
Finance
Assay-based invoicing, cost tracing, and financial reporting.
Management
Margin analysis, value tracing, and compliance overview.
At a Glance
What you get
- ✓12 integrated modules built into Business Central
- ✓5 dedicated Role Centers for trading, QC, warehouse, finance, and management
- ✓REST APIs on every module — AI agents connect via the BC MCP Server
- ✓Certified on Microsoft AppSource — installs in minutes
- ✓Free trial available — test with your own data
Frequently Asked Questions
Common Questions
What commodities does this cover?
Ferroalloys (ferro-silicon, ferro-manganese, ferro-chrome), specialty alloys (Mo, V, Nb, W, Ti, Co), foundry products (pig iron, inoculants, cored wire, nodulizers), non-ferrous metals, EU Critical Raw Materials, ores, and concentrates — 65 product families are pre-configured. The app supports any commodity priced by assay or grade.
How does assay-based pricing work?
Prices are linked to chemical analysis results (e.g. Si %, Mn %) from the certificate of analysis. Payable content is calculated automatically, and provisional invoicing adjusts when final assays arrive.
Does it handle CBAM compliance?
Yes. The app tracks embedded emissions per lot, maps them to the EU CBAM framework, and generates the data needed for quarterly CBAM declarations.
Does the app help with EU Critical Raw Materials Act compliance?
Yes. Strategic and critical materials are flagged at the item level. Origin, supplier-of-record, embedded emissions, and recycled content are tracked per lot, ready for CRMA reporting and CBAM declarations.
Can I manage multiple warehouses and in-transit inventory?
Yes. Lot-level tracking covers origin warehouse, in-transit locations, and destination. Allocation workbenches let you commit inventory to contracts before physical receipt.
Is this the same app as Chemicals & Metals?
Yes — it is the same certified AppSource extension. This page focuses on ferroalloys, metals, and ore trading workflows. The app also covers chemical production and process manufacturing.
See it with your own data
We can walk through the app with scenarios from your business — pricing, allocations, QC, or compliance. 30 minutes, no slides.