About this app

MetalsUpdate - the fastest growing metals market intelligence provider has launched a brand new app which promises to forever change and revolutionise the way in which ferrous and non ferrous metals are bought and sold. The MetalsUpdate Exchange App makes buying & selling of metals easy, simple and efficient. Buyers and sellers can post their inquiries for free through this intelligently built robust trading tool.

App Features:
• Easy access to Buy and Sell forms through the Home screen.
• Geographical location mapping of all available Sellers and Buyers.
• Allows you to enter the Product Price inclusive or exclusive of Excise Duty. Available currently for the Indian markets only.
• Allows you to indicate the Price Type (FOB, CIF etc.) for International Markets.
• Allows you to fill Delivery/ Warehouse/Port location.
• Sellers and Buyers price field not compulsory.
• Communicate with buyers and sellers through Email, Mobile, Landline and WhatsApp.
• View previous listings of all buy inquiries and sell postings.
• No cost for posting your buying or selling requirements.

Who Should Use this App?

This app has been intelligently designed for all in the ferrous and non ferrous industry including producers, processors, suppliers, distributors and traders of ferrous and non ferrous articles. It allows you to buy or sell metals and also helps locate the nearest buyer or seller of your product. The location map allows you to zoom in or zoom out to broaden your search coverage area.

This sophisticated app is indispensable for those industry players seeking to buy or sell frequently-traded products such as -

• Iron Ore, Sponge Iron, Pig Iron – Fines, Lumps, Pellets
• Steel Flats – HR/CR/GI – Coils/Sheets
• Steel Longs – TMT Rebars, Angles, Beams, Joists, Channels, Ingots, Billets
• Iron and Steel Scrap – MS Scrap, HMS, Iron Scrap
• Stainless Steel – Raw Material, Finished Products and Scrap
• Coal – Coking Coal, Pet Coke, Thermal Coal,
• Copper – Cathodes, Rods, Wire
• Aluminium – Ingots, Rods, Alloys
• Lead – Hard, Soft, Ingot, Slabs
• Zinc – Ingot, Alloys
• Nickel – Plates, Cathodes, Ingots, Inconel
• Tin – Slab, Ingot
• Brass – Ingot, Rod
• Non Ferrous Scrap – Battery Scrap, Gun Metal Scrap, Copper Armature, Zinc Dross, Aluminium Machinery Scrap, Aluminium 6063

Users can buy/sell metals, find the most competitive deal around his required location. The transaction takes place off-line between the buyer and seller. This MetalsUpdate Exchange is only a platform to facilitate buying and selling and is not involved in the final transaction. Sellers can post photos/ description of their products and the exact specifications along with the ideal price they wish to sell at. Buyers can specify their preferred buying price.

App Segments:

BUY

Buy Inquiry Form for buyers to search for suppliers
Map view of sellers based on Product, Grade and current location
Sellers Detail view
List view of sellers based on Product and Grade
Product Sold indicator
Quick Map view of sellers based on last buy inquiry done
Buyers can edit their inquiry

SELL

Sell Post Form for sellers
Map view of buyers based on Product, Grade and current location
Map view of regional and international buyers by zooming in and out of current location
List view of buyers based on Product and Grade
Product bought indicator
Quick Map view of buyers based on last sell post done
Sellers can edit their posting

About MetalsUpdate Exchange:

MetalsUpdate Exchange is a trading tool app that helps buyers and sellers meet on a common platform to fulfill their raw material requirements. MetalsUpdate Exchange is an initiative of MetalsUpdate one of the fastest growing ferrous and non ferrous metal market intelligence provider. MetalsUpdate is a provider of business critical industry news and real time price alerts .The MetalsUpdate Exchange app is free to download and use. For any queries, contact us on info@metalsupdateexchange.com.

New features

Bug fixes.

App Permissions

Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to read from external storage.