Specialized industrial trading arm of SherkatTrade, managing sourcing, metallurgical verification, and export logistics for mining grinding media.
About Grindball Trading Company (SherkatTrade Group)
Specialized international trading company and grinding media export arm of SherkatTrade Group. Direct sourcing bridge connecting premier metallurgical production mills to mining combines and cement plants across Eurasia.
1. Trading Structure, Supply Network & Export Capacity
Operating as the dedicated grinding consumables export division under SherkatTrade Group (sherkattrade.com), Grindball manages an aggregated annual export capacity exceeding 120,000 metric tons of forged steel and high-chromium cast grinding balls. By partnering directly with premier metallurgy and forging works without intermediaries, our trading model ensures optimal mill-gate pricing, flexible custom alloying, and dependable volume supply.
2. Independent Quality Inspection & Certified Standards
Every production batch is inspected in accordance with ASTM A532 and GOST 7524 standards. Routine quality controls include optical emission spectrometry (OES) chemical analysis, volumetric Rockwell C hardness gradient mapping, and drop-ball fatigue endurance tests exceeding 15,000 impacts without fracture.
3. Export Logistics Corridors
Strategic rail and highway connections from Isfahan allow rapid freight turnaround across Eurasia and the Middle East:
Direct truck freight via Mehran/Zurbatiyah, Shalamcheh & Khosravi/Munthiriya border terminals to cement complexes in Baghdad, Basra, Muthanna, and Sulaymaniyah.
Direct 65-ton rail wagons dispatched via Sarakhs and Incheh Borun within 5 to 7 days to Almaty, Karaganda, Navoi, and Almalyk.
24-hour truck transit from Nordooz border to Kajaran copper-molybdenum combine and 48 hours to Georgian operations.
3-day transit from Bazargan/Gurbulak border crossing to cement and copper facilities in Erzurum and Ankara.
Containerized shipping in 1-ton reinforced jumbo bags or 850kg steel drums delivered on board FOB Bandar Abbas.
International Commercial & Export Directorate
Rapid response to RFQ inquiries from mining and cement procurement directors