Live sourcing desk for raw materials

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Buyers publish structured requirements — publicly or anonymously. Qualified suppliers respond with priced, time-bound quotations. Every offer is compared on identical terms before the award decision is made.

Global trade lanes

Live sourcing corridors · 12 hubs

Bulk commodity vessel discharging at a port terminal at dawn
HDPEHDPE Granules$1180/t▲ 0.00%CUCopper Cathode$9240/t▲ 0.00%WHTMilling Wheat$232.0/t▲ 0.00%SBMSoybean Meal$398.0/t▲ 0.00%CUCopper Cathode$8950/t▲ 0.00%ALAluminium Ingot$2385/t▲ 0.00%UREAGranular Urea$344.0/t▲ 0.00%PPPolypropylene$1042/t▲ 0.00%

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Core materials

steel, clinker, cement, aluminium, plastics

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Buyer plans

from free to unlimited requests

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Buyer-controlled

you compare and choose the winner

How to use Mercare

Source materials in three steps

Tell suppliers exactly what you need, compare their offers side by side, and choose the winner.

  1. 01

    Specify & post

    Choose the material, grade, quantity, packaging and delivery terms. Post under your name or anonymously.

  2. 02

    Compare offers

    Suppliers quote in their own currency; every offer is converted to USD. Suppliers never see each other's prices.

  3. 03

    Award & talk

    Compare price, minimum order and lead time, award with one click, then message the winning supplier directly.

New RFQ

private to your account

Publish a request for quotation

Post what you need and qualified suppliers respond with priced, time-bound quotations. Your requests and the quotations you receive stay visible to your account only.

01

Describe the material

Grade, quantity, composition, packaging and delivery terms.

02

Set your terms

Incoterms, payment terms, deadline — public or anonymous.

03

Collect quotations

Only you can see the offers on your request.

Interactive

Model your request before you post it

Pick a material, drag the volume and switch delivery terms — see where the market is trading before you publish your specification.

Material
Quantity250 t
Delivery terms
Indicative market read

$592–$638/t

Delivery term
CIF
Indicative price spread
8%
Estimated contract value
$153,709

Illustrative only. Real pricing comes from supplier quotations against your published specification.

Raw material samples: metal pellets, grain, polymer resin and mineral ore

Specification-led sourcing

Requests capture grade, quantity, blend composition, packaging, incoterms and payment terms up front — so every quotation you receive is directly comparable and audit-ready.

  • Structured RFQs with mixed-order and blend specifications
  • Optional anonymous listings that hide your company identity
  • Confidential pricing — quotes are visible only to the buyer

A disciplined award process

Compare price, lead time, minimum order quantity and validity side by side, then award the contract to the supplier that best fits your commercial requirements.

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Buyers post

Material, grade, quantity and delivery terms.

02

Suppliers quote

Price, lead time, MOQ and incoterms.

03

Buyer awards

Compare on equal terms and select.

Procurement team reviewing supplier quotations