Borates
Borax pentahydrate and decahydrate, boric acid, disodium octaborate tetrahydrate, and granular boron for direct application and dry blending.
Agricultural inputs, bought at origin for Southeast Asia.
Agmara is a Singapore-based trading desk in borates, micronutrient sulphates, chelates and water-soluble fertilizers. We buy at plant level and supply blenders, fertilizer distributors and estate groups across the region.
At a glance
- Base
- Singapore
- Trade lines
- Borates · Micronutrients
Chelates · Solubles - Market
- Southeast Asia
- Terms
- FOB · CFR · CIF
- Packing
- 25 kg bags · 1 MT big bags
- Enquiries
- procurement@agmara.com
What we trade
Four lines, one specification discipline.
We stay inside crop nutrition rather than trading whatever moves. Every line below is quoted against a written specification, and every shipment travels with the analysis that proves it.
Micronutrient sulphates
Zinc, manganese, copper, iron and magnesium sulphates in fertilizer-grade specifications, powder through granular.
Chelates
EDTA-chelated zinc, iron, manganese, copper, calcium and magnesium, plus EDDHA-Fe for high-pH soils and fertigation.
Water-soluble fertilizers
Fully soluble NPK grades, monopotassium phosphate, potassium nitrate, potassium sulphate and calcium ammonium nitrate.
How we work
Specification before price.
Most disputes in this trade are not about money. They are about a grade that was never pinned down in writing. We work in the opposite order.
- 1 · Specification We agree the grade first: element content, water solubility, particle size, moisture, and the impurity limits that matter for your blend. Only then do we quote. If a cheaper grade would fail in your process, we say so rather than quoting it.
- 2 · Origin sourcing We buy from producing plants and their appointed distributors, not from the third layer of the resale chain. Where a producer sells a territory exclusively, we work inside that structure rather than around it.
- 3 · Documentation Technical data sheet and safety data sheet up front; certificate of analysis per production lot, not a generic sheet reused across shipments. Certificate of origin, phytosanitary and third-party inspection arranged where the destination requires them.
- 4 · Delivery FOB, CFR or CIF to the main Southeast Asian ports, in 25 kg bags or 1,000 kg big bags. Payment by telegraphic transfer or letter of credit at sight. Shipping schedule confirmed before the order is booked, not after.
Market structure
Where borate supply actually comes from.
Boron is the least substitutable line we handle, and the one where buyers most often pay for links in a chain rather than for material. Commercial borate production sits with a short list of producers.
| Origin | Principal producer | Grades associated with the origin |
|---|---|---|
| Türkiye | Eti Maden | Borax pentahydrate and decahydrate, boric acid, disodium octaborate |
| United States | Rio Tinto / U.S. Borax | Borax pentahydrate, boric acid, granular sodium borate, DOT |
| Peru | Inkabor; Ulexandes | Boric acid, ulexite, granular boron, disodium octaborate |
| Chile | Quiborax | Boric acid, ulexite |
| Argentina | Borax Argentina | Borax pentahydrate and decahydrate, boric acid |
| Bolivia | Several ulexite processors | Ulexite, calcined and granulated borates |
| Russia | Dalnegorsky GOK | Boric acid |
| China | Refiners and converters | Borax and boric acid, largely converted from imported ore |
Two practical consequences. First, sodium borates and calcium borates are not interchangeable: ulexite is cheaper per tonne but carries calcium and is far less water-soluble, which decides whether it can enter your process at all. Second, several producers sell China and Southeast Asia through appointed distributors with defined territories, so the right question is usually which channel serves your port, not who mines the ore. Agmara holds no exclusive appointment from any producer named above.
Working with us
What to put in your first enquiry.
The more of this you can give us at the start, the faster a real offer comes back. If you do not have all of it, send what you have and we will work through the rest with you.
- Product and grade, with the element content you need
- Quantity for the first order, and the intended monthly or annual volume
- Destination port and the Incoterm you want quoted
- Packaging: 25 kg bags, 1,000 kg big bags, or bulk
- Payment terms you can work with
- Whether the product must be registered in the destination market, and whether that registration is already held
- Any documents your customs or authority requires beyond certificate of analysis and safety data sheet