About
Altior Metals exists to bring discipline to a market where discipline is the differentiator. We deal in physical precious metals, primarily gold, under a single principle: every gram in our hands has a known origin, a documented chain, and a qualified destination.
Physical only. We are not a paper trading desk. Our business is the movement and delivery of actual metal. Every transaction has weight, and every weight has a record.
Non-manufacturing. We do not refine, fabricate or transform. Our role is to bring authenticated metal from origin to qualified institutional hands. Refining, when required, is conducted by accredited third-party facilities the buyer or seller selects.
End-to-end governance of what is ours. Within our perimeter, we own each step: counterparty diligence at origin, purchase, certification, logistics and intake. We do not delegate the parts that determine whether a batch is ultimately deliverable.
Closed perimeter. We engage with established, vetted partners across producing and consuming jurisdictions. New relationships are built slowly. The market rewards patience and punishes shortcuts. We have organised the firm around that observation.
Origins are declared, evidenced and corroborated. Acquisitions are conducted at the producing jurisdiction with full documentation of provenance, weight, assay and counterparty identity prior to purchase.
The firm operates under the licensing and regulatory framework of the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, in adherence to the UAE federal anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism regime, as supervised by the Ministry of Economy for the precious metals sector.
Every counterparty, at origin and at distribution, is screened against international sanctions lists, beneficial ownership registers and risk indicators consistent with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals.
Movement is conducted by accredited secure transport providers under full insurance cover. Each leg of the journey is documented. Custody points are identified. Vaulting in Dubai is segregated.
We deliver only to qualified institutional buyers, including banks, investment vehicles, treasury operations and accredited refineries. We do not sell to retail, do not fabricate, and do not engage in unregulated channels.
Identities, volumes and terms remain inside the relationship. Confidentiality is structural to the business, not a marketing claim.
Dubai is one of the three principal hubs of the global physical gold trade, alongside London and Switzerland. A meaningful share of the world's physical gold is intermediated through the Emirates each year. The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre framework, the UAE regulatory architecture and the accessibility of certified vaulting and transport infrastructure provide an environment where physical trading is institutionally supported.
Operating under a DMCC licence places the firm at the meeting point of producing jurisdictions and consuming markets. It also subjects the house to the jurisdiction's compliance requirements, which we treat as a floor rather than a ceiling.
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