Corporate Services
Structured support for modern commodity markets.
Nola combines physical commodity execution with robust institutional support, providing trade finance, quality validation, custom logistics planning, and compliance risk management for producers, buyers, and partners.
We reduce transaction friction, manage regulatory and ESG cross-border risks, and secure supply chain integrity across all active African mineral aggregations, dry ports, and transit corridors.
Our Corporate Solutions
We provide the financial, technical, and logistical support required to commercialize African strategic minerals responsibly, linking field-level operators to global markets.
Trade Finance & Structuring
Providing structured trade credit, pre-export finance facilitation, letters of credit coordination, and price risk hedging mechanisms to ensure transaction stability.
- Pre-export capital enablement for qualified producers.
- Letters of Credit (L/C) validation and structured execution.
- Offtake finance structuring for international delivery.
Assays & Quality Validation
Coordinating independent, third-party laboratory analysis and chemical composition verification to ensure exact grading compliance and prevent specification disputes.
- SGS, Alfred H Knight, and ALS laboratory coordination.
- Purity and chemical composition grading audits.
- Export certification and chemical safety compliance logs.
Multimodal Logistics & Storage
Managing inland aggregation hubs, dry port custody, secure warehousing, road and rail transport coordination, and export shipping lines logistics management.
- Secure warehouse storage and inventory tracking.
- Customs clearance facilitation at major African ports.
- End-to-end corridor transport management.
Compliance & Sourcing Audits
Compiling transit custody logs, certificates of origin, AML/KYC screening records, and mine-site compliance audits to ensure responsible sourcing alignment.
- Mine-site compliance inspections and ESG reporting.
- Traceability records compiled via Nola TRACE engine.
- Strict AML and cross-border regulatory verification.
Operational Standards & Accreditation
Nola operates in coordination with internationally recognized standards, registries, and assay laboratories to provide absolute assurance to global transaction partners.
SGS / AHK / ALS
All minerals aggregated through Nola are tested and certified by independent laboratory partners, ensuring specification accuracy.
FIATA Alignment
Logistics operations and bills of lading adhere to FIATA standards, supporting secure multimodal cargo custody.
UCP 600 Compliance
Commercial L/C and bank guarantee processing follows ICC Uniform Customs and Practice for Documented Credits.
OECD Due Diligence
Sourcing protocols are aligned with OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected Areas.
Common Questions
Find quick answers regarding our trade finance thresholds, assay timelines, and onboarding compliance requirements.
Our trade credit and pre-export finance desk generally structures facilities for transactions starting at 50 metric tons for base metal concentrates (e.g. Copper, Tin) or direct commercial values exceeding USD $100,000. Contact our advisory team for small-operator aggregation programs.
We coordinate sampling and chemical analysis through independent laboratory partners (SGS or Alfred H Knight) at the point of origin aggregation hub and again at the port loading facility. The final assay certificate issued by these labs serves as the mutual source of truth, eliminating specification disputes.
Onboarding requires company incorporation documents, valid regional mining or trading licenses, mine-site coordinates/photos, tax clearance, and a corporate AML/KYC declaration. Our team performs standard site visits to verify compliance before transaction routing begins.
We manage logistics and storage across several key African mineral corridors, linking aggregation dry ports in Nigeria, DRC, Zambia, and Rwanda to major export maritime terminals like Lagos, Dar es Salaam, Durban, and Beira.
Partner with our institutional platform.
Whether you require structured financing, certified quality assays, or secure warehousing, Nola Corporate Services delivers the operational discipline your business needs.