Our Products
Global-First. Tax-Efficient. Institutionally Executed.
At Kilo Reserve, our products are built around investment-grade copper cathodes and industrial-grade aluminum, sourced, stored, and executed by our institutional metals desk with full transparency and physical custody. Both metals are held at institutional depositories or via LME/COMEX warrants at exchange-approved warehouse networks, meeting internationally recognized standards for quality, purity, and traceability. Minimum account size: $100,000, funded via wire transfer. Not sure which product fits your portfolio? Speak to our desk.
Read our article on “Tangible Investing: Copper, Silver, or Gold?” HERE.
Our Investment-Grade Copper Products
Secure, Compliant, and Globally Positioned
At Kilo Reserve, our products are built around COMEX-approved copper cathodes that meet the highest global standards for quality, purity, and traceability. Every product we offer represents real, investment-grade copper—sourced, stored, and sold with full transparency and physical custody. Our online copper investing platform (coming soon) is built for everyone, from first-time investors to seasoned portfolio managers seeking alternative investments in metals.
How Kilo Reserve Sourcing Works
Our supplier contracts allow us to buy or sell copper cathode to match customer demand. When you buy, we secure more copper. When you sell, we manage the transaction from our existing pooled inventory. Your holdings are always fully backed, and your transactions are always efficient. This dynamic model ensures:
Real-time trade execution
Fully backed customer holdings
Efficient alignment with current market conditions
Through Kilo Capital’s institutional commodity network, Kilo Reserve originates and custodies investment-grade industrial metals for qualified investors, including platinum-group and refractory metals and other industrial metals that meet our custody and storage standards. If you have a specific requirement, contact our desk.
What is a Copper Cathode?
A copper cathode is a rectangular plate of 99.99% pure copper produced through an electrolytic refining process. It is the global benchmark for industrial metals investing and serves as the base unit for pricing and delivery in the copper market. Each cathode typically weighs between 175 and 375 pounds and complies with the specifications required for COMEX and LME trading.
Our copper cathodes:
- Meet or exceed COMEX Grade 1 specifications
- Originate from trusted international producers
- Power electronics, energy infrastructure, wire production, and construction
What is Industrial-Grade Aluminum?
Industrial-grade aluminum is primary aluminum produced to a higher specification than the minimum required for exchange delivery. It is a globally recognized standard for industrial aluminum pricing and is used across aerospace, construction, electric vehicle manufacturing, and energy infrastructure.
Understanding Benchmark vs. Physical Premium:
Exchange-traded futures contracts allow delivery of any approved brand to any approved warehouse globally. A buyer taking futures delivery may therefore receive a less desirable brand in a distant or illiquid location. Our aluminum is sourced to a recognized brand standard, in a consistent industrial form factor, and held at institutional depositories or via LME/COMEX warrants at exchange-approved warehouse networks. Physical industrial-grade aluminum held in institutional custody consistently trades at a premium to the global benchmark price, reflecting its usability, location, and quality advantage.
- Meets or exceeds internationally recognized Grade A purity specifications
- Sourced from recognized, trusted international producers
- Stored at institutional depositories
- Priced at global benchmark + physical market premium
- Sales tax optimization through the desk
- Same independent audit and custody standards as our copper product
- Independently verified by Cotecna (core physical) and qualified third-party inspectors
- Holdings never lent or used as collateral
Kilo Reserve provides physically backed beneficial ownership in hard assets: investment-grade industrial metals, executed through our institutional desk.
Our core products, copper cathode and industrial-grade aluminum, are available now in any volume above $100,000. A broader range of industrial metals is sourced for qualified investors through the Kilo Capital institutional network. All transactions are executed by our metals desk.
Copper Cathode
Institutional Custody. Globally Benchmarked Pricing
- Our core copper offering: investment-grade copper cathode held via COMEX warrants at exchange-approved warehouse networks or in direct physical custody at institutional depositories
- Pure exposure to the electrification thesis: copper is the foundation of grid infrastructure, AI data centers, EV manufacturing, and advanced manufacturing supply chains
- Globally benchmarked pricing
- Sales tax optimization through the desk
- Independently verified by Cotecna (core physical) and qualified third-party inspectors
- Holdings never lent or used as collateral
Industrial-Grade Aluminum
Global Benchmark + Physical Premium Pricing
- Investment-grade aluminum meeting internationally recognized purity and delivery standards, sourced above exchange minimum specification
- Held via COMEX warrants at exchange-approved warehouse networks or in direct physical custody at institutional depositories. The trade desk recommends the structure that fits your allocation.
- Priced at global benchmark + physical market premium, reflecting superior brand quality, consistent form factor, and institutional custody
- Sales tax optimization through the desk
- Less-crowded industrial metals exposure than copper: western smelter capacity has been permanently lost to high energy costs, creating structural supply dependence and addressing the same infrastructure and inflation themes
Unlike exchange-traded futures contracts, which may result in delivery of any approved brand to any approved warehouse globally, our aluminum is sourced to a higher specification and stored at institutional depositories. Physical industrial-grade aluminum held at institutional depositories trades at a premium to the global benchmark price, reflecting its usability, custody structure, and quality advantage.
Sourced for Qualified Investors
Iridium, ruthenium, tungsten, and rhodium are critical inputs to semiconductor manufacturing, defense systems, aerospace alloys, and emerging energy technologies. Supply is structurally constrained: rhodium and iridium are byproducts of platinum and palladium mining with no dedicated production capacity, and tungsten supply is concentrated in China (over 80% of global production). These metals have no liquid exchange markets, making institutional access genuinely difficult and replicating this exposure through ETFs or commodity funds is not possible. Through Kilo Capital’s institutional network, Kilo Reserve can source virtually any investment-grade industrial metal at wholesale pricing for qualified investors. This includes the named specialty metals above as well as other industrial metals on request. The cards below are illustrative examples of recent sourcing capability, not a fixed product list. Lot sizes determine minimums. Pricing and storage arrangements are confirmed by our desk before commitment. All specialty metal holdings are held in direct physical custody at Delaware IDS. Contact the desk to discuss specific requirements.
Iridium
One of the rarest elements on Earth, a platinum-group metal critical to electronics, spark plugs, crucibles, and industrial catalysts. Extreme corrosion resistance makes it essential to high-performance industrial and defense applications. Stored in our Delaware IDS secure vault facilities. Sales tax optimization through the desk. Physical delivery available for qualifying positions.
Ruthenium
A platinum-group metal with growing demand in electronics, hard disk drives, chip resistors, and electrochemical applications including green hydrogen production. Stored in our Delaware IDS secure vault facilities. Sales tax optimization through the desk.
Tungsten
The highest melting point of any metal, essential to defense, aerospace, cutting tools, drilling equipment, and advanced manufacturing where extreme heat and hardness are required. Stored in our Delaware IDS secure vault facilities. Sales tax optimization through the desk.
Building a Physical Industrial Metals Allocation
Most investors hold gold for monetary debasement and inflation. Few hold the industrial and critical metals driving electrification, infrastructure, and the technology supply chain. The reason is operational: building this exposure independently requires multiple broker relationships, custody arrangements, refiner introductions, and ongoing administration that most family offices and advisors are not staffed to handle.
Kilo Reserve consolidates this into a single desk relationship. Copper, aluminum, and specialty metals are executed, custodied, and reported through one institutional channel. Portfolio construction is discussed with our desk based on your allocation size, holding period, and exposure objectives.
Real Metals. Institutional Custody. Dedicated Execution.
With Kilo Reserve, you own more than just a claim on metal. You own the real thing, stored and managed with the highest level of discipline, oversight, and global options.