Trading since 1992

Ibadan · Nigeria

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Squared Ekki / Azobé hardwood baulks, hand-marked with piece dimensions, stacked at the AARE Commodities yard in Nigeria

Trading Since 1992

AARE Commodities — Ekki / Azobé hardwood, timber, coal and contracting supply from Nigeria

AARE Commodities supplies West African hardwood, coal and solid fuels from Nigeria to international buyers. Ekki / Azobé is our flagship hardwood.

Flagship hardwood

Ekki / AzobéBongossi · Lophira alata

Dense, abrasion-resistant and specified where timber performs as an engineering material — marine and hydraulic works, bridge decking, crane and bog mats, sleepers and heavy industrial decking.

kg/m³ air-dry: ≈1000kg/m³ air-dry
Natural durability: Class 1Natural durability
Supply forms: 3Supply forms
Container loading: FCLContainer loading

Large-diameter Ekki / Azobé logs with freshly cut ends staged beside an open sawmill shelter in Nigeria — 01 · Ekki logs staged at the mill ahead of conversion

Close view of the freshly sawn face and end grain of heavy hardwood baulks stacked at a Nigerian conversion yard — 02 · Sawn face — dense hardwood, cut square

Sawn Ekki / Azobé baulks squared and butted together, marked by hand with piece numbers and dimensions of 1.09m, 0.55m and 0.22m — 03 · Cut Ekki baulks, numbered and measured by hand

Two AARE Commodities yard hands preparing lifting slings while standing on squared Ekki timber baulks inside a Nigerian timber workshop — 04 · Cut Ekki baulks rigged for lifting

Ekki / Azobé technical page Request Ekki supply

Our own yards, mill and loading points

Stock, handling, loading.

Freshly sawn reddish-brown hardwood boards strip-stacked in long lengths at a sawmill in Nigeria, with further timber stacks behind — Sawn boards — long lengths stacked at the millThickness, length and grading cut to specification

Covered timber store — sawn hardwood stockSawn hardwood stock held under cover

Yard crew chaining a large squared hardwood baulk to a crane hook for loading, surrounded by hewn beams at a Nigerian timber yard — Handling crew — chaining a baulk for lift

Shipping container on a truck packed with squared hardwood baulks, each end marked with dimensions, alongside a truck-mounted crane at dusk — Stuffed container — baulks marked with dimensionsPack list and measurements issued per shipment

Commercial areas

What we supply

Four areas, led by timber and hardwood.

Open-air stock holding of dense hardwood logs and part-hewn sections at the AARE Commodities yard, Nigeria

Timber & Hardwood

Log, sawn and dimensioned West African hardwood. Flagship species: Ekki / Azobé.

Heap of hardwood lump charcoal in varied piece sizes at a production site in Nigeria

Coal & Solid Fuels

Nigerian coal and hardwood lump charcoal, quoted against analysis and loading terms.

Freshly sawn reddish-brown hardwood boards strip-stacked in long lengths at a sawmill in Nigeria, with further timber stacks behind

Wood Products & By-products

Sawdust, wood chips and offcuts for industrial and processing use.

Bridge and road construction site with plant equipment and material stockpiles

Contracting & Project Supply

Materials supply and contracting delivery across infrastructure and construction programmes.

Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

From source to industry. Since 1992.

AARE Commodities is the trading brand of AAAA ARE AND ASSOCIATE — materials supply and contracting in Nigeria across government, infrastructure, construction and private commercial programmes.

The company story →

30+

Years of operation

4

Commercial areas

NG

Ibadan · Oyo State

International supply

Source → Prepare → Supply → Deliver

Origin, processing, loading point, quantity, Incoterm and lead time confirmed in writing before commitment.

01
Source
Material identified and inspected against your written specification.
02
Prepare
Cutting, sizing, sorting or screening as agreed for the order.
03
Supply
Quantity, packing, loading point and documentation confirmed.
04
Deliver
Agreed Incoterm, shipment documentation and delivery evidence.

International supply Responsible supply & documentation

Commercial enquiry

Tell us exactly what you require

Product and grade, dimensions, quantity, destination port, Incoterm and delivery date — with your own RFQ, drawing or schedule attached.

Request a quotation Speak to the commercial desk