International Trading & Import

International Import A is a company based in Los Angeles, CA that specializes in importing a wide range of products from around the world. With a focus on international trade, the company works with suppliers globally to bring unique and diverse goods to the local market. Generated from their business information

Russ Richker President Since starting Richker Metals, Inc in 1997, Mr. Russ Richker has grown the company to include four U.S. locations: Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago and Pittsburgh. Mr. Richker has extensive international business relationships in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, India, and the Middle East. He started in the zinc business in 1988 with U.S. Zinc in Los Angeles. He then became president of Western Zinc Corp, in charge of all trading activities, environmental compliance and logistics. Mr. Richker has expertise in environmental compliance issues and has also written papers that have been implemented by CAL-EPA. Although a native Texan, he resides in Los Angeles, California with his family. Mr. Albert Vasquez came to Richker Metals in 2001 to run the Southwestern Region of the United States. Previously, he worked with U.S. Zinc in Houston, Texas for fifteen years, where he gained wide-ranging experience in sales, logistics and plant management. Mr. Vasquez lives in Houston, Texas with his wife and two children. With over twenty-five years of experience in the zinc metal industry, Mr. Jeff Palmer came to Richker Metals to run the Midwest Region of the United States overseeing sales and logistics. Prior to Richker Metals, he worked at Empire Galvanizing in Chicago, Illinois. He has also worked as the Plant Manager for U.S. Zinc's zinc oxide plant. Mr. Palmer resides in Chicago, Illinois with his family. Prior to Richker Metals, Mr. David Zamos was Executive Vice President of NICO Alloys, Vice President of U.S. Zinc Trading and also President of Western Zinc Corporation. Mr. Zamos currently runs the West Coast Region of the United States for Richker Metals. He lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife and two children. Mr. Michael Helms experience spans over thirty years in the zinc metal industry. He has been the research engineer at St. Joe Minerals Corporation, the Assistant Superintendant of Smelting, the Manager of Traffic and Purchasing and the Director of Raw Materials for Horsehead Industries and its affiliates. Mr. Helms currently runs the East Coast Region of the United States for Richker Metals. He resides in Beaver, Pennsylvania with his family.