Commodities
Trading what everything starts as.
Every product begins as a commodity. We look for supply and demand imbalances in physical markets, help bring them back to equilibrium, and promote more sustainable ways of producing, moving and refining what the world needs.
Our approach
Trade has driven advances in farming, mining and manufacturing throughout history, and rising global demand for food, energy and technical manufacturing will push those methods further. We focus on commodities with steady demand and long-term use cases, typically in technical manufacturing.
Commodities can be more volatile than other asset classes. We treat the sector as a series of distinct businesses rather than one market, which makes us more efficient and more profitable. Our operations sit at three points along the supply chain.
01Raw commodities
Whether mined, grown or farmed, every commodity comes from the earth. We use satellite and seismic technology to locate metals, minerals and hydrocarbons so drilling and digging are more efficient, and we promote chemical-free refining, water-saving agriculture, sustainable fertilizer and organic sanitizers for livestock and crops.
Some see this as extra cost. We see it as protecting the source of every commodity, and it often creates savings elsewhere in the chain.
02Logistics: transport and storage
Supply-chain management is an industry in itself. Shipping terms decide who pays for freight, insurance and storage, and when, which can move the price of a commodity significantly. Reliable, secure storage, sometimes refrigerated, matters just as much. We work with a logistics partner that handles most of our needs.
03Refining and end-user sales
A commodity may change hands many times before it reaches an end user. Large manufacturers usually buy on multi-year contracts through aggregators and refiners who deliver to spec, on price and on schedule. As an active trader we take part at several points in this chain, and we work with partners who do what they say, because errors and delays are expensive.
Interested in working with Taurino?
We invest our capital alongside companies whose vision and goals are aligned with our own. Get in touch to see if we match up.