Crude oil is far from a homogenous commodity. The unique molecular characteristics of each different source of crude determine how efficiently it will process into a broad range of derivative products, including:

Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) Gasoline Naphtha Jet Fuel Diesel Fuel Oil

Asphalt Petrochemicals Plastics Pharmaceuticals Detergents Other Hydrocarbon - Derived Products

Awareness of movements in demand and prices for crude oil and its products is a key aspect of oil trading.

This is delivered by AME Gate group’s global network of offices and operations. Our trading hubs’ close relationships with their regions ensure early awareness of the events and trends that drive demand.

AME Gate has wide expertise when it comes to handling oil, and deals in many of its associated products. We understand, analyse and adjust for the variations that occur in oil and product quality.

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AME Gate handles the supply of metal concentrates from mines to smelting facilities and of refined metals from smelters to downstream consumers such as rod mills and galvanizers.

AME Gate also trades copper, lead and zinc concentrates as well as alumina, the prime source of aluminum.

The greatest complexity in the metals and minerals trading sector is in concentrates. The term “concentrate” refers to the product produced by mines from ore extracted out of the ground. Each type of concentrate has different degrees of impurities and complexities dependent on the ore mineralogy, which imply greater or lesser costs to treat and refine.

In-depth, on-the-ground information on the composition of concentrates and understanding the characteristics of each smelter is central to the trading of them. For this reason, the most successful minerals traders also have a long-term commitment in the production and supply chain process.

AME Gate group's refined trading activity centers around copper, lead, zinc and aluminum metal.

"Refined metal" refers to metal of purity greater than 99.95% content produced by smelters around the world. Unlike concentrate, refined metal is generally homogenous in terms of quality.

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Renewables are a growing part of the energy sector. This is a consequence of the long term rising cost of oil and the wider quest for more sustainable sources of energy in the face of climate change.

One area of marked growth is within the biofuels sector. This expansion is driven in part by policy such as the EU Biofuels Directive, which stipulates a 20% substitution of standard fossil fuels with alternative biofuels in road transport by 2020.

AME Gate group’s role is the sourcing and marketing of bio-diesel and ethanol.

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