Mercuria CSR Report 2020 - Flipbook - Page 14
GOVERNANCE & ORGANIZATION
| OUR ACTIVITIES
BUSINESS MODEL AND STRUCTURE
solutions, positioning Mercuria as a strategic service
provider for its counterparts.
From sourcing to delivery, Mercuria creates value along
Finally, we manage a portfolio of assets, including
the commodity supply chain by connecting supply
from oil terminals, bio refineries, metal warehouses, oil,
and demand, transforming products and by operating
gas and dry bulk upstream assets located in various
efficiently its infrastructure and logistics network.
regions. Additionally, Mercuria is active in emerging
technologies that facilitate the adoption of new sources
Many of the physical commodity markets in which
of energy such as solar and wind into the energy mix.
Mercuria operates can become fragmented and
periodically volatile due to market fundamentals. As a
GLOBAL FOOTPRINT
result, discrepancies arise between the prices at which
the commodities can be bought or sold in different
As the Group strongly believes that a physical presence
geographic locations or time periods. These pricing
close to its customers is an invaluable way to identify
discrepancies can present Mercuria with arbitrage
and respond efficiently to their needs as well as to
opportunities whereby the Group can source, transport,
maintain deep market intelligence, the Group has
blend and store the relevant commodities which will
opened new offices in strategic geographical areas
result in the price discrepancy being corrected. Whilst
and has expanded several of its existing representative
the arbitrage opportunities vary from commodity
to commodity, the main arbitrage strategies can be
generally described as geographic, technical, time and
contractual.
offices, with always in mind the aim of providing high
quality services.
The Group can be thought of as operating three
major trading regions, or hubs: Europe Middle East
We offer end-to-end supply chain risk management
& Africa (EMEA), Asia and the Americas. Each hub
EXTENSIVE GLOBAL NETWORK
Calgary
27
employees
Greenwich
42
employees
.
London
121
employees
Beijing
31
employees
Geneva
195
employees
Houston
145
employees
Major Trading Hubs
Offices
14
Assets
Shanghai
30
employees
Singapore
107
employees
