Petrocam has a global network for supplying certain strategic marketable commodities and is growing its customer base in the African region. We operate within this environment, usually with known entities where there is an established relationship.
Our trading activity is principally direct with the source based suppliers or manufacturers where we offer to dispose of an allocation of their production, and with the buyers who appoint us as their agent to source their required commodity on an ongoing basis.
We also facilitate transactions as the principle trader where there are involvement of numerous brokers who lack the expertise of deal risk fencing and the infrastructure to implement transactions.
We conduct a thorough due diligence on both buyer’s and supplier’s on a deal by deal basis should they we be dealing for the first time with such parties. This is to ensure that we are able to perform on deal arrangements agreed to when entering into any transaction.
In the implementation of the trade and commodity transactions we utilize our network panel of specialists which range from financial institutions, to insurers, independent inspection and verification agents, credible logistics providers and shipping agents with a global footprint. We are thus able to ensure that we can implement all transactions full turn-key without the fear of operational risks jeopardizing the deals negligently.
Petrocam deals in a spectrum of commodities ranging from:
OPC 42.5 Cement from China and Pakistan, White rice 25% broken from Myanmar as well as Thai Parboiled Rice remains the main trade focus of Petrocam, whilst the other products are traded seasonably depending on the market conditions and international fuel prices affecting inland logistics and freight rates.
For petroleum, all sales are routed through our affiliation with an HDSA broad based BEE company which holds the import license. We however play an active role in the deal structuring and trading.
Petrocam ensures that the source of its product is a direct line to the supply source and most often prefers to work directly with the buyers or their appointed agents. Intermediaries are covered either by Petrocam or the buyer directly. This saves miscommunication and ensures deliverables are met timeously. We pride ourselves in our ability to deliver more over than pricing although price does play a vital deal maker.
We have a vast network of connected and knowledgeable individuals whom we also pool in on a deal by deal basis to offer their services and specialised knowledge on trades.