What Global Trading does

Global Trading Ltd, incorporated in Singapore and founded in 1994, is a private commodity trading intermediary that matches enterprise buyers with suppliers of crude oil and refined products, agricultural commodities, base and precious metals, coal, chemicals, and marine scrap assets. Its stated customers include oil majors such as Chevron, Exxon, Total, and Shell, national oil companies (Sonangol, Petrobras, CNOOC), and offshore construction contractors (Saipem, McDermott, Heerema). The firm bundles its brokerage activity with trade finance services — letters of credit (governed by UCP 600), import and export finance, and risk and insurance — to facilitate cross-border commodity transactions.

The company generates revenue primarily through commissions paid by suppliers (refineries, producers, and oil-producing-country sellers) on completed transactions, a transaction-fee model with individually negotiated, quote-based pricing rather than publicly disclosed rates. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales supported by a website with commodity-specific enquiry forms and direct 24/7 buyer engagement via phone, Skype, and WhatsApp. No proprietary technology platform, AI capabilities, API, or mobile app is disclosed; the value proposition rests on incumbency, sourcing relationships, and the integrated trade-finance wrapper.

Global Trading is privately held with no parent company, no disclosed institutional investors, no funding rounds, and no subsidiaries. Operating status is active (website copyright 2026), with a single headquarters at 1 North Bridge Road, Singapore, and 251–500 employees. The combination of an enterprise-only customer set, seller-side commission economics, and a manually driven intermediation process produces a relatively concentrated, event-driven revenue profile with limited public visibility into unit economics.

Name

Global Trading

Legal name

Global Trading Ltd

Website

https://globaltrading.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Global Trading Ltd is a Singapore-based commodity trading intermediary that matches enterprise buyers with global suppliers of oil, agricultural products, metals, coal, chemicals, and marine scrap, bundling brokerage with trade finance services for international transactions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Commodity Trading and Trade Finance Brokerage

NAICS

Commodity Contracts Intermediation (52316), Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers (42512)

SIC

Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers (6221)

akta.pro primary industry

Commodity Trade Finance (Soft/Hard Commodities) (FSABAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Import & Buyer Finance (Import Loans, Trade Loans) (FSABAHAH), Crude Oil & Refined Products Trading & Marketing (EUAGAAAD), Import/Export & Cross-Border Food Commodity Trading (AFAIAKAL)

Keywords

• Commodity trading services
• Trade finance solutions
• Letters of credit
• International commodity brokerage
• Oil and metals trading

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Commission on Sales: Global Trading represents suppliers and refineries, facilitating commodity sales between buyers and sellers. The company is paid by sellers (suppliers/refineries) for their intermediary services in securing and delivering on-time commodity transactions that meet buyer requirements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Global Trading is a commodity trading intermediary that matches enterprise buyers with refineries, oil-producing-country suppliers, and agricultural producers for physical commodities — including crude oil and refined products, agricultural goods, base and precious metals, coal, chemicals, and offshore scrap. The firm bundles trade finance services (letters of credit, export finance, import finance, and risk & insurance) with each transaction to mitigate counterparty and working capital risk in cross-border deals. It is paid via commission by the sellers it represents.

Product overview

Global Trading is a commodities trading company offering a comprehensive portfolio of trading services across multiple sectors. The offering consists of trade finance services (Letters of Credit, Export Finance, Import Finance, Risk & Insurance) combined with physical commodities trading spanning oil and fuel products (Crude Oil, EN590, Heavy Fuel Oil, Light Cycle Oil, Naphtha, Petcoke, Light Liquid Paraffin), agricultural products (Sugar, Brown Sugar, Granulated Sugar, Corn, Yellow & White Corn, Coffee, Brazilian Coffee, Rice, Japonica Rice, Indica Rice, Wheat), base and precious metals (Steel, Iron, Copper, Aluminium, Nickel, Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium), energy commodities (Coal), and chemicals (Ethylene, Sodium Carbonate/Soda Ash, Sulphuric Acid). The company also offers scrap vessel trading for recycling and demolition. All services are supported by trade finance solutions to facilitate international transactions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Letters of Credit Letters of Credit services covering irrevocable, confirmed, transferable, sight, usance, and red clause LCs, governed by UCP 600 guidelines for international trade. Also includes standby letters of credit, bank guarantees, documentary LCs, and RWA messages for enterprise buyers and trading counterparties.
• Export Finance Export finance services that release working capital tied up in cross-border or domestic trade invoices or purchase orders, addressing long exporter payment terms for trading companies and enterprises.
• Import Finance Import finance services — also known as trade, inventory, or stock finance — that allow international traders to manage cash flow and purchases for cross-border commodity transactions.
• Risk & Insurance Risk mitigation and insurance services covering foreign exchange risk, shipping risks, and ethics risks for international commodity transactions.
• Crude Oil Trading Trading of crude oil including Brent Crude, West Texas Intermediate (WTI), and Dubai/Oman benchmarks for oil majors, refineries, and trading companies.
• EN590 Diesel Fuel Trading Trading of automotive diesel fuel meeting European Union EN590 standards with ultra-low sulphur content.
• Heavy Fuel Oil Trading Trading of residual fuel used primarily as marine fuel, including HSFO, LSFO, and ULSFO variants.
• Light Cycle Oil Trading Trading of diesel boiling range material produced in Fluid Catalytic Cracking Units, used for low sulphur diesel production.
• Naphtha Trading Trading of naphtha, an intermediate product from crude oil distillation, used in gasoline production and as industrial solvents.
• Petroleum Coke Trading Trading of petroleum coke (petcoke), a byproduct of oil refining used as fuel in power plants and cement kilns and in industrial applications.
• Light Liquid Paraffin Trading Trading of light liquid paraffin, a combustible hydrocarbon liquid derived from petroleum, used as jet fuel, household fuel, and in chemical processes.
• Sugar Trading Trading of raw sugar in bulk and white sugar in bags or containers from world-leading producing countries, plus brown and granulated sugar variants for food-grade buyers.
• Corn Trading Trading of yellow and white dry milled corn goods including flour, meal, and grits for bakery, beverages, and confectionery applications.
• Coffee Trading Trading of Brazilian and other coffees using both washed and natural processing methods, with detailed coverage of Brazilian regional varieties.
• Rice Trading Trading of Japonica and Indica rice varieties, with global rice production exceeding 480 million metric tons annually.
• Wheat Trading Trading of various wheat types including soft red winter, hard red winter, hard red spring, soft white, hard white, and durum wheat.
• Base Metal Trading Trading of ferrous metals (cast iron, steel, stainless steel) and non-ferrous metals (aluminium, copper, lead, nickel, tin, zinc) for industrial manufacturers and trading firms.
• Precious Metal Trading Trading of gold, silver, platinum, and palladium with pricing driven by supply, demand, and market volatility for jewellery, electronics, dentistry, aerospace, autocatalyst, and investment buyers.
• Coal Trading Trading of thermal and metallurgical coal including peat, lignite, sub-bituminous, cannel, bituminous, anthracite, and graphite for energy and steel producers.
• Chemical Trading Trading of commodity chemicals including plastics, synthetic fibers, fertilizers, cosmetics, and cleaning agents, plus specific offerings in ethylene, soda ash, and sulphuric acid.
• Scrap Trading Acquisition of offshore platforms, rigs, drilling vessels, barges, dredgers, tankers, and bulkers for recycling or demolition.

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Vitol: World's largest independent oil trader, also active in metals and power. Competes with Global Trading in crude/refined products intermediation but at vastly greater scale and with proprietary infrastructure.
• Glencore: Diversified major commodity trader and marketer across oil, metals, and agri. Overlaps with Global Trading in physical commodity intermediation but operates at vastly larger scale and also owns upstream/midstream assets.
• Cargill: Global agribusiness giant trading grains, oilseeds, sugar, and other soft commodities — overlaps with Global Trading's agricultural trading segment but operates a vertically integrated model at much greater scale.

Direct peers

• Gunvor Group: Independent physical oil and commodities trader intermediating crude, refined products, gas, and metals — directly comparable business model to Global Trading's oil-led verticals.
• Hartree Partners: Independent physical and financial commodity merchant active across oil, metals, and agri — comparable intermediation model and customer base to Global Trading, though with greater capital-markets presence.
• Trafigura: Singapore-headquartered global commodity trader intermediating oil, metals, and agri flows with integrated trade finance. Closest geographic and product-set comparable to Global Trading, though materially larger in scale.
• Louis Dreyfus Company: Global merchant trader of agricultural commodities (sugar, coffee, rice, wheat, corn) — directly overlaps with Global Trading's agri trading segment and target buyer profiles.
• Freepoint Commodities: Physical commodity merchant focused on oil, refined products, metals, and coal — directly comparable product breadth and intermediary positioning to Global Trading.
• Mercuria: Geneva-based independent commodity trader active in crude oil, refined products, metals, and agri — competing head-to-head for the same buyer/supplier counterparties Global Trading serves.

Regional players

• Wilmar International: Asia-headquartered agribusiness group trading and processing sugar, grains, and edible oils. Regional overlap with Global Trading's agricultural commodity intermediation, particularly in Asian sourcing channels.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GlobalTradingL3

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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