Wilben Trade

What Wilben Trade does

Wilben Trade is a Dubai-headquartered merchant trading, procurement, and supply chain credit company founded in 2014 by Marcus Wade, a former trade finance executive at Cargill and Noble Resources. The company operates three integrated business lines: commodities trading (agricultural products such as wheat, grains, corn, pulses, oils and feeds; energy products including crude, gasoline and diesel; and metals including copper, aluminium and steel) sourced primarily from the Black Sea region and delivered to MENA, Turkey, Africa, the Indian Sub-Continent, Europe, and Asia; procurement and supply, providing single-source equipment and materials for construction, infrastructure, manufacturing, mining, transportation, healthcare, energy, municipal, and industrial customers; and supply chain credit solutions that extend tailored credit terms to buyers and integrate with the trading and procurement operations. Wilben serves enterprise customers through an experienced in-house commercial team, generating revenue through trading margins, procurement fees, and credit/interest income on bespoke, relationship-driven contracts rather than standardized pricing. The firm operates on four continents with offices in Dubai (headquarters), London (Wilben Trade UK Limited, company number 11058155), and described regional presence across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, and holds affiliations with UK Export Finance, the UK Department for International Trade, GAFTA, and the Exporting is GREAT campaign. Leadership consists of Founder and Chairman Marcus Wade and CEO Andrew Fairie, and the company self-describes as a multi-billion dollar revenue enterprise, although this figure likely reflects gross transaction volume rather than recognized net revenue. No proprietary technology platform or AI capabilities are disclosed, and the business model is fundamentally relationship-based, leveraging human expertise in trade finance, commodities, and supply chain management.

Name

Wilben Trade

Legal name

Wilben Trade UK Limited

Website

https://wilbentrade.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Wilben Trade is a Dubai-based merchant trading and procurement house founded in 2014 that trades agricultural, energy, and metal commodities, supplies capital equipment, and extends supply chain credit to enterprise customers across four continents including Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Commodities Trading and Procurement

NAICS

Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (424510), Other Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers (42459), Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (423810), Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (42382)

SIC

Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150), Wholesale-Metals & Minerals (No Petroleum) (5050), Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084)

akta.pro primary industry

Grain & Oilseed Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Starches, Flours & Milling Products Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAH)

Keywords

• Commodities trading
• Procurement services
• Supply chain credit
• Merchant trading
• Capital equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Dubai

HQ country

United Arab Emirates

HQ region

Middle East

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Commodities Trading: Wilben earns margins through trading agricultural commodities (wheat/grains, corn, pulses, oils, feeds), energy (crude, gasoline, diesel), and metals (copper, aluminium, steel) across global markets including Black Sea region, MENA, Turkey, Africa, Indian Sub-Continent, Europe, Middle East and Asia.
2. Procurement and Supply Services: Complete single source procurement solutions delivering equipment, materials and products for construction, infrastructure, production, manufacturing, mining, transportation, healthcare, energy, municipal and industrial sectors worldwide. Revenue generated through procurement fees and trading margins.
3. Supply Chain Credit Solutions: Tailored credit solutions integrated with commodities and procurement operations. Customers can either allow Wilben to be the supplier or integrate Wilben into their existing supply chain to deal with preferred suppliers. Revenue generated through interest and credit fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Wilben Trade is a global merchant trading and procurement house that buys, sells, and supplies agricultural commodities (wheat, grains, corn, pulses, oils, feeds), energy products (crude, gasoline, diesel), and metals (copper, aluminium, steel), while delivering single-source procurement of machinery, equipment, and materials across construction, infrastructure, mining, manufacturing, healthcare, and industrial sectors, complemented by tailored supply chain credit solutions integrated with trading and procurement operations.

Product overview

Wilben Trade is a global merchant trading and procurement house that offers three interconnected core services: Commodities Trading (handling agri, energy, and metals), Procurement and Supply (providing single-source equipment and materials sourcing), and Supply Chain Credit Solutions (integrated credit facilities). These services work together to provide comprehensive international trade solutions, allowing customers to source products and access financing through a unified partner.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commodities Trading Trading in agricultural products (wheat/grains, corn, pulses, oils, feeds), energy (crude, gasoline, diesel), and metals (copper, aluminium, steel). Source markets are centred around the Black Sea with key destinations across MENA, Turkey, Africa, and the Indian Sub-Continent; energy and metals trade across Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia.
• Procurement and Supply Delivers complete, single source procurement solutions for machinery, equipment, and materials across construction, infrastructure, production, manufacturing, mining, transportation, healthcare, energy, municipal, and industrial sectors.
• Supply Chain Credit Solutions Tailored credit solutions that integrate with commodities and procurement operations, enabling customers to access credit terms matching their cash conversion cycles and mitigating supplier payment term challenges.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UK Export FinancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWilben displays the UK Export Finance logo on their About Us page, indicating a partnership or affiliation with the UK government's export credit agency.
• Department for International Trade (DIT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWilben displays the DITrade logo on their About Us page, indicating partnership with the UK government's international trade department.
• GAFTA (The Grain and Feed Trade Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWilben displays the GAFTA logo on their About Us page. GAFTA is a trade association for the grain and feed trade. Membership indicates adherence to industry standards and access to trade network.
• Exporting is GREATminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWilben displays the Exporting is GREAT logo on their About Us page, indicating partnership with the UK government's export promotion campaign.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Trafigura: One of the world's largest independent commodity merchants trading metals, energy and agricultural products globally. Highly comparable to Wilben's integrated trading model, although materially larger in scale and broader in product range.
• Noble Resources: Global agricultural commodity trader where Wilben's founder Marcus Wade previously established the Commodity Enhanced Finance division. Direct overlap in agri trading and trade finance for emerging markets.
• Louis Dreyfus Company: Major global merchant trading agricultural commodities (grains, oilseeds, rice, coffee, cotton) with significant emerging-market presence. Comparable business model, customer base, and product mix to Wilben's agri business.
• Export Trading Group (ETG): Specialist agricultural commodity merchant focused on connecting African and Asian emerging markets with global supply. Closely comparable to Wilben in geographic focus, commodity mix, and integrated supply chain model.
• Mercuria Energy Trading: Independent global commodity trader with significant energy and metals operations and presence in emerging markets. Comparable trading infrastructure, customer type, and credit-integrated approach.
• Gunvor Group: Independent global commodity trader with energy focus and growing metals and agri exposure. Comparable in merchant trading scale, credit-led approach, and emerging-markets orientation.

Broad incumbents

• Cargill: One of the largest privately held agri-commodity traders and processors globally. Comparable in agricultural trading and supply chain credit activities, and the prior employer of Wilben's founder.
• Bunge: Global agribusiness and food company trading grains, oilseeds and related commodities. Comparable in agricultural commodity merchandising and supply chain financing capabilities, though much larger and more diversified.

Emerging players

• Adani Wilmar: Vertically integrated commodity merchant serving Indian and South Asian markets in edible oils, grains and staples. Comparable in agri commodity distribution and Indian Sub-Continent reach.
• Phoenix Commodities: Dubai-based agricultural commodity trader focused on grains, rice, sugar and edible oils across MENA, Africa and Asia. Strongly comparable to Wilben in geography, product mix, and size profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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