"Includes a European-based physical energy commodities merchant"...

"Includes a European-based physical energy
commodities merchant"

Is it Glencore?


What companies trade commodities?

Modern companies

• Archer Daniels Midland.
• Bunge Limited.
• Cargill.
• Castleton Commodities International.
• COFCO Group.
• Czarnikow.
• Glencore.
• Gunvor.

Largest Firms (Worldwide)

• Vitol.
• Glencore. ...
• Cargill. ...
• Koch Industries. ...
• Archer Daniels Midland. ...
• Gunvor International. ...
• Trafigura. ...
• Mercuria.

Commodities traders have long been drawn to Switzerland for its laissez-faire attitude to regulation, low taxes and central location that allows traders to easily communicate with staff in Asia, Europe and the Americas in the same day.


Top 7 Largest Trading Company Rankings by Total Assets

Rankings by Total Assets

	Rank	Profile	Total Assets	Type	Region
1	1.	Glencore	$124,076,000,000	Trading Company	Europe
2	2.	Sumitomo Corporation	$75,296,140,000	Trading Company	Asia
3	3.	Cargill Inc	$61,679,000,000	Trading Company	North America
4	4.	Marubeni Corporation	$58,543,250,000	Trading Company	Asia
5	5.	Trafigura Group	$54,151,400,000	Trading Company	Asia
6	6.	Louis Dreyfus Company	$19,538,000,000	Trading Company	Europe