Global Markets

Freepoint's physical market expertise spans the globe

We leverage valued industry relationships the world over to effectively manage and optimize physical commodities flows and logistics.

For our globally traded products, our vertically-integrated lines of business, create value throughout the commodity supply chain. From commodity origination, transportation and logistics, delivery, and offering structured solutions, Freepoint serves as an intermediary between our counterparties and the global economy.

Commodity Merchant Trading

When managing physical assets, including transportation, storage, terminals and power plants, Freepoint draws upon an extensive network of global strategic relationships to execute value-creating transactions for our counterparties.

Global Agricultural Products

Freepoint’s knowledge of Asian markets ensures a steady and secure supply for the China market through its agriculture business in Asia. With rising incomes and increased urbanization, China’s demand for edible oils is expected to continue rising at a healthy pace for the foreseeable future and we will be there to help our counterparties meet that demand.

We import and distribute edible oils from all major origins: North American, South America and Southeast Asia.  In addition, Freepoint offers Risk Management, Trade Finance and Structured Finance solutions for our customers to help improve price transparency and stability to enhance supply chain efficiency.

As part of our commitment to sustainable growth, Freepoint’s agricultural business also sources and supplies renewable feedstocks, both crop and waste-based, to meet the world’s growing demand for biofuels.

 

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)

Freepoint’s LNG team offers tailored solutions for our customer’s short and long-term LNG requirements, including local natural gas sourcing, liquification, shipping, and delivery.  Our global natural gas footprint enables us to provide comprehensive price discovery and economic optimization.

Global Metals and Concentrates

Freepoint Metals & Concentrates LLC (FMC) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Freepoint Commodities LLC. FMC is a leading merchant in the global market for base metal concentrates. FMC trades solely as a principle and physical market maker, having long-standing relationships with most major global mining and smelting companies. FMC offers financial, technical, and commercial solutions to the mining sector for negotiated offtakes. By integrating its market knowledge across the industry value chain, FMC is able to identify and capture arbitrage opportunities in real-time on a global basis. FMC is able to respond to supply and demand changes and offer its counterparties solutions that address the immediate and long-term imbalances caused by such events.

FMC has an outstanding reputation for the consistency of its efficient and reliable physical trading execution and working responsibly with its customers.

Its success is attributable to the high level of expertise and tenure of its management team, traders, and operators, most of whom have spent their entire careers in the industry, acquiring skills and developing relationships across the entire metals industry value chain.

 

Global Oil and Oil Products

Freepoint has deep-rooted global expertise in oil and oil product markets from well-to-wheel. Our value proposition is underpinned by our ability to offer vertical solutions for our counterparties.

Freepoint’s team of industry experts invests in and manages strategic oil infrastructure and logistics assets to achieve transactional efficiencies, enhance risk mitigation, and maximize flexibility to capitalize on global arbitrage.

We have the operational capability to source global crude oil streams from oil majors, while retaining the ability to transact with boutique producers. We then leverage technology to enhance our physical logistics capabilities to gather and blend material for our counterparties utilizing our access to a network of trucks, rail, barges, vessels, and tankage. Our oil products business specializes in the full range of refined products, offering optionality to end-users.

Our physical trading platform is supported by a group of deeply analytical professionals who provide market insights to our counterparties and allow Freepoint to be on the leading edge of energy transition opportunities.

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