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The Impact of Solar Energy on ESG
Solar energy is a renewable energy source that converts sunlight into electricity. Silicon is the main raw material used to produce solar panels, which also require small amounts of metals such as aluminum, copper, silver, and others. Production costs vary, [...]
What is CTRM Software?
As with all types of trading, commodity trading comes with inherent and unavoidable risks. Despite the intrinsic nature of these risks, you can take steps to manage and mitigate them – with the right tools. It may be tempting [...]
The Rise of LNG
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is a valuable resource. With the high demand and a turbulent global economy in recent years, there's much to dissect within the LNG market. To learn more about the rise and current state of LNG in [...]
The Return of Coal Trading
Return of Coal Trading and its Risks Coal is one of the oldest and most prominent sources of energy on the earth’s surface. Coal trading can be traced back as early as the Roman and Aztec Empire. With the industrial [...]
The Evolution of Commodity Trading
Commodity Trading: An Evolution Commodity trading has come a long way since its earliest origins. The trading of goods has been around for centuries, but it wasn't until the advent of modern transportation and communication that commodity trading as we [...]
The Copper Dilemma – High volatility in Copper Trading
Copper Trading and the Economic Outlook Copper is one of the most widely used metals in the world since the discovery of electricity by Benjamin Franklin in 1752. The metal, also known as Dr. Copper, has widespread applications in various [...]
Financing the Oil Trade during Pandemic and War
The Oil Industry has come under tremendous pressure in recent years due to various global crises such as the Pandemic and Russia-Ukraine War. Both of these events had a contrasting impact on the Oil Trade. Moving further, we will explore [...]
How to Tackle Price Risk in the Grain Market
How to Tackle Price Risk in the Grain Market Introduction The grain market is susceptible to numerous variables that can cause significant fluctuations in grain prices, such as weather conditions, supply and demand, trade policies, and geopolitical events. These unpredictable [...]
ComFin talking about Trends in Commodity Trading
ComFin Software has recently participated in a series of interviews conducted by Dr. Markus Hummel, MBA, Managing Director of Oxford Energy. As part of Oxford Energy’s consulting work, Dr. Hummel has been doing some research on the main challenges mid-tier E-CTRM [...]