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Revolutionizing Commodity Trading: The Digital Opportunity

The global commodity trading market, a multi-trillion-dollar industry, remains one of the last major sectors operating predominantly offline. Manual processes, opaque pricing structures, and limited market access create inefficiencies that cost traders time and money. However, a wave of digital transformation in commodity trading is on the horizon, promising to revolutionize how commodities and raw materials are bought and sold.

The Untapped Potential of Digitalization

Digital commodity trading opens doors to enhanced transparency, streamlined operations, and broader market access. By shifting away from outdated systems, traders can:

  • Leverage real-time market data
  • Automate transactions
  • Reduce operational risks
  • Standardize contractual terms
  • Standardise & due diligence on all players

This evolution benefits not only large corporations but also empowers small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to participate more competitively in global trade.

BLK: The Amazon of Commodities

Leading this digital revolution in commodity trading is BLK Commodities, often dubbed the “Amazon of commodities and raw materials.” BLK has built a robust, user-friendly online commodity trading platform that connects buyers and sellers worldwide, offering unparalleled access to a wide range of commodities.

Key features of BLK’s platform:

  • Real-time pricing and market data
  • Secure payment gateways
  • End-to-end logistics support
  • Proprietary vetting for all users
  • Standardized contractual terms for raw material purchases

Explosive Growth and Market Expansion

BLK’s impact on the market has been extraordinary. Over the past three years, the company has doubled its revenue each year consecutively, a testament to its disruptive business model and the growing demand for digital solutions in commodity trading.

BLK’s strategic expansion into high-potential markets like India, Japan, and Australia has further fueled growth, tapping into some of the world’s largest and most dynamic commodity markets. These regions offer immense opportunities due to their robust industrial sectors and increasing demand for streamlined trading solutions.

Why Now Is the Time to Go Digital

The timing for digitalising commodity trading couldn’t be better. Global supply chain disruptions, rising commodity prices, and the growing demand for transparency have accelerated the need for online trading platforms.

Key benefits of digitalizing commodity trading:

  • Efficiency Gains: Automating manual processes like invoicing and purchase order generation reduces time and costs – saving SMEs between 1,000 and 10,000 hours per year on procurement.
  • Market Transparency: Real-time data ensures fair pricing and better decision-making.
  • Global Reach: Digital platforms break down geographical barriers, opening access to new markets without the need for businesses to establish a physical office presence.

A Prime Investment Opportunity

For investors, BLK Commodities presents a rare opportunity to be part of a disruptive and rapidly expanding company in the digital commodity trading space. With consistent year-over-year revenue growth and successful global market expansion, BLK is poised for continued success.

Why invest in BLK Commodities?

  • Proven Growth: Over 100% annual revenue growth for three consecutive years.
  • Market Leadership: Positioned as the go-to horizontal online commodity marketplace.
  • Scalable Model: Strong potential for continued global expansion. Shipping operations supported by a digital, online scalable framework.
  • Innovative Solutions: Leveraging technology to disrupt traditional commodity trading – transforming a multi-trillion dollar market.
  • History Repeating Itself: we have seen it happen with retail in the early 2000’s. Now is the time for upstream supply chain to undergo its digital transformation.

Conclusion

The commodity trading market is on the brink of a significant transformation. As more industry players embrace digitalisation, platforms like BLK are leading the charge, unlocking new opportunities and setting new standards for efficiency and transparency.

With its rapid growth and strategic market expansion, BLK is not just digitalising commodity trading—it’s revolutionizing it. For traders and investors, now is the perfect time to leverage this digital wave.

Ready to invest in the future of commodity trading?

Discover how investing in BLK Commodities can offer substantial growth opportunities.

BLK Marketplace – Growth and Distribution of Underlying Assets

An Overview of the World’s First Commodity Marketplace Rapid Growth

BLK MVP launched in September 2019. Let’s take a look at how the marketplace has evolved by analysing its stock and value growth over the past 2 years.

The Humble Beginnings

The second half of 2019 was a game of chicken and egg. Which comes first?

We decided that in order to drive demand on our marketplace, supply had to be there first. This was done with a customer-centric approach. In the B2B space, you often have one shot at fidelising a customer. If you fail they are much less likely to come back.

With this in mind, we got to work to bring in the first 3 suppliers for each category:

  1. Agricultural
  2. Chemicals
  3. Energy
  4. Construction
  5. Main Bulks
  6. Industrial
  7. Metals
BLK Marketplace – Value of commodities in stock over time

Q2 of 2020 was when things started to pick-up. We agreed strategic partnerships with UK and India-based producers of semi-finished metal products, then onboarded the first chemical suppliers.

In December 2020 our big breakthrough: our first transaction. We are now post-revenue.

From the beginning of 2021, with the birth of our Supply Chain division, we targeted SMEs and large corporate businesses, some of which are blue-chip, publicly-listed entities.

We have now shifted gears, driving supply onto the marketplace thanks to the increased demand.

The strategy is to sign large buyers on, let them bring in their own suppliers, to get cash-back on their orders. We share the profits we earn with them and the growth becomes exponential.

Between Q1 and Q2 2021 we grow 265%, with an average annual compound growth rate of 277.8% and an overall growth of 3225% between 2019 and 2021.

Underlying Commodity Asset Value Distribution by Category

BLK Marketplace – Commodities value distribution by category

To date, suppliers on our marketplace trade $332M-worth of chemical commodities (31% of the total value of goods for sale on BLK); $242M of metal products (including grade A steel, stainless steel and high-strength alloys); $238M of Agricultural goods (22% of the total) and $219M of energy products (20% of the total).

BLK Marketplace – Commodities distribution by quantity

Metals account for the vast majority of the overall quantity in sheer weight – nearly 1 million tons.

In second place come construction materials, with one supplier stacking a whopping 220,000+ tons of aggregates, cement, construction sand and bentonite, the main component of the clay used to fabricate bricks, fuelling the booming housing market in the UK and Europe.

Main Bulks, which cover fly ash, sand and lower-value commodities, together with Industrial products (mainly lubricants and specialised chemicals) account for a 4% of the overall stock value traded on BLK, with an overall 16% in terms of sheer volume contribution. The reason for this is that these are generally high-volume, low-value commodities.

Outlook

As we move forward into the second half of 2021 and further into 2022, we will continue seeing a significant and steady growth in our marketplace activity.

With a few deals under negotiation, our short-term pipeline already holds a further half-million tons of energy products, which will account for an additional $300M in stock value in the next 3-6 months.

Contacts & Additional Info

For additional information on our growth, projections and performance, contact our investor relations at info@blk-global.com

or Gabriele Dadò – Founder & CEO, at gabriele.dado@blk-global.com

To learn more about BLK, our proprietary Rating system and how we assess quality, ensuring security on all transactions and differentiating from all vertical-focused marketplaces, check out our LinkedIn page or see our blog.