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Multi-commodity exposures

Large industrial companies often manage a variety of volatile commodities in their production process. To successfully operate in a competitive market commodity costs and risks should be well understood and managed effectively. The KYOS commodity portfolio & risk management system captures years of industrial experience in managing budgets, commodity contracts, hedging, market price analysis and cash-flow forecasting. Procurement, sales, finance and treasury all profit from a strongly improved cash-flow forecast.

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Food

Food manufacturing clients demand price flexibility from the larger suppliers. The sugar industry in Europe for example is changing rapidly.

Beverage

Beverage companies consume a portfolio of commodities. This includes, glass bottles, LDPE, wood pallets, natural gas, electricity, wheat and barley.

Chemical

The chemical industry is a large consumer of oil (+derivatives), natural gas, steam and electricity. Most of these commodities have regular periods of high volatility.

Construction

Construction companies are exposed to aluminium, steel, bricks, bitumen, cement and glass. Most of these commodities are created in an energy intensive process.

Metals

The metal market is a developed market with multiple exchanges where commodities are traded. The base metals exists of copper, lead, tin, nickel, zinc and aluminium.

Paper

The paper and pulp production is a highly energy intensive process. The energy consumed is mainly natural gas and regularly the electricity produced is sold.

Transport

In transport and dredging contracts the costs of the fuel component is significant. By adding fuel price adjustment clauses the risk is passed on to the contractors.

Waste

The waste management industry produces energy from waste. The energy production is often sold to industrial companies in the direct neighborhood as steam or electricity.

Automotive

The automotive industry is exposed to multiple commodity price risks. This varies from aluminium and steel for the bodywork to chemical products like plastics and paint.