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22 January 2018
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Agri/Soft Commodities

ADM pursues merger with grain trader Bunge

US grain merchant Archer Daniels Midland has proposed a takeover of New York-headquartered Bunge, which could set up a bidding war with Swiss-based rival Glencore. Bunge,...

17 January 2018
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Agri/Soft Commodities

COFCO hires ex-ADM manager to head new Asia zone

Chinese agri-trader COFCO International has hired former Archer Daniels Midland Co manager Frederik Groth as head of the Asia-Pacific region excluding China. Based in...

02 January 2018

Akin Gump promotes 15 to partnership

US-based global law firm Akin Gump has elected 15 new partners, They are Peter I Altman (Los Angeles), Matthew D Bivona (Dallas), Sam Brodie (London), Jason M Daniel...

14 December 2017
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Agri/Soft Commodities

Archer Daniels Midland to sell Bolivian oilseeds operations

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is to sell its oilseeds operations in Bolivia to Inversiones Piuranas. The sale encompasses ADM’s processing facility in...

06 December 2017

Cargill, Bunge, ADM in talks over Brazilian commodities rail project

A consortium including commodity traders Cargill, Archer Daniels Midland, Bunge, and Amaggi is in discussion to bid for a $4.3 billion railway project that would bring...

05 December 2017

Defining a trade finance fund strategy

Trade finance funds looking to attract capital from big-ticket institutional investors must provide more clarity about their strategies and where they sit within the...

17 November 2017

LCs: An outdated concept?

The shift to open account trade continues to raise question marks over the future and relevance of traditional letters of credit (LCs).

31 October 2017

Archer Daniels Midland profit misses estimates on weaker margins

US agri-trader Archer Daniels Midland reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly profit, hurt by poor margins in its agriservices and oilseeds businesses. Profit in its...

16 October 2017
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Infrastructure, Transport

Top Trump ironies: Donald has a plan

Forget twitter and the crassness, Donald Trump has an infrastructure plan that the PPP industry actually likes. But is it workable, and would it pass congress?

28 September 2017

Archer Daniels Midlands' cost savings on track but soft sales a concern

Chicago-headquartered Archer Daniels Midland is running ahead of schedule with its savings target of $225 million for 2017, but its dismal sales surprise history remains...

19 September 2017

Alterra buys 40MW Jawbone wind project

Renewable energy company Alterra Power Corp has acquired the project located in Kern County, California, from the Philip and Daniel Rudnick-owned Jawbone Wind Energy LLC...

30 August 2017

Archer Daniels Midland hires new corporate treasurer

Chicago-headquartered Archer Daniels Midland has hired Rachel Hudson as vice president and treasurer. She joined ADM in 2002 and has held leadership positions in the...

25 August 2017
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Transport

I-69: The availability PPP that couldn’t

The US state of Indiana has terminated the contract and paid off the bond debt for the I-69 PPP. Was picking a shaky contractor bad luck or bad judgement? And what...

01 August 2017
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Oil & gas, Transport

Bridging the gap: Exporters look elsewhere as US Ex-Im is unable to provide

US Ex-Im has been without authority to approve transactions above $10 million for over 18 months, provoking huge changes for some of Ex-Im’s largest clients. However,...

21 July 2017

How can export finance be simplified?: New TXF podcast released

Making export finance more accessible - a key debate from TXF Venice

11 July 2017

Sugar reshuffle: Traders set to profit from EU quota change

In anticipation of changes to the EU’s sugar production quota in October, European sugar producers and refiners are gearing up for a more competitive market place....

11 July 2017

Natixis promotes Klinger and appoints new Asia-Pacific infra head

Natixis has promoted Daniel Klinger – previously head of head of aviation, export and infrastructure in Asia-Pacific – to the newly created role of head of...

10 July 2017

Asian agri-traders: Global funding base for global ambitions

Singapore-based commodity trader Olam’s debut European revolver is the latest signal that the Asian agri-trader label is outdated. Dramatic growth in recent years means...

30 June 2017

Daniel Cotti joins TradeIX as CFO

London-based trade finance platform provider TradeIX has appointed Daniel Cotti as its chief financial officer (CFO). He was previously the head of European trade finance...

12 June 2017

Commodities lending: Blind man's buffer?

Systemic risk - not yet. But as more of the commodities market becomes concentrated in the hand of a few large traders, are bank exposure limits a workable buffer to an...