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GRAIN TRADER SWISS MARCOPOLO COMMODITIES PLANS TO OPEN OFFICE IN UKRAINE

28 March , 2018  

Marcopolo Commodities S.A. grain trader (Switzerland) has decided to open its representative office in Ukraine by July 2018 in order to improve the efficiency of work of the Black Sea market. “To maximize the efficiency of work of the Black Sea market, the management decided to establish a local representative office. It is planned by the new season to open a Ukrainian office, whose tasks include purchase of grain and processed products and delivery under the CPT terms for subsequent sale to end users under FOB/CIF terms,” director of the company’s analytics department Olena Neroba told Interfax-Ukraine.
The company plans to reach 1 million tonnes of supplies per season. The company intends to purchase goods directly from manufacturers. “We understand that the availability of our own infrastructure will create additional competitive advantages. And we are aimed at long-term cooperation with the Black Sea region and rely on Ukraine,” she said.
Marcopolo Commodities S.A. plans to open an office not only in Ukraine, but also in Madrid to make it easier to work with the south of Europe and in Singapore to enter the Asian market. The Swiss company Marcopolo Commodities S.A. was founded in 2015. It is engaged in trade in grains, oilseeds, processed products and biofuel. The owner and head of the company is Gonzalo de Lusarreta.

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