Notes FromThe Trade,Written Down

Paperwork, grades, shipping modes and certification — what we have had to know to move a shipment, set down plainly.

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Compliance

Which FTA Form Your Shipment Needs

Form D, Form A1, Form AK, MPCEPA — which certificate of origin clears your port, and what the mill has to state before we can issue it.

12 August 20266 min read

Sourcing

Consolidating Mixed Grades Into One FCL

Part loads of fatty acid, glycerine and soap noodles can travel together. What that saves, and the packing rules that decide whether it is possible.

28 July 20265 min read

Sustainability

What RSPO Certification Asks Of A Trader

Mass balance, segregated, identity preserved. The three supply chain models, and what each one obliges the desk in the middle to document.

9 July 20267 min read

Technical

Reading A Glycerine Certificate Of Analysis

Purity at 99.7% minimum is the headline figure. Colour, ash, chlorides and MONG are the ones that decide whether the drum passes your incoming check.

24 June 20268 min read

Logistics

Flexibag, Isotank Or Drums

Three ways to move a liquid oleochemical, and the volume, viscosity and destination questions that pick between them before price does.

5 June 20265 min read

Technical

Pharmacopoeia Grades Explained

USP, EP and BP describe the same material against three different monographs. Which one your formulation has to name, and why it matters at customs.

19 May 20266 min read

Sourcing

Hedging A Volatile CPO Basis

Derivative feedstock prices track crude palm oil with a lag. How contract length and pricing windows share that swing between buyer and seller.

30 April 20267 min read

Sustainability

Traceability Back To The Mill

Buyers increasingly ask for the mill, not just the refinery. What a traceable chain looks like on paper, and where it usually breaks.

11 April 20266 min read

Logistics

What Slows A Port Clearance

Most delays are documentary, not physical. The four mismatches between the bill of lading, the invoice and the COO that cost the most days.

27 March 20265 min read