In our commodities portfolio, we specialize in trading a diverse range of products that are essential to global industries and economies.
We cater to a wide array of markets, ensuring that each product meets the highest quality standards and fulfils the specific needs of our clients.
The heavy part of the barrel is one of ASFT’ core specialties. These dense liquid cuts, or “residuals,” are crucial for refining processes, enhancing and diversifying raw material feedstocks for optimisation. Finding appropriate applications for these feedstocks requires deep market insight, strong trading expertise, and logistics skills and a very strong network. With stringent global standards, we ensure key parameters on properties such as sulfur and viscosity, sourcing, blending, and trading bunker components are met. ASFT ensures compatibility and high performance while preventing losses.
These products come from the refining process. Naphtha, or straight-run gasoline, is the light stream obtained during the atmospheric distillation of crude oil. It serves two main purposes:
- As a primary raw material for petrochemical processes, and
- As the base component for modern gasoline.
- As a primary source of fuel for homes, power generation and industrial applications
To meet performance and emissions standards, naphtha undergoes complex secondary processing such as reforming, isomerization, and alkylation, with components blended in precise ratios. Gasoline itself has been a staple motor fuel for over a century and continues to evolve in chemical complexity and performance. ASFT has maintained a supplier role for naphtha and other light ends to refiners and petrochemical producers in need. The core team also has extensive experience in LPG trading and handling including ship to ship transfer and storage solutions.
- Gasoil
- Jet Fuel
- Kerosine & White Spirits
- Marine Fuel Oil & Bunkers
Middle distillates are fuels derived from the middle of the atmospheric distillation column and further refined to meet modern performance and environmental standards. They are essential for industry, agriculture, and transport. Diesel fuels industries across the globe and is one of the most consumed middle distillates in various economic drivers. Jet and marine fuels and bunkers are key to global trade.
ASFT’ middle distillates team ensures compliance with strict regulations, delivering high-quality fuels globally.
Crude oil is the primary raw material from which numerous refined products are derived. ASFT sources and trades a wide range of crude grades from strategic producing regions to meet the diverse demands of refiners worldwide.
Our crude oil products vary in quality and specification, enabling us to support different market needs. Among the crude we trade are from light, sweet barrels ideal for producing high-value gasoline and middle distillates, to heavier grades used for fuel oil, asphalt and other applications.
ASFT leverages its industry experience and market intelligence to provide reliable access to crude supplies, aligning logistics, risk management, and delivery schedules in a way that supports customer requirements across regions.
We are committed to ensuring that our crude trading operations comply with global quality standards and regulatory requirements, integrating strong risk controls and compliance processes throughout the supply chain.
Delivery timelines and import regulations are strictly adhered to ensuring feedstock demand is met.
Petrochemicals & Fertilisers
ASFT’ offers a diverse portfolio of products, ranging from fundamental chemicals to advanced materials. We trade both fundamental chemicals ammonia and methanol, as well as advanced materials like xylenes, styrene monomer, and a wide array of thermoplastic resins, including polyethylene, polypropylene, and PVC depending on the supply and demand. This comprehensive range underscores our commitment to meeting varied industrial needs and staying at the forefront of the petrochemical industry. While working closely with Petrochemical producers from various regions, ASFT is also in a position to delivery other products for the agriculture industry such as sulphur and urea
Dry Bulk Commodities and Vessels
Dry bulk commodities are essential raw materials transported in bulk quantities without packaging and in some cases jumbo bags. These products play a vital role in industrial supply chains and are widely used across sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing, power generation and construction.
ASFT trades a variety of dry bulk products, leveraging its strong logistics capabilities and global network to deliver materials efficiently and reliably. Our focus is on quality, timely delivery, and meeting the specific requirements of our customers in different regions.
Whether supporting agricultural needs, industrial production, power generation or infrastructure development, ASFT’ dry bulk division ensures that commodities reach their destinations according to agreed quality and logistical standards. ASFT and its leadership have extensive experience in supply and transportation of cargoes such as coal, ores, and aggregates