Independent market advisory
Connecting industrial demand with international supply.
I help producers, traders and industrial buyers understand raw-material markets, find the right partners and build business that lasts.
What I do
Between production and consumption, there is a market to understand.
A good product doesn't automatically make a good business. Origin, price, logistics, regulation and local buying habits all decide whether an opportunity works. I work with both sides to find where they can meet.
Who I work with
Two sides, one conversation
Refineries, producers & traders
An extension of your international commercial team in markets you can't cover alone.
Market assessment
Size, applications, competing origins and realistic price positioning.
The right customers
Relevant buyers and distributors — not generic lead lists.
Product–market fit
Which grades the market actually uses, and where to adapt.
Business development
From first technical evaluation to a lasting account.
Local perspective
Honest feedback that is hard to get from headquarters.
Industrial buyers
A clear view of the alternatives beyond your established supply chain.
Alternative sourcing
Qualified producers and new origins for your raw materials.
Product matching
Specifications and samples compared against your application.
Supply intelligence
Who makes it, where capacity sits, how availability is shifting.
Price context
International levels, feedstock movements, alternative routes.
Problem solving
When a material becomes scarce, costly or unsuitable.
Focus areas
The markets I follow
Markets I study and help develop — not a catalogue of products for sale.
Waxes
- Slack wax
- Paraffin wax
- Semi & fully refined
- Microcrystalline
- Fischer-Tropsch
- Specialty waxes
Candles, rubber and tyres, adhesives, packaging, cosmetics, coatings.
Solvents
- Toluene
- Xylene
- Acetone
- Methanol
- IPA
- Ethyl acetate
Coatings, inks, adhesives, cleaning and chemical intermediates.
How I work
Independent. Commercial. Practical.
- 1
Understand
Your application, objective or market challenge.
- 2
Investigate
Producers, specifications, prices, logistics, alternatives.
- 3
Connect
Suppliers and customers who genuinely fit.
- 4
Develop
Ongoing feedback and support as the relationship grows.
“The aim isn't simply an introduction — it's business that makes sense for both sides.”