Strategic sourcing & global procurement
Global procurement, conducted to a verifiable standard.
An Australian trading company registered since 2003. We source refined fuels and crude, aluminium and copper, premium agrifoods and security technology for clients across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.
Corporate bona fides
Our particulars, on the public record.
Counterparties are right to check who they are dealing with before a first shipment. Every detail below can be confirmed independently, at no cost, through the Australian Business Register.
- Registered entity
- M.E. Global Trading Pty. Ltd.Trading as ME Global Trading
- Entity type
- Australian private company
- ABN
- 37 103 831 321Active from 24 February 2003
- ACN
- 103 831 321
- Registered office
- 21 Firth Street, Arncliffe NSW 2205, Australia
- Principal
- Michael NagiFounder and Chief Executive Officer
- Supply corridors
- Europe · Middle East · Asia · Australia
- Sectors served
- Refined fuels & crude · Base metals · Premium agrifoods · Security technology
Verify ABN 37 103 831 321 at abr.business.gov.au, or search the company at ASIC Connect.
Vendor due diligence
Suppliers are identified, credential-checked and reference-verified before they are put in front of a client. We do not introduce a counterparty we have not vetted ourselves.
International compliance
Import and export obligations, sanctions screening and product-specific regulation are settled before we go to market, not after a container has left port.
Transparent procedure
Our role in the transaction, the pricing structure and every fee are set out in writing at the outset. Clients see the same documentation we do.
What we source
Four product areas, sourced to a written specification.
We work to a written specification rather than trading opportunistically, and we name the grade, the inspection regime and the terms before anything moves.
Refined fuels & crude
EN590 10 ppm · Jet A-1 · Crude oil
Sourced and negotiated with established refineries and mandated sellers on CIF and FOB terms, with SGS or equivalent inspection at load and discharge.
Base metals
Aluminium · Copper
Access to aluminium ingot and billet and to copper cathode through producer and trader relationships, priced against LME benchmarks with an agreed premium.
Premium agrifoods
Paddock to port
End-to-end supply chain management that holds international safety and grading standards, with certification and documentation handled throughout.
Security technology
Controlled goods
Cross-border compliance, import and export regulation, end-user documentation and the secure acquisition of controlled technology.
Market reference
What we price, and how the price is built.
The grades below are the ones we are asked for most often. Metals are quoted against the London Metal Exchange settlement for the agreed pricing period, plus a premium we state in writing before you commit.
| Product | Specification | Form | Pricing basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary aluminiumP1020A | Al 99.70% min · Si ≤ 0.10 · Fe ≤ 0.20LME-registered brands on request | Ingot 22–25 kg, T-bar, sow | LME Aluminium + premium |
| Primary aluminiumA7 / A7E | GOST 11069-2001 · Al 99.70% minA7E to electrical grade; origin declared and sanctions-screened | Ingot 15–22 kg, bundled ~1 t | LME Aluminium + premium |
| Extrusion billet6063 | EN 573-3, homogenised, ultrasonic tested | 178–228 mm dia, cut to length | LME + billet upcharge |
| Extrusion billet6061 | EN 573-3 / ASTM B221 | Billet, cut to length | LME + billet upcharge |
| Wire rodEC grade 1350 | ASTM B233, 9.5 mm, conductivity 61% IACS min | Coil 2–2.5 t | LME + rod premium |
| Sheet ingot1xxx–5xxx series | Rolling slab to customer chemistry | Slab, scalped on request | LME + conversion |
| Secondary alloyADC12 / A380.1 | JIS H2118 / ANSI A380.1 | Ingot 5–10 kg, bundled | Formula or fixed price |
* All grades listed are subject to availability at the time of enquiry. Minimum parcel sizes and available brands vary by origin and pricing period. Official LME settlement data is licensed by the exchange, so we do not republish it here — current levels are on lme.com, and we quote a firm all-in figure on enquiry.
| Product | Specification | Form | Pricing basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper cathodeGrade A | BS EN 1978:1998 Cu-CATH-1 · Cu 99.99% minLME-registered brands | Full plate or cut, 2–2.5 t bundles | LME Copper + CIF premium |
| Copper cathodeNon-registered brand | Cu 99.97–99.99%, subject to independent assay | Cathode, bundled | LME less agreed discount |
| Copper wire rod8 mm | ASTM B49, ETP copper, oxygen 200–400 ppm | Coil 4–5 t | LME + rod premium |
| Copper billet | EN 12165 or customer chemistry | Billet, cut to length | LME + conversion |
| Copper cathodeBonded / in-warehouse | Grade A, warrant or warehouse receipt | In-warehouse parcels | LME + location premium |
* All grades listed are subject to availability at the time of enquiry. Cathode is sold against independent assay and weighing at discharge. Official LME settlement data is licensed by the exchange and not republished here — see lme.com for current levels, and we quote firm on enquiry.
| Product | Specification | Pricing benchmark | Barrels / tonne |
|---|---|---|---|
| EN590 diesel10 ppm | EN 590:2013 · sulphur ≤ 10 mg/kg · cetane 51 minDensity 820–845 kg/m³ at 15 °C | Platts gasoil ± differential | 7.45 |
| Gasoil500 ppm | Sulphur ≤ 500 mg/kg, to destination national spec | Platts gasoil ± differential | 7.45 |
| Jet A-1 | DEF STAN 91-091 / ASTM D1655Freeze point −47 °C max | Platts Jet ± differential | 7.88 |
| Crude oil | Per origin assay — API gravity and sulphur statedFull assay provided before nomination | Dated Brent or regional marker ± differential | ≈ 7.33 |
* All products listed are subject to availability at the time of enquiry. Barrels per tonne are standard conversion factors — the contractual figure follows density at test. Platts and Argus assessments are licensed data, so we do not republish them here; we quote a firm all-in figure against the agreed pricing period on enquiry.
How a delivered price is built
An exchange price is not a delivered price. What you actually pay is the exchange settlement for the agreed pricing period, plus a regional premium, plus any upcharge for the product form, plus logistics to the delivery point. We set out each element separately so you can see what you are paying for.
01
Exchange price
LME official settlement for metals, or the published assessment for fuels, averaged over the pricing period written into the contract.
02
Regional premium
What physical metal costs in a given location over and above the exchange price — covering freight, duty, financing and local tightness.
03
Product upcharge
The conversion cost from standard ingot or cathode into the form you need: billet, wire rod or alloy.
04
Logistics
Ocean freight, insurance, financing cost and warehouse rent through to the agreed delivery point.
- MJPMain Japanese Ports
- The reference premium for primary aluminium delivered into Japan. Historically negotiated each quarter between producers and Japanese buyers, and now also assessed on a spot basis. It is the benchmark most relevant to Asia-Pacific business, and the one Australian buyers are usually quoted against.
- European duty-paidRotterdam
- The premium for duty-paid aluminium held in Rotterdam warehouses, and the standard European reference. A duty-unpaid premium is quoted separately where import duty has not been settled.
- US MidwestMWP
- The premium for delivery into the US Midwest. It is exchange-traded on CME, so it can be hedged separately from the underlying metal price.
- CIF Shanghai
- The premium for metal delivered into the main Chinese ports, and the principal Asian reference for copper cathode. It moves with Chinese import demand and can swing sharply.
- Billet upcharge
- The additional charge over primary ingot for extrusion billet, reflecting casting, homogenising and cutting to length. Quoted per tonne on top of the exchange price and regional premium.
Our commission. ME Global Trading is paid a small commission on completed transactions. The rate is agreed and set out in writing before you commit to anything, and it is shown as its own line rather than buried in the price.
The principal
Two decades of trade, conducted under one name.
Michael Nagi founded ME Global Trading on more than twenty years of international trade experience. Active in the import and export sector since 2002, he has a record of securing high-value transactions across three continents and of keeping those supplier relationships long enough for them to be worth something to a client.
He established and manages the trade corridors connecting Europe, the Middle East and Australia. His experience spans refined fuels and crude, base metals, premium foods and the more complex trade in security technology, where compliance is the transaction rather than an afterthought to it.
He is supported by a specialised team of logistics coordinators, compliance specialists and industry analysts, and remains personally involved in every order the firm takes on.
Sellers and producers
Register with ME Global Trading.
If you hold volume and need a route to market, register your product with us. We act as the intermediary between you and the end buyer — finding the counterparty, running the compliance, and holding the transaction together through to delivery.
Who this is for
Refineries, smelters, producers, allocation holders and mandated sellers who can evidence title to the goods. We do not work through chains of intermediaries.
What we need
The specification, the origin, the monthly volume and the terms you can offer. Proof of product and your authority to sell follow once a buyer is engaged.
What it costs
Nothing to register. We are paid a commission on completed transactions, agreed in writing before anything moves, and we never ask a seller for an upfront payment.
Contact
Talk to our sales team.
Enquiries go straight to our sales team. We will tell you plainly whether a requirement is one we can source.
Accounts@meglobaltrading.com Sales and general enquiries
Direct / WhatsApp
+61 403 222 666 Michael Nagi, Chief Executive Officer
Registered office
21 Firth Street, Arncliffe NSW 2205 Australia · AEST (UTC+10)
Include the commodity, the volume and the destination port, and a first response typically follows within one business day. To open an account with us, complete the application form.