Skip to content
Mittrex

Industries

Fuel is not a commodity purchase when it is an operating dependency.

A mine, a haulage fleet and an FBO all buy diesel or Jet A-1, and almost nothing else about their requirement is the same. We scope enquiries against how the fuel is consumed, received and relied upon.
Sectors
Six primary
Products
Diesel · Jet A-1 · D6 fuel oil · Crude
Structures
Term · Spot
Delivery
Terminal · Depot · Site · Airport

Industries

Sectors where fuel is a core operating input.

The commercial requirement changes considerably by sector. Continuity, specification, delivery structure and tolerance for interruption are all different. We scope each enquiry against how the fuel is actually consumed.

  • Fuel Distribution

    Wholesalers, importers and regional distributors managing continuity of supply across a customer base.

    • Term structures for predictable resale programmes
    • Spot cargoes to cover supply gaps or seasonal demand
    • Specification alignment with destination-market standards

  • Transportation & Fleets

    Trucking, haulage and logistics operators where fuel is the largest controllable line item.

    • Volume aggregated to cargo size at a single discharge port
    • Scheduled delivery windows aligned to operating cycles
    • Contract structures that support budget stability

  • Mining

    Remote and high-consumption operations where interruption carries immediate production cost.

    • Continuity-focused term supply
    • Delivery to the nearest workable discharge port or terminal
    • Discharge scheduled around the buyer's onward haulage

  • Construction

    Civil, infrastructure and heavy construction programmes with project-linked consumption profiles.

    • Requirements scaled to project phase and duration
    • Cargo sizing matched to the receiving terminal's capacity
    • Short-notice spot cover for schedule changes

  • Industrial

    Manufacturing, processing and power generation users with continuous or standby fuel demand.

    • Baseload term programmes
    • Standby and backup generation supply
    • Specification review against plant requirements

  • Aviation

    Distributors, FBOs, operators and aviation organisations requiring Jet A-1 to a defined standard.

    • Bulk delivery into the receiving airport or coastal terminal
    • Airport-specific handling and documentation requirements
    • Quality documentation aligned to the applicable standard

Scoping

Four questions that determine what supply is realistic.

Before any supply conversation is useful, these have to be answered. They are the difference between a serious enquiry and an exchange of indicative numbers.
  1. 01

    Consumption profile

    Continuous, seasonal or project-linked demand determines whether a term structure or spot cover is the right instrument.

  2. 02

    Receiving capability

    Terminal access, storage volume, discharge rate and inland haulage set the practical limit on cargo size and frequency.

  3. 03

    Specification tolerance

    Regulatory limits and equipment requirements at destination narrow which supply is genuinely usable.

  4. 04

    Cost of interruption

    Where downtime is expensive, continuity of supply outweighs marginal price. That changes how a contract should be structured.

A container terminal at night: two ship-to-shore gantry cranes over stacked containers on a wet quay.

Scope a requirement for your operation.

Tell us the sector, the consumption profile and where the product has to arrive. We will confirm whether we can serve it and how it would be structured.

Discuss Supply RequirementsHow supply is structured