Facilitate the commercialization and marketing of the outputs produced by the mills which are exclusive  customers and also purchase and sell ethanol produced by other third party companies.

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Gather pricing information to determine, through our international network of trade contacts, whether the product is best sold in the internal market or abroad.

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Cultivate relationships with independent producers and end users in order to maximize profit margins by being an active player in both the spot and forward markets.

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Seek to establish long term supply contracts for new consumers and eventually participate in joint venture projects for marketing and distribuction.

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Establish logistical advantage and the ability to gain from financial carry trades by contracting tank space both in Brazil and abroad. Utilize derivatives such as futures, options and swaps for hedging purposes to be able to maximize returns on both flat price and differential sales.

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Use risk management systems to calculate hedging correlations, basis risk, intermarket and product spreads. We will also analyze the creditworthiness of our counterparties, especially with regard to producer pre-finance deals. We will also seek to obtain credit lines for our export and hedging activities from comercial banks and brokerage companies.