Board-level advisory & execution across metals, biofuels, critical minerals, and M&A.
Zug, Switzerland · Founded 2018
About
Metal Supply Experts GmbH provides board-level advisory and execution across the full commodity transaction lifecycle. Mandates span strategy, supply chain structuring, trade finance, regulatory compliance, and commercial execution.
Engagements are delivered for port operators, industrial holdings, specialty manufacturers, trading houses, and investment vehicles across Western Europe, CEE, Central Asia, and the Americas. Founded 2018 in Zug, Switzerland.
MSE focuses on sustainable fuels, industrial metals and critical materials, and cross-border transactions in commodity-linked industries.
MSE engages a selective network of senior advisors and execution specialists across jurisdictions on a mandate basis.
Mandates are structured on a case-by-case basis — as retainer advisory, project-based execution, or commission agency arrangements under Swiss law. There are no standard packages. Minimum engagement threshold reflects the complexity and cross-border nature of the work MSE undertakes.
Sectors
MSE operates across industrial sectors where cross-border execution, regulatory compliance, and supply chain structuring create the most complex mandates.
Primary and secondary aluminium, ferroalloys, non-ferrous metals. LME pricing, premium capture, logistics hub design.
Cement, clinker, aggregates. EU market entry, river and sea corridors, CBAM carbon reporting.
Specialty micropowders, ceramics, zeolites. Index-based pricing, automotive and electronics quality regimes.
Fuel ethanol, bioethanol, SAF. ISCC EU certification, RED III compliance, GHG pathway structuring.
Lithium, cobalt, tungsten, bismuth. Battery manufacturing, upstream mining investment coordination.
Deposit evaluation, fund architectures, Swiss-law investment structures. Southern Europe, Central Asia, EMEA.
Throughput optimisation, bulk and break-bulk standardisation, multi-site benchmarking.
Trading house setup in Switzerland. Compliance frameworks, operational control towers, risk design.
Our Approach
Selected Mandates
Biofuels & Sustainability Certification
MSE provides ethanol producers with a fully integrated pathway into the European certified sustainable fuels market — from ISCC EU certification of the production facility through contracted offtake with tier-1 European energy companies. MSE acts as exclusive commission agent under Swiss law.
Capabilities span ISCC EU certification management, tier-1 EU buyer access, multimodal logistics, trade finance, and full RED III / RTFO regulatory compliance. Track record: 400,000+ metric tons delivered to bp, Shell, and Varo Energy.
ESG & Traceability
As CBAM, EU supply chain due diligence, and ISCC EU certification reshape the economics of commodity trade, MSE structures mandates with embedded sustainability credentials — from origin verification to carbon-adjusted settlement. Compliance is no longer a reporting layer. It is an executable part of the transaction.
Lot-level origin tracking embedded into shipping and customs documentation. Audit-ready MRV aligned to ISCC EU, ASI, and EU Union Database requirements. Certification coverage from producer to point of delivery — presented as a legally recognised sustainability declaration.
Scope 1–3 carbon accounting per shipment with CBAM-compliant embedded reporting. Verified emissions reduction documentation and carbon intensity certificates for EU import declarations. Route and modal optimisation for measured, auditable footprint reduction across each transaction leg.
Tokenised settlement architecture linking physical commodity flows to on-chain ESG data. Near-real-time payment settlement with KYC/KYB/AML compliance aligned to Swiss FINMA, FATF, and OFAC frameworks. ESG metadata travels with — not after — the transaction record.
Founder & Director
Founder & Managing Director
25+ years in global commodities, industrial operations, and cross-border execution. C-level career at a Top-3 global primary aluminium producer (Zug) — senior roles included Director of Sales & Marketing, General Director of the Trading House, and COO/Director SCM.
Under direct leadership: P&L responsibility up to ~$4.5B, direction of approximately 8% of global primary aluminium flows, OTIF improved to 96%, DSO reduced to 38 days, demurrage/detention cut by 40%, and $65–67M in annual margin uplift through end-to-end supply chain and multimodal logistics restructuring across EMEA, Asia, and the Americas.
Subsequently served as CEO of a major European building materials holding (Zurich, 2022–2024), leading international commercial strategy for one of Europe's largest cement producers. Founded MSE in 2018.
MSE Perspectives
From 1 July 2026, S&P Global Platts raises the minimum weighted-average GHG saving threshold for T2 FOB Rotterdam ethanol assessments from 64.3% to 75%. Product below the new floor faces exclusion from benchmark-grade trading flows or a structural pricing discount relative to compliant material.
Read Commentary →The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism entered its definitive phase on 1 January 2026. Liability accrues from day one — but the structure of obligations, the phase-in timeline, and the long-term cost trajectory are widely misunderstood by exporting firms operating outside the EU.
Read Commentary →Contact
Initial enquiries are handled directly by the Managing Director. All discussions are treated as confidential.
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