What is a broker?

A broker is an intermediate who seeks to facilitate deals between sellers and buyers through his expertise. A broker is remunerated with a commission.

Why use HBI?

Bismark proposed himself as an ‘honest broker’ at the Congress of Berlin in 1878 to try to prevent a war between Austria and Russia which could involve Germany/Prussia. We do not have the ambition of avoiding any wars, but we do enjoy a few qualities which we feel will help to convince you to use HBI to improve the profitability of your business:

We have been operating for over 20 years and enjoy a solid reputation for being neutral and independent experts on the glycerine and oleochemical markets worldwide.
We are in the market and are able to advise you not only on current prices but also on likely development in the future.
We never trade as we consider this would undermine our objective of advising our customer of the best moment to buy or to sell and at the correct price.
We provide the administrative backup to execute the contracts we book on your behalf.