A regulated counterparty your risk committee can approve.
We work with banks, commodity funds, and structured finance providers who need a trading counterparty with transparent risk controls, documented execution, and audit-ready reporting — not a black box on the other side of the facility.
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A trading counterparty built for scrutiny, not around it.
Financing a physical trade flow means underwriting a counterparty you can't fully see inside of. Incomplete KYC files, undisclosed beneficial ownership, and documentation that arrives after the fact are what turn a straightforward facility into a stalled credit committee decision. Prime Elements exists to remove that friction.
We operate as an institutional counterparty under German corporate governance, with full KYC/AML and sanctions screening completed before a contract is signed, and a documented chain of custody on every cargo. Financiers, auditors and producer counterparties get the same single version of the truth.
Why Financial Organizations Work With Us
Four commitments that define every engagement — from onboarding through settlement and post-trade reporting.
Full KYC/AML and counterparty due diligence upfront
Every counterparty and every cargo goes through documented KYC/AML and sanctions screening before a contract is signed — giving your compliance team a clean file to underwrite against, not one to chase down after drawdown.
- Full KYC/AML and sanctions screening on every counterparty.
- Documentation package assembled before financing is requested, not after.
- Beneficial ownership and corporate structure disclosed upfront.
Documentation your auditors don't have to chase
Bills of lading, inspection certificates, insurance and title documents are structured centrally and made available directly — not filtered through a broker or reconstructed at quarter-end.
- Full document trail — bills of lading, inspection certificates, insurance — on every cargo.
- Structured reporting formats compatible with trade finance review cycles.
- Direct access for auditors and financiers, not filtered through an intermediary.
Trade structures built around your collateral requirements
We structure contracts — offtake, prepayment, borrowing-base eligible — with clearly defined title and risk transfer points, so the paper matches what your facility actually requires.
- Contract structures compatible with borrowing-base and prepayment facilities.
- Clearly defined title transfer and risk transfer points.
- Flexible tenor and settlement terms structured with your facility in mind.
Reliable counterparty with execution track record
A contract is only as dependable as the party executing it. Prime Elements is certified and EPCA-member, operates under German corporate governance, and maintains a traceable execution record across every cargo we move. Financiers, auditors and producer counterparties get the same single version of the truth.
- Certified & EPCA-member, operating under German commercial law.
- Transparent settlement — document trail on every cargo.
- Direct points of contact on your desk, not a support queue.
Ready to underwrite your next trade flow?
Our Financial Partners desk works directly with credit, compliance and structuring teams — no intermediaries, no incomplete files.
Start the conversationOperating Across 4 Key Regions
We execute trade flows your risk team can underwrite across four operating regions — with the regulatory fluency and documentation discipline to support it.
North America
Europe
Middle East
Asia
Europe
Headquartered in Berlin, with active deal-flow across every major European refining and trading hub.
North America
Gulf Coast to Great Lakes — structured offtake into US and Canadian end-users and export terminals.
Middle East
Producer relationships across the Gulf, coupled with refining and petrochemical placement downstream.
Asia
Active trading presence in China and wider East Asia — with the logistics fluency to route cargoes cleanly into port.
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Warschauer Platz 11–13
10245 Berlin
Germany