Industries

Plantations

• TransGraph’s commodity research covers crops such as Palm, Natural rubber, Cocoa, Coffee and sugar and other plantation crops; they help clients who rely on these commodities to protect profits and manage procurement.
• Procurement strategies & price risk management; customised buy-side and sell-side hedging models help estates and processors manage volatility and optimize sales.
• Yield & crop-health analytics; supply-demand modelling and field-level intelligence support crop planning and harvesting decisions.
• Cost optimisation & sustainability; advisory services on input costs (fertiliser, labour, logistics) and sustainability initiatives help plantations remain competitive.

Who We Work With:Palm Plantations, Natural-rubber estates, sugar plantations, Cocoa and coffee estates, agro-industrial groups and latex processors.

Personal Care

• Edible oils & oleochemicals plus polymers – TransGraph tracks lauric oils (crude palm-kernel oil, palm fatty-acid distillate and coconut oil) used in shampoos, conditioners and soaps; it also tracks polymer grades like polypropylene (PP), polyethene (PE) and PET used in packaging.
• Procurement strategies & price risk management; clients get market intelligence and hedging guidance to manage ingredient and packaging costs.
• Demand-supply analytics; analysis of global supply/demand for lauric oils and polymers, biodiesel demand, weather, and policy factors drive price forecasts.
• Cost optimization for personal-care lines – benchmarking packaging formats, assessing alternative feedstocks and designing vendor strategies helps control cost.

Who We Work With:Personal-care brands, cosmetics manufacturers, soap/detergent producers and packaging companies.

Crushing & Refining

• Edible oils & oilseeds (palm, soy, rapeseed, sunflower); TransGraph specialises in research across the entire veg-oils complex.
• Procurement strategies & price risk management; crushers and refiners receive price forecasts, spread analysis and hedging strategies to manage raw-material and product prices.
• Demand-supply analytics; supply/demand tracking of major oilseed markets, weather, government policies, and acreage informs purchasing decisions.
• Margin optimisation; analysis of crush margins, refining yields and logistics identifies cost-saving opportunities.

Who We Work With: Oilseed-crushing plants, edible-oil refiners, biodiesel producers, oleochemical companies and integrated agribusinesses.

Feed

• Feed grains & oilseed meals (maize, wheat, barley, soybean meal) and dairy inputs; TransGraph tracks major grains such as wheat, barley and maize and advises on dairy products like milk, fat and skim-milk powder.
• Procurement strategies & price risk management; price outlooks and hedging strategies help feed mills and livestock producers manage ingredient costs.
• Demand-supply analytics; models incorporate crop yields, government policies, animal-feed demand and international trade.
• Cost optimisation & formulation support; by comparing ingredient blends and monitoring by-product values, the team identifies savings while maintaining nutrition.

Who We Work With: Feed millers, poultry and livestock integrators, aquaculture companies, animal-nutrition firms and dairy operations.

Who We Work With: Construction, industrial machinery, and polymer-based manufacturing industries.

Breweries & Distilleries

• Sugar, molasses and brewing grains – India is a major sugar producer; TransGraph tracks sugar and molasses markets across key regions (India, Brazil, China, etc.), providing insights for distillers and brewers.
• Procurement strategies & price risk management; daily and weekly price outlooks for sugar, molasses and grains support budgeting and hedging for beverage and ethanol production.
• Demand-supply analytics; analysis of crop production, government quotas, ethanol policy and global trade flows informs procurement decisions.
• Cost optimisation & margin management; guidance on sourcing, storage and by-product utilisation helps breweries/distilleries preserve margins.

Who We Work With: Breweries, distilleries, beverage companies, molasses-based ethanol producers and maltsters.

Trading & Investments

• Multi-commodity coverage; TransGraph provides research and price forecasts across oils & oilseeds, base metals, grains, softs/plantations, crude oil and currencies.
• Hedging & risk-management strategies; we design hedging policies, VaR-based frameworks and risk dashboards for trading desks and investment portfolios.
• Market intelligence & trade advisory; services range from supply-demand analytics to fundamental/technical modelling and macro-economic insights to aid trading decisions.
• Portfolio and investment optimisation; analysis of cross-commodity correlations, spreads and carry trades assists funds in allocating capital and managing exposures.

Who We Work With: Commodity traders, hedge funds, investment arms of manufacturing firms, commodity exchanges, banks and other financial institutions.

Automotive

• Steel, aluminium, copper, rubber and polymers; TransGraph tracks steel products (hot-rolled coils, cold-rolled coils, long products), base metals like steel, copper, PGM and aluminium, natural rubber and polymers used in automotive components.
• Procurement strategies & price risk management; price forecasts and hedging strategies help OEMs manage metal and rubber inputs and protect margins.
• Demand-supply analytics; monitoring of global steel and base-metal markets, automotive demand cycles and tyre-rubber fundamentals informs sourcing decisions.
• Cost optimisation & just-in-time procurement – support includes budgeting, vendor negotiations, inventory planning and evaluating alternative materials.

Who We Work With: Automakers, auto-component manufacturers, tyre producers, battery manufacturers and ancillary suppliers.

Cables & Wires

• Copper, aluminium, lead & polymer insulation; TransGraph delivers research and price outlooks for copper, aluminium, zinc and lead and tracks polymers like PP, PE and PET used in cable insulation.
• Procurement strategies & price risk management; hedging guidance and market intelligence help cable and wire manufacturers manage volatile metal prices.
• Demand-supply analytics; analysis of global smelting capacity, scrap flows, energy prices and infrastructure demand informs procurement.
• Cost optimisation & scrap management; insights on scrap recycling, contract structures and inventory levels reduce procurement costs and support sustainability.

Who We Work With: Cable and wire manufacturers, electrical equipment producers, power utilities and telecom-infrastructure firms.

Oil & Gas

• Crude oil, refined products & biodiesel feedstocks; crude oil and its derivatives are central to all sectors; TransGraph tracks crude oil and bio-diesel markets with dedicated teams.
• Procurement strategies & price risk management; daily, weekly and monthly price outlooks and hedging models support risk management for crude and refined products.
• Demand-supply analytics; monitoring of global supply/demand, OPEC actions, geopolitics, and renewable energy trends informs procurement and trading.
• Cost optimisation & margin management; analysis of crack spreads, refinery margins, feedstock alternatives and logistics helps optimise profitability.

Who We Work With: Upstream oil producers, refineries, petrochemical plants, power generators and industrial fuel consumers.

Mining & Manufacturing

• Base & ferrous metals (copper, aluminium, zinc, lead, iron ore, steel); TransGraph provides price research, feasibility studies, market intelligence and risk management across base metals and tracks steel and its raw materials (iron ore, met coke, thermal coal).
• Procurement strategies & price risk management; price forecasts and hedging strategies support both producers and consumers in managing metal price volatility.
• Demand-supply analytics; supply/demand modelling, inventory tracking, and policy analysis for metals and minerals inform investment and production planning.
• Cost optimisation & feasibility studies; value-chain analysis, feasibility studies, and market research help evaluate capital projects and operational efficiency.

Who We Work With: Mining companies, smelters, metal producers, heavy-equipment manufacturers, construction-material manufacturers and industrial manufacturers.

Procurement/Sourcing & Supply Chain/Logistics Managers

• Commodity price forecasting for better buying decisions – Long-term price forecasts help procurement teams time purchases and design procurement budgets; case studies show TransGraph provided long-term forecasts and regular support to plan and time purchases, leading to raw-material shipments well below budget and savings up to 11.5%.
• Procurement strategies to mitigate cost risks – For a large automobile firm TransGraph evaluated alternative procurement strategies, established a commodity risk-management committee and implemented price-outlook-based component pricing, delivering savings on substantial commodity exposures. Custom hedge frameworks cover when, where and how much to hedge across physical and derivative trades, helping managers manage budget volatility.
• Supplier benchmarking & negotiation support – In a confectionery case study, TransGraph provided a price-negotiating framework, identified potential suppliers and performed value-chain analysis; by understanding stages of value addition, the client achieved savings of around 5% and significantly reduced budgetary overshoot.
• Training & implementation assistance – Risk consulting offers guidance in establishing in-house risk committees, knowledge-sharing training and support to measure and monitor hedge performance, ensuring supply-chain teams build procurement and risk-management capabilities.

Applicable Industries: FMCG, manufacturing, edible-oils, retail and pharmaceuticals.

Risk Officers

• Price risk assessment for commodities & global markets – TransGraph performs risk profiling, risk node mapping and risk ranking for commodities and measures risk using Value-at-Risk (VaR) frameworks (Monte-Carlo, historical and parametric. These tools help risk officers quantify exposures and understand risk-return characteristics.
• Hedging strategies & market-volatility mitigation – The firm develops customised hedge frameworks that address when to hedge, where to hedge and how much to hedge and supports diverse exposures (physical, derivative, basis/spread trades). Risk-management policies include committee structures, risk philosophies, limits and alerts, enabling comprehensive hedging.
• Risk monitoring through data-driven dashboards – TransRisk provides exposure analysis, decomposes risk at the position level and simulates stress-test scenarios. Its reporting framework and OLAP tool allow preparation of customised reports, while the strategy cockpit and alerts/limits features deliver a bird’s-eye view of exposures, P&L and risk.
• Implementation & governance support – Dedicated account managers offer knowledge-sharing training, help set up risk committees and provide ongoing hedge-strategy reports and performance monitoring, ensuring robust risk governance.

Applicable Industries: Financial services, energy, automobiles and manufacturing.

Financial Analysts & Treasury

• Real-time commodity price analysis & trading strategies – TransGraph’s price consulting covers oils & oilseeds, base metals, grains & pulses, softs & plantations and crude & currencies, with an average forecasting accuracy of 75%. This broad coverage and accuracy enable analysts to identify trading opportunities and support daily treasury operations.
• Technical & fundamental market-outlook reports – The company’s “Mapping the Market Thought” approach combines fundamental, technical, statistical and economic analysis. New TransRisk features allow users to perform technical analysis with configurable indicators and oscillators, enhancing on-the-fly market diagnostics.
• Customized risk models for investment decision-making – TransRisk measures risk via VaR (Monte-Carlo, historical and variance-covariance methods), performs back-testing of positions with configurable VaR methods and offers risk-return analysis that evaluates distributions (mean, standard deviation, skewness, kurtosis). Analysts can build valuation frameworks and turn off complex instruments via modular settings.
• Advanced simulation & performance tools – The platform includes risk simulation for stress-testing and “what-if” scenarios and can simulate portfolios up to 100,000 times for detailed risk assessment, supporting sophisticated investment analysis.

Applicable Industries: Hedge funds, commodity-trading firms, investment firms and government bodies.

Traders & Investors

• Multi-commodity research & price forecasts – TransGraph covers a wide range of commodities (oils & oilseeds, base metals, grains & pulses, softs & plantations, crude & currencies). Its price-forecasting approach, with 75% average accuracy and 2-4% procurement savings, helps traders and investors time markets and identify profitable trades.
• Hedging & risk-management strategies – Risk consulting develops customised hedge models and frameworks, while TransRisk calculates net exposures, mark-to-market P&L and VaR across the organisation. These tools support both speculative and hedged trading strategies and enable traders to manage positions effectively.
• Market intelligence & trading advisory – TransGraph’s business consulting notes that commodities represent the fastest-growing markets and provide huge opportunities for trading and investing; with a decade of analysing over 30 commodities through bull and bear cycles, the firm acts as a one-stop source for trading/investment insight. Additional services include valuechain analysis, demand studies and feasibility assessment.
• Integrated trading & risk-management solutions – Integration of TransRisk with the ContraXcentral trading system provides a 360-degree view of operations, maximises operational efficiency and optimises returns by quantifying risks using VaR, implementing hedge models and simulating scenarios. Users gain end-to-end transaction management and decision-making at transgraph.com.
• Portfolio & investment optimisation – TransRisk’s risk-return analysis and cross-commodity correlation tools transgraph.com, along with exotic-derivative valuation and back-testing features transgraph.com, assist investors in evaluating portfolios and allocating capital across commodities and instruments.

Applicable Industries: Commodity traders, hedge funds, investment arms of manufacturing firms, commodity exchanges, banks and other financial institutions.