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With decades of experience, we specialise in sourcing, distributing and managing high-quality petroleum products across international markets. Our unique connectivity across suppliers, oil traders and partners allows us to deliver reliable energy solutions tailored to meet the dynamic and often challenging needs of business worldwide. We are positioned to structure and execute both simple as well as structured arrangements involving crude oil, refined products or specialised fuels. We are committed to ensuring seamless transactions with a focus on sustainability, efficiency and certainty of execution.

We offer access to efficient logistical support that supports competitive pricing and timely deliveries, including in more challenging geographies. We prioritise building long-term relationships by providing customised solutions that support their needs and objectives, be it financial, strategic or national.

We are dedicated to ensuring secure, sustainable and consistent energy supplies, including across challenging regions of Africa.

Exporting gold from Africa presents several challenges, typically due to a combination of regulatory, logistical and political factors. With the gold industry in Africa often subject to strict government oversight, and complex legal frameworks designed to control the flow of precious metals and prevent illicit trade, navigating this landscape often requires extensive paperwork, approvals and permits. Political instability and fluctuating exchange rates can further complicate the export process and create logistical hurdles, potentially increasing risks and costs.

Critically, we are fully alive to the above considerations — we act and execute our gold strategies and trades mindfully, in compliance with both local and international standards.

Our strength lies in our years of expertise in the precious metals markets, providing reliable, secure and transparent arrangements and structures for buying and selling gold. We provide tailored solutions to meet unique needs and circumstances. Our commitment to integrity and our highly experienced team and platform ensure that every transaction is smooth, efficient and successful.

We prioritise the security of your funds and investment via tested structures and long-standing and tested processes, while remaining aware that some transactions may require a customised or innovative solution and structure. We strive to build long-term relationships based on trust and excellence, allowing you to take advantage of opportunities in the gold sector with confidence.

Tristar Holding specialises in providing tailored advisory and strategic guidance to businesses operating in some of the world's most challenging and dynamic regions, including Africa.

With extensive experience navigating the complexities of these markets, we offer deep local insights coupled with a global perspective, allowing companies to mitigate risks and seize emerging opportunities. From political and economic assessments (borne of a keen awareness of ultimate stakeholders and decision-makers), we help you make informed decisions in high-growth but volatile environments.

We are committed to delivering actionable and sustainable strategies that allow partners to capture opportunities.

We understand the unique challenges posed by infrastructure limitations, regulatory uncertainties and geopolitical shifts — we work closely with our partners to ensure that every decision is strategic, achievable and aligned with the partner's commercial goals.

Tristar Holding FZC is committed to conducting its business with integrity, transparency and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. We recognise the importance of responsible business practices in the international commodities sector and seek to maintain robust internal controls designed to support legal, regulatory and ethical compliance across our operations.

In the precious metals sector, Tristar adopts a risk-based approach to customer due diligence, anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing ("AML/CFT") compliance, sanctions screening and responsible sourcing. We work with reputable counterparties and service providers and endeavour to conduct our business in a manner consistent with internationally recognised standards and applicable regulatory requirements in the jurisdictions in which we operate.