CONTACT NEWS BROCHURE HOME SERVICES PRODUCTS INVESTMENTS ABOUT US ABOUT US HOME ABOUT US HISTORY HISTORY Traxys was formed in 2003 with the merger of two well-known forces in the metals marketing industry: Sogem and Considar. This merger combined the service, product, and geographical strengths of both companies. With its roots dating back to 1919, Sogem was previously owned by Umicore and served as a marketing, distribution, and trading group involved mainly in base metals and concentrates. Sogem primarily focused on serving Europe, Africa and Asia. As a division of Arcelor, Considar specialized in serving the steel industry through the sourcing of ferro-alloys and other specialty metals and focused primarily on the North American market. In 1997, Considar acquired the majority of Hochschild Partners LLC and its significant zinc and lead activity. In 2006, both Arcelor and Umicore sold a majority stake in Traxys to the management of Traxys in a buyout sponsored by two pre-eminent private equity firms: Pegasus Capital Advisors and Kelso & Company. Subsequently, Resource Capital Funds became a shareholder. In July 2014, global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG), together with affiliates of Louis M. Bacon, the founder, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and principal investment manager of Moore Capital Management, L.P., acquired a majority interest in Traxys from Pegasus, Kelso and RCF. As part of the transaction, Traxys management increased its investment stake in the company. Traxys has become a global leader in financing, marketing, distribution and financial services for the mining, metals and minerals industries. With more than 20 global locations, Traxys continues to add offices, create partner networks, and is aggressively focusing on business development and investment in and with its customers. 1919 Sogem founded ↓ 1974 Continental Metals founded ↓ 1986 Considar founded when Continental Metals is sold to Arbed ↓ 1999 Hochschild Partners is merged with Considar ↓ 2003 Traxys formed with the merger of Considar and Sogem ↓ 2006 Pegasus, Kelso and Traxys Management become shareholder partners ↓ 2007 Resource Capital Funds becomes a shareholder partner Minority interest of Umicore acquired ↓ 2008 Minority interest of ArcelorMittal acquired ↓ 2010 Molycorp IPO ↓ 2011 GAM investment ↓ 2014 The Carlyle Group and affiliates of Louis M. Bacon acquire majority interest from Pegasus, Kelso and RCF ↓ 2015 Traxys acquires Metmar Limited in South Africa LEARN MORE ABOUT TRAXYS LOCATIONS HISTORY SHAREHOLDER PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL TRADE ORGANIZATIONS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE-SUSTAINABILITY MORE INFORMATION For more information about Traxys, please feel free to contact us. Contact us Traxys Worldwide LOCATIONS HISTORY SHAREHOLDER PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL TRADE ORGANIZATIONS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE-SUSTAINABILITY Traxys Management Traxys management is a highly knowledgeable and experienced team consisting of international experts. Collectively, Traxys’ management team has more than 200 years of experience in the commodities industry. Latest News 2021-09-20 Traxys Group expands Lithium Trading Business 2021-09-03 TRAXYS GROUP EXECUTES USD 250 MILLION TRADE RECEIVABLES SECURITIZATION PROGRAM 2021-08-16 Traxys Group expands Tin and Specialty Metals Trading Business All news HOME SITEMAP DISCLAIMER SECURITY, PRIVACY & COOKIES POLICY CONTACT US Copyright © 2021 TRAXYS Worldwide - Website by This website uses cookies By continuing to browse this site you agree to our use of cookies. For more information on cookies see our Security, Privacy and Cookie Policy. OK x