Trammo GmbH, Zurich, Switzerland, on Jan. 11 announced that Walter Singer has joined the company as Vice President, Urea Product Manager. He will be responsible for worldwide trading activities in urea and other finished fertilizers. The initial focus will be on the European market with supply sourced from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan via Trammo’s Multi-Modal Terminal in Batumi, Georgia, which has opened a new logistics corridor for transit of finished fertilizers and other products by vessels, barges, and railcars from Central Asia to the West.
Trammo said that Singer, who has been involved in the commodity trading business for more than 20 years, brings a wealth of experience to the company. He joins Trammo from EuroChem Group AG, Zug, Switzerland, where he was Global Head of Urea, responsible for managing the urea product line and trading operations.
“On behalf of the company and its Board of Directors, I would like to welcome Walter to Trammo,” said Vildan Bekirov, Trammo’s Executive Vice President, Product Manager of Sulfur and Finished Fertilizers. “Walter has strategic and trading experience in finished fertilizers to help grow the business and will add immediate value to the group.”
“We are delighted that Walter has joined the company and will help us build on the success of our terminal in Batumi, Georgia, as a route for the transit of urea and other finished fertilizers from Central Asia,” said Edward Weiner, Trammo President and CEO. “Finished Fertilizers have been in Trammo’s DNA for over a half century, and we are excited to be expanding the business.”