Data, analysis and practical intelligence on the materials, markets and infrastructure shaping African trade — alongside independent media coverage of Matta.
Analysis and market perspective from the team building infrastructure around African physical and industrial trade.
How can Africa capture more value from its commodities? Explore what it takes to move from raw material exports to reliable industrial supply.
Read the piece →A supplier’s unit price is rarely the real cost. See how freight, FX, duties and delivery terms reshape landed cost across African sourcing — and why the lower quote often isn’t the cheaper one
Read more →Fragmented suppliers and settlement risk have long slowed industrial chemical trade. A central-counterparty model changes the economics.
Read more →Feedstock prices swing on currency, freight and policy. Here's how procurement teams are building buffers into sourcing.
Read more →Where the volume is moving across West and East African corridors — and why settlement, not price, is the real bottleneck.
Read more →Food and formulation buyers are rethinking dependence on single-source inputs. Diversification starts with visibility.
Read more →Downstream demand signals are shifting. A look at the indicators that actually predict industrial input pricing.
Read more →Coordinated logistics turns fragmented shipments into dependable fulfilment. The operational case for one accountable layer.
Selected coverage from independent third-party publications. These articles are written and published by external media, not by Matta.