First year investments

• Defined project goals, milestones, and deliverables

• Researched international market

• Set up a legal structure for export finance, international sales, and customer services

• Organized international accounting, financial reporting, transfer pricing, controlling functions and processes in accordance with all stakeholders’ requirements

• Upgraded corporate marketing materials

• Developed new customer accounts in most profitable markets

• Structured credit facilities and reverse factoring arrangements with international banks

• Organized permanent stocks in principal foreign markets

• Secured international cargo, political, and credit insurance policies

• Organized just-in-time deliveries worldwide

• Launched direct sales to end-users in principal foreign markets

• Opened trading accounts with LME ring dealing members

• Developed hedging strategies with LME futures and options