Market Network

Connecting the market

Sphere connects participants across the recovery ecosystem through aggregation, market access and international routing between origin markets and refining counterparts.

Global Value Chain Position

Material flows typically progress through the following stages:

Origin Supply

Aggregation

International Trade

Refining

Manufacturing

Sphere coordinates the aggregation and international trade stages of this value chain while maintaining commercial relationships across the broader market ecosystem.

Origin Markets

Sphere participates in regional origin markets through a combination of operating businesses, licensed processors, aggregation partners and export-aligned supply relationships.

Depending on the jurisdiction, participation may occur through owned operating entities or through supply network arrangements conducted under defined governance and compliance standards.

Material enters the network under consistent grading, documentation and intake standards designed to support export alignment, traceability and reliable routing into international markets.

Consolidation

Material is consolidated and aligned with downstream specifications before international movement.

This stage supports:

Volume coordination
Specification alignment
Export documentation
Logistics preparation

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