The owner of KSs. Additionally, the businesses share a Market-Based Management philosophy that encourages all employees to challenge the status quo, creating sustainable products and services that customers value more highly while consuming fewer resources. This personal involvement gives each team member greater opportunities to advance professionally.

KST companies are indirect subsidiaries of Koch Industries, Inc., one of the largest private companies in America, according to Forbes. Koch companies have invested approximately about $80 billion in acquisitions and other capital expenditures since 2003.

Traders at the Houston location focus on worldwide and domestic trading in crude oil, heavy products (such as industrial and bunker fuels), light products (including gasoline, naptha, jet fuel and diesel,) metals and natural gas and natural gas liquids. Other capabilities include market analysis, operations, shipping, risk management and information technology. Risk management products, both over the counter and through the London Metal Exchange, are also offered.

The New York office focuses on trading financial instruments across multiple asset classes, including commodities, fixed income and foreign exchange. It also offers energy and metals risk management products to corporate clients and financial institutions.

Koch Supply Trading's Kansas hub ties each location together. With state-of-the-art technology systems, the team includes traders, analysts, accountants, market and credit risk, human resources and information technology experts.

Koch Supply Trading Company Limited, Koch Metals Trading Limited, Koch Commodities Europe Limited and Koch Energy Europe Limited are all located in the old Roman part of London. Capabilities include sales, operations, trade accounting, contracts, compliance, credit and risk management, human resources and information technology. Koch Metals trades precious and industrial metals, and provides hedging services to clients such as base metal producers and consumers. Koch Commodities Europe Limited participates in LNG and heavy oil products trading.

Headquarters for the company's petroleum and European natural gas trading, the Geneva office trades crude oil, refined products, feedstocks, hydrocarbons, steel, and precious and industrial metals. It also offers hedging services to counterparties such as airline and utility companies, and base metal producers and consumers. Feedstocks for KST's Rotterdam refinery are secured as well as marketing the facility's products.

Koch Refining International Pte Limited is involved in international crude oil, petroleum products, chemicals, and precious and industrial metals, trading with partners in Asia and Australia. The business ranks in the top 30 of Singapore trading companies based on sales volume.