Essent Trading is a leading international asset-backed merchant energy trading firm. Our key activities derive from our upstream and downstream participation in European and global wholesale energy markets. These comprise:

• Managing and optimizing a diverse portfolio of generation capacity across Europe
• Trading in physical energy-related, logistical and financial contracts
• Structuring complex energy products and services; across commodities, markets and segments
• Providing of a broad range of energy related and financial risk management services
• Offering insight and in-depth analysis of energy markets based on our extensive research capabilities

On 1 October 2009, Essent became a part of the RWE Group creating one of the largest energy companies in Europe. Looking ahead, Essent Trading and RWE Supply & Trading intend to build an integrated trading business. This strategic step will bring us broader market access, a larger asset base access to a much wider range of opportunities.

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