/* ===== TYPOGRAPHY & MOTION REFRESH (loaded last, wins over earlier rules) ===== */

  /* NAV */
  .nav__logo-name{font-size:1.3rem!important;font-weight:700!important;letter-spacing:.1em!important}
  .nav__logo-tagline{font-size:.66rem!important;font-weight:500!important;letter-spacing:.2em!important}
  .nav__link{font-size:clamp(.7rem,.85vw,.78rem)!important;font-weight:500!important;letter-spacing:.16em!important;color:rgba(242,236,226,.92)!important}

  /* HERO (left panel is dark/translucent, so text is light) */
  .hero__eyebrow-text{font-size:.78rem!important;font-weight:600!important;letter-spacing:.14em!important;color:var(--gold-bright)!important;white-space:normal!important;overflow:visible!important;text-overflow:clip!important;line-height:1.5}
  .hero__headline-label{font-size:.8rem!important;font-weight:600!important;letter-spacing:.16em!important;line-height:1.55!important;color:var(--gold-bright)!important;margin-bottom:16px!important}
  .hero__desc{font-size:1.02rem!important;font-weight:400!important;line-height:1.8!important;color:rgba(255,255,255,.94)!important;text-shadow:0 1px 10px rgba(7,15,30,.6)}
  .hero__stat-value{font-size:2.7rem!important;font-weight:500!important;color:var(--gold-bright)!important}
  .hero__stat-label{font-size:.7rem!important;font-weight:500!important;letter-spacing:.14em!important;color:rgba(242,236,226,.88)!important}

  /* ABOUT US - highlighted pill so it reads as the About page */
  .about-title{font-size:clamp(2.9rem,5.4vw,4.4rem)!important;font-weight:500!important;color:#16233a!important}
  .about-intro-para p{font-size:1.04rem!important;font-weight:400!important;line-height:1.9!important;color:rgba(22,35,58,.82)!important}
  .service-title{font-size:1.5rem!important;font-weight:600!important;color:#16233a!important}
  .service-desc{font-size:.95rem!important;font-weight:400!important;line-height:1.75!important;color:rgba(22,35,58,.76)!important}

  /* ABOUT service cards: arrive 2 + 2 (left & right together) */
  .svc-reveal{transition:opacity .85s cubic-bezier(.22,1,.36,1),transform .85s cubic-bezier(.22,1,.36,1)!important}
  .svc-from-left{transform:translateX(-90px) scale(.96)}
  .svc-from-right{transform:translateX(90px) scale(.96)}
  .about-col-right .svc-reveal{transition-delay:.12s!important}


  /* VISION */
  .vision-eyebrow{font-size:.8rem!important;font-weight:600!important;letter-spacing:.34em!important;color:var(--gold-dark)!important}
  .vision-title{font-size:clamp(2.8rem,4vw,4.3rem)!important;font-weight:500!important}
  .vision-subtitle{font-size:1.04rem!important;font-weight:400!important;line-height:1.8!important;color:#2f3a4d!important}
  .vision-panel__tag{font-size:.7rem!important;font-weight:600!important;letter-spacing:.3em!important}
  .vision-panel__heading{font-size:clamp(1.7rem,2.2vw,2.3rem)!important;font-weight:500!important}
  .vision-panel__body{font-size:.96rem!important;font-weight:400!important;line-height:1.75!important;color:rgba(242,236,226,.9)!important}
  .vision-stat__num{font-size:2.3rem!important;font-weight:500!important}
  .vision-stat__lbl{font-size:.66rem!important;font-weight:500!important;letter-spacing:.2em!important;color:#4a5568!important}


  /* CONTACT */
  .contact-eyebrow{font-size:.9rem!important;font-weight:600!important;letter-spacing:.3em!important}
  .contact-headline{font-weight:400!important}
  .contact-sub{font-size:1.14rem!important;font-weight:400!important;color:rgba(22,35,58,.8)!important}
  .contact-detail__label{font-size:.8rem!important;font-weight:600!important;color:#7a5f1f!important}
  .contact-detail__value{font-size:1.14rem!important;font-weight:400!important;color:#16233a!important}

  @media (max-width:640px){
    .hero__eyebrow-text{white-space:normal!important;font-size:.7rem!important}
    .about-eyebrow{font-size:.78rem!important;padding:10px 20px!important}
    .svc-from-left{transform:translateX(-40px)}.svc-from-right{transform:translateX(40px)}
  }
  
  /* ===== SECTION LABELS: one style everywhere (same as "Our History") ===== */
  .about-eyebrow,.vision-eyebrow,.contact-eyebrow,.biz-heading__eyebrow,.about-cta-eyebrow{display:inline-flex!important;align-items:center;gap:10px;font-family:'Jost',sans-serif!important;font-size:.8rem!important;font-weight:600!important;letter-spacing:.34em!important;text-transform:uppercase!important;color:#7a5f1f!important;background:none!important;box-shadow:none!important;border-radius:0!important;padding:0!important}
  .about-eyebrow svg{width:11px!important;height:11px!important;fill:none!important;stroke:currentColor!important;stroke-width:2!important;stroke-linecap:round}
  .contact-eyebrow{color:#7a5f1f!important}


  /* ===== OUR MARKETS ===== */
  .biz-heading__title{font-size:clamp(3rem,4.4vw,4.2rem)!important;font-weight:500!important;color:#16233a!important}
  .biz-heading__sub{font-size:1.06rem!important;font-weight:400!important;color:#2f3a4d!important}
  .biz-meta__label{font-size:.76rem!important;font-weight:600!important;letter-spacing:.26em!important;color:#7a5f1f!important}
  .biz-meta__counter{font-size:.82rem!important;font-weight:600!important;color:#4a5568!important}
  .biz-card__num{font-size:.8rem!important;font-weight:600!important;color:#7a5f1f!important}
  .biz-card__city{font-size:1.9rem!important;font-weight:500!important;color:#16233a!important}
  .biz-card:not(.is-active) .biz-card__city{color:#4a5568!important}
  .biz-card__tag,.biz-card__role,.biz-card__stat{font-size:.74rem!important;font-weight:600!important;color:#7a5f1f!important;letter-spacing:.16em!important}
  .biz-card__desc{font-size:1rem!important;font-weight:400!important;line-height:1.75!important;color:#2f3a4d!important}
  
  /* About background image */
  .about-section{background-image:url('../images/about-background.jpg')!important;background-size:cover!important;background-position:left center!important;background-repeat:no-repeat!important;background-attachment:fixed!important}
  .about-intro-para{background:transparent!important}
  
  /* Contact map image */
  .contact-map__img{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:left top;display:block}
  .contact-map>a{position:absolute;inset:0;display:block}
  .contact-map__overlay{z-index:2}
  
  /* Vision panels: stronger bottom shade so text stays readable over photos */
  .vision-panel.is-active .vision-panel__overlay{background:linear-gradient(to bottom,rgba(10,14,26,0) 0%,rgba(10,14,26,.12) 30%,rgba(10,14,26,.62) 56%,rgba(10,14,26,.86) 100%)!important}

  /* ===== LONG-FORM BODY COPY: clean, even paragraph blocks ===== */
  .about-intro-para p,
  .service-desc,
  .vision-subtitle,
  .vision-panel__body {
    text-align: left !important;   /* left-aligned body copy: no uneven word gaps */
  }
/* =========================================================
   ABOUT US — FINAL BALANCED STYLING
========================================================= */

/* ---------- DARKER TEXT ---------- */

.about-section .about-intro-para p,
.about-section .service-desc {
  color: #243955 !important;
  font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif !important;
  font-weight: 400 !important;
  line-height: 1.8 !important;
  text-align: left !important;
  letter-spacing: 0 !important;
  word-spacing: normal !important;
}

.about-section .service-title {
  color: #18233a !important;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif !important;
  font-weight: 500 !important;
  font-size: 1.45rem !important;
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: .01em;
}

/* ---------- SERVICE CARDS: one card system for all four ---------- */
.about-section .service-item {
  background: rgba(255, 253, 248, .9);
  border: 1px solid rgba(136, 115, 76, .22);
  border-radius: 6px;
  padding: 22px 24px 24px;
  box-shadow: 0 14px 34px -24px rgba(22, 35, 58, .45);
  transition: transform .25s ease, border-color .25s ease, box-shadow .25s ease, opacity .6s ease;
}
.about-section .service-item + .service-item { border-top: 1px solid rgba(136, 115, 76, .22); }
.about-section .service-item:hover,
.about-section .about-col-right .service-item:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  border-color: rgba(184, 144, 42, .55);
  box-shadow: 0 20px 40px -24px rgba(22, 35, 58, .5);
}
.about-section .service-icon-wrap { width: 42px; height: 42px; padding: 0; border-radius: 4px; }
.about-section .service-header { gap: 14px; }
.about-section .service-desc {
  padding-left: 0 !important;
  font-size: .95rem !important;
  max-width: 60ch;
  margin: 0;
}
.about-section .service-dot { display: none; }   /* cards already separate the items */
.about-section .about-col { gap: 22px; }


/* =========================================================
   DESKTOP — MATCH SERVICE ROW HEIGHTS
========================================================= */

@media (min-width: 1200px) {

  /*
    Row 1:
    OUR JOURNEY       MARKET ACCESS

    Row 2:
    PROCUREMENT       SETTLEMENT
  */

  .about-section .service-row-one {
    min-height: 300px !important;
    box-sizing: border-box !important;
  }

  .about-section .service-row-two {
    min-height: 330px !important;   /* matches Market Access, the longest card, so both bottom cards align */
    box-sizing: border-box !important;
  }

  .about-section .service-item {
    display: flex !important;
    flex-direction: column !important;
  }

  .about-section .service-header {
    display: flex !important;
    align-items: center !important;
    min-height: 52px !important;
    margin-bottom: 10px !important;
  }

  .about-section .service-desc {
    flex: 1 !important;
  }


  /* ---------- ALMAS TOWER IMAGE ---------- */

  /* tower: tall portrait, centred between the two columns and always fully on screen */
  .about-section .about-center {
    align-items: center !important;
    justify-content: center !important;
    align-self: center !important;
    padding-top: 0 !important;
  }

  .about-section .about-img-outer {
    width: auto !important;
    max-width: 300px !important;
    margin: 0 auto !important;
  }

  .about-section .about-img-wrap {
    width: 100% !important;
    height: auto !important;
    overflow: hidden !important;
  }

  .about-section .about-img {
    width: auto !important;
    max-width: 100% !important;
    height: min(656px, calc(100vh - 176px)) !important;
    aspect-ratio: 1200 / 2641 !important;
    object-fit: contain !important;
    display: block !important;
    margin: 0 auto !important;
  }

}


/* =========================================================
   TABLET
========================================================= */

@media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px) {

  .about-section .about-img-outer {
    width: min(88%, 340px) !important;
    margin: 0 auto !important;
  }

  .about-section .about-img {
    width: 100% !important;
    height: auto !important;
    aspect-ratio: auto !important;
    object-fit: contain !important;
    display: block !important;
  }

  .about-section .service-row-one,
  .about-section .service-row-two {
    min-height: auto !important;
  }

}


/* =========================================================
   MOBILE
========================================================= */

@media (max-width: 767px) {

  .about-section .about-img-outer {
    width: min(92%, 360px) !important;
    margin: 0 auto !important;
  }

  .about-section .about-img {
    width: 100% !important;
    height: auto !important;
    aspect-ratio: auto !important;
    object-fit: contain !important;
    display: block !important;
  }

  .about-section .service-row-one,
  .about-section .service-row-two {
    min-height: auto !important;
  }

  .about-section .service-item {
    padding: 20px 0 !important;
  }

  .about-section .service-header {
    min-height: auto !important;
    margin-bottom: 10px !important;
  }

  .about-section .service-desc {
    padding-left: 0 !important;
    padding-right: 0 !important;
    text-align: left !important;
    line-height: 1.8 !important;
  }

}



/* =========================================================
   VISION — larger vertical "book spine" labels
========================================================= */
.vision-panel { flex: .45; }
.vision-panel__idle-label {
  font-size: clamp(.82rem, 1vw, 1rem) !important;
  font-weight: 500 !important;
  letter-spacing: .22em !important;
  color: rgba(246, 240, 228, .96) !important;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 8px rgba(7, 12, 24, .65);
}
.vision-panel:not(.is-active) .vision-panel__overlay {
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(10,14,26,.28) 0%, rgba(10,14,26,.5) 100%) !important;
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .vision-panel { flex: none; }
  .vision-panel__idle-label { font-size: .85rem !important; letter-spacing: .18em !important; }
}


/* =========================================================
   OUR MARKETS / GLOBAL PRESENCE — aligned content + globe frame
========================================================= */
.business-left { padding: 0 3.5rem 0 5.5rem !important; }
.biz-heading, .biz-meta, .biz-cards { width: 100%; max-width: 620px; }
.biz-heading__meta { margin-bottom: 1rem !important; }
.biz-meta { margin-bottom: 1.6rem !important; }

/* every line inside a card starts on one common left edge */
.biz-card { padding: 1.1rem 1.4rem 1.1rem 1.9rem !important; }
.biz-card__header { gap: 1rem !important; align-items: baseline !important; }
.biz-card__num { min-width: 1.9rem !important; flex: 0 0 1.9rem; }
.biz-card__tag { align-self: center; }
.biz-card__body-inner { padding-left: calc(1.9rem + 1rem) !important; }
.biz-card__desc {
  max-width: none !important;
  text-align: left !important;
  hyphens: none;
}
.biz-card.is-active .biz-card__body { max-height: 260px !important; }

/* globe column: square stage, centred, nothing clipped */
.business-globe-wrap {
  padding: 0 !important;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
}
.business-globe-wrap::before { display: none !important; }
#ec-globe {
  width: min(100%, calc(100vh - 80px)) !important;
  height: auto !important;
  aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
  margin-top: 80px;
  overflow: visible !important;
}
.ec-scan { display: none !important; }
.ec-city-label { transform: translate(-50%, -100%) !important; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; }
.ec-city-label__name, .ec-city-label__role {
  display: block; text-align: center;
  background: rgba(250,246,240,.95); border: 1px solid rgba(201,168,76,.6);
  text-shadow: none !important; box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(10,18,36,.25);
}
.ec-city-label__name { font-size: .78rem !important; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .28em !important; color: #16233a !important; padding: 6px 12px 5px 14px; border-bottom: none; }
.ec-city-label__role { font-size: .6rem !important; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .14em !important; color: #7a5f1f !important; padding: 0 12px 6px; margin-top: 0 !important; border-top: none; }
.ec-city-label__line { width: 1px !important; height: 26px !important; background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #F0D584, rgba(240,213,132,0)) !important; margin: 0 auto !important; align-self: center; }

/* ---- Markets: short laptop screens & phones ---- */
.business-left { padding-top: 80px !important; }

@media (max-height: 820px) and (min-width: 901px) {
  .biz-heading { margin-bottom: 1.4rem !important; }
  .biz-heading__title { font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 3.6vw, 3.4rem) !important; }
  .biz-meta { margin-bottom: 1rem !important; }
  .biz-card { padding-top: .8rem !important; padding-bottom: .8rem !important; }
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .business-layout { flex-direction: column !important; }
  .business-globe-wrap { order: -1; flex: 0 0 auto !important; height: 36vh !important; margin-top: 80px; }
  #ec-globe { width: auto !important; height: 100% !important; margin-top: 0 !important; }
  .business-left { flex: 1 1 auto !important; justify-content: flex-start !important; padding: 12px 1.25rem 0 1.5rem !important; }
  .biz-heading, .biz-meta, .biz-cards { max-width: none; }
  .biz-heading { margin-bottom: .9rem !important; }
  .biz-heading__meta { margin-bottom: .4rem !important; }
  .biz-heading__title { font-size: 2.2rem !important; margin-bottom: .2rem !important; }
  .biz-heading__sub { font-size: .9rem !important; }
  .biz-meta { margin-bottom: .6rem !important; }
  .biz-card { padding: .55rem .8rem .55rem 1.2rem !important; }
  .biz-card__city { font-size: 1.45rem !important; }
  .biz-card__body-inner { padding-left: 0 !important; padding-top: .45rem !important; }
  .biz-card__desc { font-size: .88rem !important; line-height: 1.6 !important; }
  .biz-card__stat { margin-top: .5rem !important; }
}

/* ===== HERO: FZCO in white like "Elegant Commodities" ===== */
.hero__left .hero__headline-accent { color: var(--text-light) !important; }

/* =====================================================================
   RESPONSIVE — TABLET & PHONE ONLY  (nothing here applies at ≥1200px)
===================================================================== */
@media (max-width: 1199px) {
  /* About: intro text sits in normal flow instead of overlaying the services */
  .about-intro-para {
    position: static !important; opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important;
    pointer-events: auto !important; background: transparent !important; padding: 0 0 18px !important;
  }
  .about-section { padding-bottom: 40px !important; }
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  /* Nav: compact logo so the menu button always fits */
  .nav { padding: 0 16px !important; height: 68px !important; }
  .nav__logo { gap: 10px !important; min-width: 0; }
  .nav__logo-box { width: 38px !important; height: 38px !important; }
  .nav__logo-name { font-size: .92rem !important; letter-spacing: .08em !important; }
  .nav__logo-tagline { font-size: .5rem !important; letter-spacing: .1em !important; white-space: nowrap; }
  .nav__right { margin-left: auto; }

  /* long-form text reads better left-aligned on narrow screens */
  .about-intro-para p, .service-desc, .vision-subtitle,
  .vision-panel__body, .biz-card__desc {
    text-align: left !important;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 380px) {
  .nav__logo-tagline { display: none !important; }
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  /* Hero: clear the navbar, keep slide arrows off the text */
  .hero__left { padding-top: 92px !important; }
  .hs-btn { top: auto !important; bottom: 18px !important; transform: none !important; width: 36px !important; height: 36px !important; }


  /* Contact: tidy address lines + full-size map card */
  .contact-inner { padding: 92px 20px 48px !important; gap: 32px !important; }
  .contact-detail__body { flex-direction: column !important; align-items: flex-start !important; gap: 2px !important; }
  .contact-detail__value { font-size: .95rem !important; word-break: break-word; }
  .contact-map-col { transform: none !important; justify-content: center !important; }
  .contact-map-ring { width: 100% !important; aspect-ratio: 4 / 3 !important; }
  .contact-map { height: 100% !important; }
  .contact-map__img { width: 100% !important; height: 100% !important; object-fit: cover !important; display: block; }
}

@media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px) {
  /* Tablet: contact stacks cleanly, map card centred */
  .contact-map-col { transform: none !important; justify-content: center !important; }
  .contact-map-ring { width: min(560px, 100%) !important; }
  .contact-map { height: 100% !important; }
  .contact-map__img { width: 100% !important; height: 100% !important; object-fit: cover !important; display: block; }
}

@media (max-width: 1199px) {
  /* About: services always visible on touch screens */
  .svc-reveal, .svc-from-left, .svc-from-right { opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; }
  .svc-dot-reveal { opacity: 1 !important; }
  /* readable left-aligned copy */
}

@media (min-width: 901px) and (max-width: 1199px) {

  /* Our Markets: a little more room for the text column */
  .business-left { padding: 80px 2rem 0 2.5rem !important; }
}

/* ===== OUR MARKETS: cards are clickable ===== */
.biz-card { cursor: pointer; }
.biz-card:not(.is-active):hover { background: rgba(201,168,76,.06) !important; }
.biz-card:not(.is-active):hover .biz-card__city { color: #16233a !important; }
.biz-card:focus-visible { outline: 1px solid #C9A84C; outline-offset: -1px; }

/* Respect "reduce motion": no hero cross-fade */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .hs-bg { transition: none; }
}


/* =====================================================================
   GOLD TICKER — continuous line under the hero
===================================================================== */
.ticker {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  height: 42px; display: flex; align-items: center;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #b8902a 0%, #d2ad55 50%, #b8902a 100%);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 236, 180, .35);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(90, 66, 16, .35);
}
.ticker__track { display: flex; width: max-content; animation: tickerScroll 45s linear infinite; }
.ticker__group { display: flex; align-items: center; margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; flex-shrink: 0; }
.ticker__group li {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; white-space: nowrap;
  font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif; font-size: .74rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .26em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #16233a;
  padding: 0 34px;
}
.ticker__group li::after {          /* middle dot between items */
  content: '·'; margin-left: 68px; margin-right: -34px;
  font-size: 1.1rem; line-height: 1; color: rgba(22, 35, 58, .7);
}
@keyframes tickerScroll { from { transform: translateX(0); } to { transform: translateX(-50%); } }
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .ticker { height: 38px; }
  .ticker__group li { font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .22em; padding: 0 22px; }
  .ticker__group li::after { margin-left: 44px; margin-right: -22px; }
  .ticker__track { animation-duration: 35s; }
}
/* keeps moving on every computer (slower if the computer asks for reduced motion) */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .ticker__track { animation-duration: 90s; }
}

/* =====================================================================
   OUR HISTORY — timeline on the left, one photo on the right
   (light theme; photo: images/history-today.jpg)
===================================================================== */
.history { position: relative; background: #f6f2e9; }
.history__grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 44fr) minmax(0, 56fr);
  align-items: start;
}
/* one left edge for the heading, the paragraph and every milestone (the timeline dots sit in the margin) */
.history__content {
  padding: clamp(96px, 9vw, 128px) clamp(40px, 4vw, 72px) clamp(72px, 7vw, 104px) clamp(56px, 5vw, 96px);
}
.history__header, .tl-body p { max-width: 640px; }

.history__eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif; font-size: .74rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .34em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #7a5f1f;
}
.history__title {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif; font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 4vw, 3.6rem); line-height: 1.06; color: #16233a;
}
.history__title em { font-style: italic; color: #9a7a2e; }
.history__divider { display: block; width: 64px; height: 1px; margin: 24px 0 20px; background: #b8902a; }
.history__lead {
  margin: 0 0 clamp(36px, 4vw, 52px); max-width: 44ch;
  font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif; font-size: 1.02rem; line-height: 1.75; color: rgba(22, 35, 58, .74);
}

/* timeline: thin gold line, a dot per year, the current year highlighted */
.history__timeline { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; position: relative; }
.history__timeline::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; left: -28px; top: 8px; bottom: 8px; width: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(184, 144, 42, .7), rgba(184, 144, 42, .25));
}
.tl-item { position: relative; padding-bottom: clamp(30px, 3.4vw, 42px); }
.tl-item:last-child { padding-bottom: 0; }
.tl-dot {
  position: absolute; left: -32px; top: 5px;   /* centred on the line in the left margin */
  width: 9px; height: 9px; border-radius: 50%; background: #b8902a;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px #f6f2e9;
  transition: transform .3s ease, box-shadow .3s ease;
}
.tl-item.is-current .tl-dot { transform: scale(1.35); box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px #f6f2e9, 0 0 0 6px rgba(184, 144, 42, .45); }
.tl-meta { display: flex; align-items: baseline; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 4px 12px; margin: 0 0 6px; }
.tl-year {
  font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif; font-size: .78rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .26em; color: #9a7a2e;
}
.tl-tag {
  font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif; font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(22, 35, 58, .5);
}
.tl-title {
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif; font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 1.9vw, 1.8rem); line-height: 1.2; color: #16233a;
}
.tl-body p {
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif; font-size: .97rem; line-height: 1.75; color: rgba(22, 35, 58, .8);
}
.tl-body p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.tl-item { opacity: .62; transition: opacity .35s ease; }
.tl-item.is-current, .history:not(.js-active) .tl-item { opacity: 1; }

/* the photo: shown whole (same shape as the file), stays in view while the timeline scrolls */
.history__photo {
  position: sticky; top: 112px; margin: clamp(96px, 9vw, 128px) 0 0;
  width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 2215 / 1717; max-height: calc(100vh - 150px); overflow: hidden;
}
.history__photo img { display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 0% 50%; }
.history__photo::before {          /* very light blend into the cream text column */
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0 auto 0 0; width: 5%; z-index: 1; pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(246, 242, 233, .55) 0%, rgba(246, 242, 233, 0) 100%);
}

/* tablets and phones: heading, photo, then the timeline */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .history__grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .history__content { display: contents; }
  .history__header { order: 1; padding: 72px var(--m-gutter, 24px) 0; }
  .history__photo {
    order: 2; position: relative; top: auto; width: auto; max-height: none;
    margin: 0 var(--m-gutter, 24px) 36px; border-radius: 6px;
    box-shadow: 0 22px 44px -30px rgba(22, 35, 58, .5);
  }
  .history__photo::before { display: none; }
  .history__timeline { order: 3; margin: 0 var(--m-gutter, 24px) 64px; padding-left: 28px; }
  .history__timeline::before { left: 4px; }
  .tl-dot { left: -28px; }
  .history__lead { margin-bottom: 28px; }
  .tl-item, .history .tl-item { opacity: 1; }
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .history__title { font-size: 2.3rem; }
  .history__timeline { padding-left: 26px; }
  .history__timeline::before { left: 4px; }
  .tl-dot { left: -26px; }
  .tl-title { font-size: 1.5rem; }
}

/* =====================================================================
   LEADERSHIP — two profiles side by side (no photos)
===================================================================== */
.leaders { background: #fbf9f4; padding: clamp(96px, 9vw, 128px) 0 clamp(80px, 8vw, 112px); }
.leaders__inner { max-width: 1180px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 clamp(20px, 4vw, 48px); }
.leaders__header { text-align: center; margin: 0 auto clamp(40px, 5vw, 60px); }
.leaders__title {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif; font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 4vw, 3.4rem); line-height: 1.08; color: #16233a;
}
.leaders__divider { display: block; width: 64px; height: 1px; margin: 20px auto 0; background: #b8902a; }

.leaders__grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: clamp(20px, 2.6vw, 36px); align-items: stretch; }
.leader-card {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid rgba(136, 115, 76, .2); border-top: 3px solid #b8902a; border-radius: 6px;
  padding: clamp(30px, 3.4vw, 48px);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 50px -34px rgba(22, 35, 58, .45);
}
.leader-card__role {
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif; font-size: .74rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .26em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #7a5f1f;
}
.leader-card__name {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif; font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 2.8vw, 2.6rem); line-height: 1.1; color: #16233a;
}
.leader-card__line { display: block; width: 48px; height: 1px; margin: 18px 0 20px; background: #b8902a; }
.leader-card__bio {
  margin: 0 0 28px;
  font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(22, 35, 58, .82);
  text-align: left;
}
.leader-card__foot { margin-top: auto; padding-top: 22px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(136, 115, 76, .18); }
.leader-card__stat { display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 12px; margin: 0 0 18px; }
.leader-card__stat-val {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif; font-size: 2.4rem; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1; color: #9a7a2e;
}
.leader-card__stat-val sup { font-size: .5em; }
.leader-card__stat-label {
  font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif; font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(22, 35, 58, .6);
}
.leader-card__quote { margin: 0; padding: 4px 0 4px 18px; border-left: 2px solid #b8902a; }
.leader-card__quote p {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1.4vw, 1.3rem); line-height: 1.5; color: #16233a;
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .leaders { padding: 72px 0 64px; }
  .leaders__grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .leader-card { padding: 26px 22px; }
  .leader-card__name { font-size: 2rem; }
  .leader-card__bio { font-size: .97rem; line-height: 1.75; }
}


/* =====================================================================
   SECTION HEADINGS — identical on every page section
   (About · Our History · Vision · Business · Leadership · Contact)
   Label: Jost, 0.86rem, bold, wide spacing, deep gold, short gold line before it.
   Title: Cormorant Garamond, same size, weight 600, navy; highlighted words gold italic.
===================================================================== */
#about .about-eyebrow, #vision .vision-eyebrow, #journey .history__eyebrow, #business .biz-heading__eyebrow, #contact .contact-eyebrow {
  font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif !important;
  font-size: .86rem !important; font-weight: 700 !important; letter-spacing: .3em !important;
  text-transform: uppercase !important; color: #7a5f1f !important; line-height: 1.4 !important;
  text-align: inherit !important; word-spacing: normal !important;
}
#about .about-title, #vision .vision-title, #journey .history__title, #business .biz-heading__title, #leadership .leaders__title, #contact .contact-headline {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif !important;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 4vw, 3.9rem) !important;
  font-weight: 600 !important; font-style: normal !important;
  line-height: 1.1 !important; letter-spacing: -.01em !important;
  color: #16233a !important;
}
#about .about-title em, #vision .vision-title em, #journey .history__title em, #business .biz-heading__title em, #leadership .leaders__title em, #contact .contact-headline em {
  font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 600 !important; color: #9a7a2e !important;
}
/* the same short gold line before every label (instead of icons, dots and lines of different sizes) */
.about-eyebrow svg, .contact-eyebrow__dot { display: none !important; }
.vision-eyebrow-line, .biz-heading__rule { width: 24px !important; height: 1px !important; background: #b8902a !important; }
.history__eyebrow, .contact-eyebrow { position: relative; }
.history__eyebrow::before, .contact-eyebrow::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; right: 100%; top: 50%; width: 24px; height: 1px; margin-right: 10px; background: #b8902a;
}
/* About's label is centred: lines on both sides */
.about-eyebrow { gap: 12px !important; }
.about-eyebrow::before, .about-eyebrow::after { content: ''; width: 24px; height: 1px; background: #b8902a; }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .history__eyebrow::before, .contact-eyebrow::before { width: 10px; margin-right: 6px; }
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  #about .about-title, #vision .vision-title, #journey .history__title, #business .biz-heading__title, #leadership .leaders__title, #contact .contact-headline { font-size: 2.3rem !important; }
  #about .about-eyebrow, #vision .vision-eyebrow, #journey .history__eyebrow, #business .biz-heading__eyebrow, #contact .contact-eyebrow { font-size: .76rem !important; letter-spacing: .24em !important; }
}

/* =====================================================================
   FINAL POLISH — BODY TEXT, CONTACT BACKGROUND & LOCATION IMAGE
   Added 13 Oct 2026. Styling only; page copy and HTML are unchanged.
===================================================================== */

/* Readable paragraph rhythm without stretched spaces between words. */
.about-intro-para p,
.service-desc,
.journey-desc,
.back-body,
.vision-subtitle,
.vision-panel__body,
.ldr-bio,
.contact-sub,
.contact-detail__value {
  text-align: left !important;
  text-justify: auto !important;
  word-spacing: normal !important;
  letter-spacing: normal;
  line-height: 1.8 !important;
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
}

/* Keep short leadership quotes editorial and left aligned. */
.ldr-quote__text {
  text-align: left !important;
}

/* Contact location image: frame has the same shape as the map picture (488 × 443),
   so nothing — including the "Elegant Commodities DMCC" name card — is cut off. */
.contact-map-col {
  min-width: 0;
  transform: none !important;
  justify-content: center !important;
}

.contact-map-ring {
  width: min(500px, 100%) !important;
  aspect-ratio: 488 / 443 !important;
  height: auto !important;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.contact-map {
  position: relative !important;
  width: 100% !important;
  height: 100% !important;
  min-height: 0 !important;
  overflow: hidden !important;
  border-radius: 10px;
}

.contact-map > a {
  position: absolute !important;
  inset: 0 !important;
  display: block !important;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

.contact-map__img {
  position: absolute !important;
  inset: 0 !important;
  display: block !important;
  width: 100% !important;
  height: 100% !important;
  max-width: none !important;
  object-fit: contain !important;
  object-position: center center !important;
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .contact-map-ring {
    width: 100% !important;
    aspect-ratio: 488 / 443 !important;
  }
}


/* ===== FINAL TEXT ALIGNMENT FIX (DESKTOP + MOBILE) ===== */
/* Body paragraphs: consistent edges, natural word spacing and readable rhythm. */
@media (min-width: 768px) {
  #about .about-intro-para p,
  #about .service-desc,
  #journey .tl-body p,
  #vision .vision-subtitle,
  #vision .vision-panel__body,
  #business .biz-card__desc,
  #leadership .ldr-bio,
  #leadership .leader-card__bio,
  #contact .contact-sub {
    text-align: justify !important;
    text-align-last: left !important;
    text-justify: inter-word !important;
    word-spacing: normal !important;
    letter-spacing: normal !important;
    line-height: 1.8 !important;
    hyphens: auto;
    overflow-wrap: normal;
  }
}

/* Keep narrow-screen text comfortable and avoid stretched word gaps. */
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  #about .about-intro-para p,
  #about .service-desc,
  #journey .tl-body p,
  #journey .history__lead,
  #vision .vision-subtitle,
  #vision .vision-panel__body,
  #business .biz-card__desc,
  #leadership .ldr-bio,
  #leadership .leader-card__bio,
  #contact .contact-sub {
    text-align: left !important;
    text-justify: auto !important;
    word-spacing: normal !important;
    letter-spacing: normal !important;
    line-height: 1.75 !important;
    hyphens: auto;
    overflow-wrap: anywhere;
  }
}

/* Short metadata, address lines and quotes should remain left aligned. */
#contact .contact-detail__label,
#contact .contact-detail__value,
#leadership .ldr-quote__text {
  text-align: left !important;
  text-justify: auto !important;
}


/* =====================================================================
   ALIGNMENT — labels start on the same line as their heading and text.
   Decorative leading lines/dots hang in the margin instead of pushing the text in.
===================================================================== */
.hero__eyebrow, .vision-eyebrow, .contact-eyebrow, .biz-heading__meta, .biz-meta { position: relative; }
.hero__eyebrow-line { position: absolute; right: 100%; top: 50%; margin-right: 12px; width: 28px !important; }
.vision-eyebrow-line { position: absolute; right: 100%; top: 50%; margin-right: 10px; width: 24px !important; }
.contact-eyebrow__dot { position: absolute; right: 100%; top: 50%; margin: -2.5px 10px 0 0; }
@media (min-width: 901px) {
  .biz-heading__rule { position: absolute; right: 100%; top: 50%; margin-right: 12px; }
  .biz-meta__line { position: absolute; right: 100%; top: 50%; margin-right: 12px; }
}
@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .contact-detail__label { min-width: 64px; }   /* phone, email and office values start on one line */
}
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .hero__eyebrow-line { width: 10px !important; margin-right: 6px; }
  .vision-eyebrow-line { width: 10px !important; margin-right: 6px; }
  .contact-eyebrow__dot { margin-right: 8px; }
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .history__timeline { padding-left: 0 !important; }
  .history__timeline::before { left: -14px !important; }
  .tl-dot { left: -18px !important; }
}

/* short one-line introductions stay left-aligned (justifying them opens big gaps) */
#journey .history__lead { text-align: left !important; word-spacing: normal !important; }


/* =====================================================================
   LIVE PRICES TICKER (TradingView ticker tape inside the gold band)
   The company-highlights text (.ticker__fallback) shows until the live
   prices have loaded, and stays if they cannot load (offline / blocked).
===================================================================== */
#liveTicker { height: 46px; }
#liveTicker .ticker__live { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 2; opacity: 0; transition: opacity .6s ease; pointer-events: none; }
#liveTicker .ticker__live .tradingview-widget-container__widget,
#liveTicker .ticker__live iframe { height: 46px !important; }
#liveTicker.is-live .ticker__live { opacity: 1; pointer-events: auto; }
#liveTicker.is-live .ticker__fallback { opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; }
#liveTicker .ticker__fallback { transition: opacity .4s ease; }
.ticker__credit {
  position: absolute; right: 0; bottom: 0; z-index: 3;
  padding: 1px 8px 2px; border-top-left-radius: 4px;
  font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif; font-size: .58rem; letter-spacing: .06em;
  color: rgba(22, 35, 58, .75); background: rgba(210, 173, 85, .95); text-decoration: none;
  opacity: 0; transition: opacity .6s ease;
}
#liveTicker.is-live .ticker__credit { opacity: 1; }
.ticker__credit:hover { color: #16233a; text-decoration: underline; }

/* =====================================================================
   ABOUT US — office photo in the background, story in two balanced
   columns, then the four service cards
===================================================================== */
.about { position: relative; overflow: hidden; background: #f6f2e9; padding: clamp(96px, 9vw, 132px) 0 clamp(80px, 8vw, 112px); }
.about__bg { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: url('../images/about-background.jpg') center 40% / cover no-repeat; }
.about__bg::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(246, 242, 233, .9) 0%, rgba(246, 242, 233, .8) 45%, rgba(246, 242, 233, .92) 100%);
}
.about__inner { position: relative; max-width: 1180px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 clamp(20px, 4vw, 48px); }
.about__header { text-align: center; margin: 0 auto clamp(36px, 4vw, 56px); }
.about__header .about-eyebrow { display: inline-flex !important; align-items: center; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 16px; }
.about__divider { display: block; width: 64px; height: 1px; margin: 22px auto 0; background: #b8902a; }

/* the four paragraphs flow into two columns of equal height */
.about__story { columns: 2; column-gap: clamp(40px, 5vw, 72px); max-width: 1080px; margin: 0 auto; }
.about__story p {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif; font-size: 1.04rem; line-height: 1.85; color: rgba(22, 35, 58, .86);
  text-align: justify; text-align-last: left; hyphens: auto; -webkit-hyphens: auto;
}

/* service cards */
.about__cards { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 22px; margin-top: clamp(44px, 5vw, 68px); }
.about-card {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  background: rgba(255, 253, 248, .94);
  border: 1px solid rgba(136, 115, 76, .22); border-top: 3px solid #b8902a; border-radius: 6px;
  padding: 26px 24px 28px;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 40px -28px rgba(22, 35, 58, .45);
  transition: transform .25s ease, box-shadow .25s ease, border-color .25s ease;
}
.about-card:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: 0 24px 46px -26px rgba(22, 35, 58, .5); }
.about-card__icon {
  position: relative; width: 44px; height: 44px; display: grid; place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid rgba(184, 144, 42, .45); border-radius: 4px; color: #9a7a2e; background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .7);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.about-card__icon .service-badge {
  position: absolute; top: -5px; right: -5px; width: 15px; height: 15px; display: grid; place-items: center;
  border-radius: 50%; background: #b8902a; color: #fff;
}
.about-card__title {
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif; font-weight: 600; font-size: 1.55rem; line-height: 1.2; color: #16233a;
}
.about-card__text {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif; font-size: .95rem; line-height: 1.75; color: rgba(22, 35, 58, .82); text-align: left;
}
@media (max-width: 1099px) {
  .about__cards { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  /* tablets: one comfortable text column (two narrow justified columns open big word gaps) */
  .about__story { columns: 1; max-width: 720px; }
  .about__story p { text-align: left; }
}
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .about { padding: 72px 0 64px; }
  .about__story { columns: 1; }
  .about__story p { text-align: left; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.8; }
  .about__cards { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 16px; }
  .about__bg::after { background: rgba(246, 242, 233, .9); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .about-card { transition: none; } }

/* menu: seven links (with Careers) — a little tighter on laptop widths so nothing touches */
@media (min-width: 1025px) and (max-width: 1599px) {
  .nav__links { gap: clamp(16px, 1.7vw, 30px) !important; }
  .nav__link { letter-spacing: .12em !important; }
}
@media (min-width: 1025px) and (max-width: 1365px) {
  .nav__logo-tagline { display: none; }
}

/* ---------- Company logo in the header: one vector file (emblem + ELEGANT COMMODITIES) ---------- */
.nav__logo-img { display: block; height: 60px; width: auto; flex-shrink: 0; }
.nav__logo { gap: 0; }
@media (max-width: 1024px) { .nav__logo-img { height: 46px; } }
@media (max-width: 480px)  { .nav__logo-img { height: 40px; } }


/* ---------- Emblem logo (round gold seal) ---------- */
.nav__logo-img { height: 70px; width: auto; filter: drop-shadow(0 2px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, .3)); }
.site-header.is-scrolled .nav__logo-img, .nav.scrolled .nav__logo-img { height: 58px; }
@media (max-width: 1024px) { .nav__logo-img { height: 56px; } }
@media (max-width: 480px)  { .nav__logo-img { height: 50px; } }

/* ---------- About: service cards — text set line to line (justified), titles on one row ---------- */
.about__cards { align-items: stretch; }
.about-card__title { min-height: 1.2em; white-space: nowrap; }
.about-card__text { text-align: justify; text-align-last: left; text-justify: inter-word; hyphens: auto; -webkit-hyphens: auto; line-height: 1.72; }
@media (max-width: 767px) { .about-card__text { text-align: left; } }

/* ---------- More see-through backgrounds: About and Contact ---------- */
.about__bg::after { background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(246, 242, 233, .74) 0%, rgba(246, 242, 233, .6) 45%, rgba(246, 242, 233, .78) 100%); }
.contact-bg::after { background: linear-gradient(100deg, rgba(246, 242, 233, .66) 0%, rgba(246, 242, 233, .5) 46%, rgba(246, 242, 233, .26) 100%); }
@media (max-width: 767px) { .about__bg::after { background: rgba(246, 242, 233, .78); } .contact-bg::after { background: rgba(246, 242, 233, .7); } }
/* About cards in a 2 × 2 grid on desktop so justified lines stay even (no wide word gaps) */
@media (min-width: 1100px) {
  .about__cards { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 24px 28px; max-width: 1080px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }
  .about-card { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 52px minmax(0, 1fr); column-gap: 20px; align-items: start; padding: 30px 32px; }
  .about-card__icon { grid-row: span 2; margin: 2px 0 0; }
  .about-card__title { margin-bottom: 8px; }
}
@media (min-width: 1100px) { .about-card { align-content: start; grid-template-rows: auto 1fr; } .about-card__text { align-self: start; } }


/* =====================================================================
   LOGO — emblem + live wordmark (gold), and About-card entrance animation
===================================================================== */
.nav__logo { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; }
.nav__logo-mark { display: block; height: 62px; width: auto; flex: none; filter: drop-shadow(0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.35)); transition: height .3s ease; }
.site-header.is-scrolled .nav__logo-mark, .nav.scrolled .nav__logo-mark { height: 52px; }
.nav__logo-word { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 5px; line-height: 1; white-space: nowrap; }
.nav__logo-word b { font-family: 'Jost', system-ui, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.62rem; letter-spacing: .07em;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #F6E3A3 0%, #D9B24E 55%, #B8902A 100%); -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text; -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent; color: transparent; }
.nav__logo-word i { font-family: 'Jost', system-ui, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 300; font-size: .66rem; letter-spacing: .42em; color: #E9D9A6; padding-left: .42em; }
.cr-footer__brand img { height: 96px; width: auto; }
@media (max-width: 1024px) { .nav__logo { gap: 10px; } .nav__logo-mark { height: 46px; } .nav__logo-word b { font-size: 1.28rem; } .nav__logo-word i { font-size: .55rem; letter-spacing: .36em; } }
@media (max-width: 480px)  { .nav__logo { gap: 8px; } .nav__logo-mark { height: 40px; } .nav__logo-word b { font-size: 1.05rem; letter-spacing: .05em; } .nav__logo-word i { font-size: .48rem; letter-spacing: .3em; } }
@media (max-width: 340px)  { .nav__logo-word i { display: none; } }

/* About cards: Our Journey + Market Access glide in from the left, then Procurement + Settlement from the right */
.about { overflow-x: clip; }
.about__cards.anim-ready .about-card:not(.fx-l):not(.fx-r) { opacity: 0; }
.about-card.fx-l { animation: aboutL .95s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1) var(--fxd, 0s) backwards; }
.about-card.fx-r { animation: aboutR .95s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1) var(--fxd, 0s) backwards; }
@keyframes aboutL { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateX(-90px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
@keyframes aboutR { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateX(90px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
@media (max-width: 767px) { @keyframes aboutL { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateX(-36px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } } @keyframes aboutR { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateX(36px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .about__cards.anim-ready .about-card { opacity: 1 !important; } .about-card.fx-l, .about-card.fx-r { animation: none; } }

/* Tablet landscape (1025–1199px): links are hidden, so keep Enquire + menu button on the right */
@media (min-width: 1025px) and (max-width: 1199px) { .nav__right { margin-left: auto; } }

/* ---------- Triangle logo + wordmark (ELEGANT COMMODITIES / BULLION TRADING) ---------- */
.nav__logo-mark { height: 54px; width: auto; filter: drop-shadow(0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.35)); }
.nav__logo-word b { font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.22rem; letter-spacing: .06em; color: #fff; white-space: nowrap; }
.nav__logo-word i { font-weight: 500; font-size: .66rem; letter-spacing: .32em; color: #E9C25A; white-space: nowrap; }
@media (max-width: 1200px) { .nav__logo-word b { font-size: 1.05rem; } }
@media (max-width: 1024px) { .nav__logo-mark { height: 46px; } .nav__logo-word b { font-size: 1rem; } .nav__logo-word i { font-size: .58rem; } }
@media (max-width: 480px)  { .nav__logo-mark { height: 38px; } .nav__logo-word b { font-size: .84rem; letter-spacing: .04em; } .nav__logo-word i { font-size: .5rem; letter-spacing: .24em; } }
@media (max-width: 360px)  { .nav__logo-word b { font-size: .74rem; } }

/* ---------- Price band: live prices show straight away ---------- */
#liveTicker .ticker__live { opacity: 1 !important; pointer-events: auto !important; }
#liveTicker .ticker__credit { opacity: 1; }
#liveTicker .ticker__wait { color: rgba(22,35,58,.45); margin-left: 6px; letter-spacing: 0; }
#liveTicker.is-live .ticker__fallback { opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; }

/* ---------- Globe logo in the header ---------- */
.nav__logo-globe { height: 50px; filter: drop-shadow(0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.35)); }
@media (max-width: 1024px) { .nav__logo-globe { height: 44px; } }
@media (max-width: 480px)  { .nav__logo-globe { height: 36px; } }

/* ---------- Price band: light background so the live prices stand out ---------- */
#liveTicker.ticker, .ticker {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #FFFFFF 0%, #F6F2E9 100%) !important;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(184,144,42,.55) !important;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(184,144,42,.55) !important;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 18px -14px rgba(15,27,45,.45);
}
.ticker__group li { color: #0F1B2D !important; }
.ticker__group li::after { color: rgba(184,144,42,.9) !important; }
#liveTicker .ticker__wait { color: rgba(15,27,45,.4) !important; }
#liveTicker .ticker__credit { background: rgba(15,27,45,.06) !important; color: #0F1B2D !important; }