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Trafigura

Trafigura is a multinational commodity trading and logistics company specialising in the global markets for metals, minerals, energy and oil products. The company is headquartered in Singapore, with significant operations in Geneva, Switzerland, and maintains a presence in more than 48 countries across six continents. Trafigura is one of the world's largest independent commodity traders, handling volumes of oil and petroleum products, nonferrous concentrates and refined metals, bulk minerals and renewable energy assets. The group is privately owned by its employees and senior management, operating as a partnership structure rather than a publicly listed entity. Trafigura's activities span the entire supply chain, from sourcing and transportation to storage and distribution, with a particular focus on connecting producers in resource-rich regions with consumers in industrial centres. The company has expanded its footprint in Africa, investing in critical infrastructure projects including rail corridors and port facilities to facilitate the movement of copper, cobalt and other minerals from central and southern Africa to global markets. Trafigura also operates industrial assets including mines, smelters, refineries and storage terminals through its subsidiaries and joint ventures. The company employs thousands of people worldwide and generates annual revenues exceeding $200-billion. Trafigura was founded in 1993 by former Marc Rich & Co traders and has grown through strategic acquisitions and organic expansion into one of the dominant players in global commodity markets.

Trafigura News


Cobalt flakes
EGC, EVelution Energy and Trafigura agree MoU for US–DRC cobalt supply chain
13th May 2026 By: Reuters

Entreprise Générale du Cobalt (EGC), EVelution Energy and Trafigura on Wednesday announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to set up a long-term supply framework for Congolese cobalt hydroxide... 


Executives from Trafigura, MIH and Egyptalum at the signing of a term sheet in the presence of Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly (back row, left)
Trafigura partners with Egyptalum, MIH to build aluminium smelter in Egypt
7th May 2026 By: Chanel de Bruyn

Global commodities group Trafigura has entered into exclusive negotiations with the Egyptian Aluminium Company (Egyptalum) and the Metallurgical Industries Holding Company (MIH) to develop a new... 


Molten gold
Venezuela hopes to lure back international miners, but it's a risky business
13th April 2026 By: Reuters

Venezuela's effort to attract foreign investors to develop its gold, iron and bauxite seams has enthusiastic backing from the Trump administration but faces big challenges, including armed groups... 


A railway track
Trains through Angola's Lobito critical mineral corridor suspended by floods
13th April 2026 By: Reuters

A railway through Angola's Lobito corridor - a vital source of critical minerals like copper and cobalt - was forced to suspend operations on Sunday after nearby rivers burst their banks, causing... 


Bogoso–Prestea mine
Trafigura signs gold offtake pact with Ghana's Bogoso-Prestea mine
9th April 2026 By: Reuters

Global commodity trading firm Trafigura said on Thursday it had signed an offtake deal with Heath Goldfields, a Ghana-owned mining company, to buy 700 000 oz of gold dore from the Bogoso–Prestea... 


Trafigura to help Venezuela's Minerven develop a responsible gold-sourcing programme
Trafigura to help Venezuela's Minerven develop a responsible gold-sourcing programme
17th March 2026 By: Reuters

Trafigura will work with Venezuela's state gold miner Minerven to develop a responsible sourcing programme as part of its pre-payment deal for gold dore, a semi-pure alloy, the Swiss commodity... 


Trafigura inks 10-year offtake with Smackover Lithium
Trafigura inks 10-year offtake with Smackover Lithium
9th March 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Global commodities trader Trafigura has signed a binding take-or-pay offtake agreement with Smackover Lithium for battery-grade lithium carbonate from the South West Arkansas (SWA) project in the... 


Trafigura and Kamoa Copper copper anode shipment
Trafigura, Kamoa Copper undertake maiden copper anode sale, Lobito Corridor slashes transport time
20th February 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Metals trader Trafigura and TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines’ Kamoa Copper business in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has successfully completed its first sale of low-carbon copper anodes, which is... 


Trafigura's Nyrstar ships first antimony batch from Australia plant
16th February 2026 By: Reuters

Trafigura unit Nyrstar has shipped its first consignment of commercial-grade antimony from its Port Pirie metals processing facility in South Australia, it said on Monday, a milestone in the... 


Mining with a human face: How to formalise artisanal and small-scale mining
13th February 2026

Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is a significant part of the global mineral economy. In fact, 45 million people across the world work directly in ASM, with estimates indicating as many as... 


Cobalt and copper sourced from DRC artisanal miners to be transported on Lobito corridor
Cobalt and copper sourced from DRC artisanal miners to be transported on Lobito corridor
9th February 2026 By: Terence Creamer

In a milestone for the Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR), which links the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to a deep-water port in Angola, Entreprise Générale du Cobalt (EGC) and Trafigura have... 


A haul truck at a Congo copper mine
Congo sending first copper to US under Mercuria-backed venture
12th January 2026 By: Bloomberg

The Democratic Republic of Congo is sending its first shipment of copper to the US through a partnership with Mercuria Energy Group, as the Trump administration pushes to challenge China’s... 


An image of the Rovina area
Euro Sun secures multi-facility agreement for Romanian project
18th December 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

TSX-listed Euro Sun Mining has entered into definitive agreements with Trafigura to amend and restate the pre-development facility agreement, securing access to up to $200-million to advance... 


At the signing ceremony (left to right): Ben Black, CEO DFC, Manuel Mota, deputy CEO Mota-Engil, Richard Holtman, CEO Trafigura, and Mpho Mokwele, group executive for transacting at the DBSA.
DBSA says $200m Lobito loan in line with regional integration strategy
18th December 2025 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa’s State-owned Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) says its $200-million funding contribution to a larger $753-million loan agreement with the Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR)... 


US agency, consortium sign $553m loan for Angola railway revamp
US agency, consortium sign $553m loan for Angola railway revamp
18th December 2025 By: Reuters

The US International Development Finance Corporation signed a $553-million loan with a consortium of firms on Wednesday for the refurbishment of an Angolan railway line - part of the Lobito... 


The Tomago aluminium smelter
Australia unveils rescue bid for Rio Tinto's Tomago aluminium smelter
12th December 2025 By: Reuters

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Friday a rescue effort to keep open Australia's largest aluminium smelter, the struggling Tomago facility majority-owned by Rio Tinto, after its current... 


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