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Trafigura, Putin and those useless sanctions
illustration Summary : This exposé explores how Trafigura maintained close ties with Russia’s state oil firm Rosneft even after...
Jun 4, 20221 min read


Trafigura to give £1bn in bonuses to top traders and executives
Jeremy Weir - © creative commons Summary : In the wake of record profits driven by pandemic-induced market volatility, Trafigura...
Dec 8, 20211 min read


How a Zimbabwe Tycoon Made a Fortune from a Trafigura Partnership and Spiralling National Debt
illustration Summary : This investigation reveals how Zimbabwean tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei built a vast fortune through a decade-long...
Oct 13, 20211 min read


Vitol, Trafigura Face Years of Oil-Trading Curbs in Mexico
illustration Summary : Mexico’s government has barred Vitol and Trafigura from new oil trading contracts with Pemex until at least the...
Aug 20, 20211 min read


Brazil prosecutors sue Trafigura over irregular Petrobras contracts: statement
illustration Summary : Brazilian federal prosecutors filed a civil lawsuit against Trafigura and former executives over alleged...
Dec 1, 20201 min read


Trafigura investigated for alleged corruption, market manipulation
illustration Summary : Trafigura is under investigation by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for alleged corruption...
May 31, 20201 min read


Open letter: "Appeal to the Belgian Government and the Presidents of the Belgian Political Parties"
The signatories of this appeal are individuals or companies who intentionally invest in Belgian enterprises.We do this from a perspective...
May 28, 20206 min read


Trafigura accused of gaining unfair edge in Zimbabwe fuel trade
illustration Summary : Trafigura is accused of leveraging its joint venture with politically connected partner Sakunda in Zimbabwe to...
Apr 11, 20191 min read


Brazil charges former Trafigura executives with corruption
Summary : Federal prosecutors in Brazil filed corruption charges against two former Trafigura executives, accusing them of paying $1.5...
Dec 14, 20181 min read


Brazilian Car Wash scandal draws in Glencore and Trafigura
Juiz Sérgio Moro - © CC PT Brasil Summary : Brazilian authorities expanded the massive Operation Car Wash corruption probe to include...
Dec 5, 20181 min read


Trafigura, Vitol and BP exporting dirty diesel to Africa, says Swiss NGO
illustration Summary : A report by Swiss NGO Public Eye exposed how major oil traders like Trafigura, Vitol, and BP exported diesel with...
Sep 15, 20161 min read


Trafigura: A Toxic Journey
Summary : This investigative report by Amnesty International chronicles the 2006 Probo Koala toxic waste scandal involving Trafigura. The...
Apr 11, 20161 min read


The Trafigura Case – Factsheet
Summary : This detailed factsheet recounts the 2006 Probo Koala toxic waste scandal, in which oil trader Trafigura shipped hazardous...
Aug 5, 20151 min read


Glencore and Trafigura may have supplied Iran's nuclear programme
illustration Summary : A 2013 UN report raised concerns that Glencore and Trafigura may have breached international sanctions by...
May 23, 20131 min read


Trafigura found guilty of exporting toxic waste
illustration Summary : A Dutch court found multinational oil trader Trafigura guilty of illegally exporting toxic waste from Amsterdam...
Jul 23, 20101 min read


Trafigura and its misleading ads
Summary : This article scrutinizes Trafigura’s PR campaign in the Netherlands, where it ran newspaper ads asserting its ethical conduct...
Jun 10, 20101 min read


Trafigura hoped to make a fortune. Instead they caused a tragedy
illustration Summary : This investigative piece reveals how Trafigura sought profit from purchasing cheap, contaminated fuel known as...
Sep 17, 20091 min read


How UK oil company Trafigura tried to cover up African pollution disaster
illustration Summary : This article details how Trafigura sought to suppress the truth about its role in a major toxic waste dumping...
Sep 16, 20091 min read


Swiss firm pleads guilty to Iraq Oil-for-Food Violations
Summary : In 2006, Trafigura, a Swiss commodities trading firm, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to violating federal law by making...
May 26, 20061 min read
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