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Italy’s biggest refinery in crisis three years after sale by Russia’s Lukoil
Another case of the #CuckooStrategy in action. Trafigura ’s playbook is becoming painfully familiar: leverage special situations emerging...
Apr 132 min read
Podcast: "The Lobito Corridor: Trafigura on track for Africa's mining heartland"
Public Eye’s latest podcast investigates the Angolan corruption scandal involving Trafigura. It sheds light on how the company allegedly...
Mar 271 min read
Trafigura to Pay $126 Million and Plead Guilty to Brazil Bribes
"Trafigura Group will pay $126 million and plead guilty to US charges related to bribery in Brazil, in the latest case involving...
Mar 271 min read
Nyrstar parent company Trafigura wants to partially nationalize zinc group
'Critical infrastructure and smelting capacity are a national security issue and therefore they need some kind of government ownership or...
Mar 262 min read
“The biggest hold-up in Belgian industrial history”
“The greatest hold-up in Belgian industrial history” — that is how the magazine Le Vif describes Trafigura’s role in the acquisition of...
Mar 71 min read
Nyrstar owner Trafigura convicted of corruption
It is hereby (once again) confirmed: Trafigura, the international commodities trader that hijacked the assets of Belgium's industrial...
Jan 312 min read
Trafigura and Ex-COO Convicted of Bribery by Swiss Court
Michael Wainwright "The ruling is a historic moment, making Wainwright the first senior executive at a major trading house ever to be...
Jan 311 min read
The Fight for Transparency and Justice: A Wake-Up Call for Europe
On December 2nd, trading giant Trafigura faces court over allegations of corruption involving its former parent company, Trafigura Beheer...
Jan 72 min read
Singapore-Based Trafigura Group Hit by Multiple Scandals
The post published by the well-known whistleblower Julie O'Connor confirms once again that Trafigura is under scrutiny by regulators in...
Jan 62 min read
Unmasking Corporate Corruption at Trafigura: A Tale of Blurred Values and Deceptive Practices
The recent landmark bribery trial involving Trafigura 's former COO, Mike Wainwright, sheds a disturbing light on the inner workings of...
Dec 10, 20241 min read
Trafigura’s Bribery Case Puts Commodity Trading Culture on Trial in Switzerland
A landmark trial is set to shake the global commodity trading industry as Trafigura Group and its former chief operating officer face...
Dec 2, 20242 min read
Trafigura Reshuffles Top Team as Metals Losses Rattle Trader
"Trafigura has been exploring a range of potential deals involving the metals business as it weighs the future of the unit, Bloomberg...
Sep 19, 20242 min read
When Loyalty Clashes with Duty: Legal Battle Brews at Nyrstar
It appears that, as part of the restructuring of Nyrstar, the listed residual company Nyrstar NV was transformed into a shell company...
Sep 1, 20242 min read
Nyrstar owner Trafigura admits founder approved bribes
While Trafigura , the (former) directors of Nyrstar NV and their respective armies of advisors in Belgium remain deafeningly silent...
Apr 5, 20241 min read
Trafigura to Pay $126 Million and Plead Guilty to Brazil Bribes
"Trafigura Group will pay $126 million and plead guilty to US charges related to bribery in Brazil, in the latest case involving...
Mar 27, 20241 min read
Auditor Deloitte hedges its bets on conviction in Nyrstar case
Following a period of over four years during which we have been urging the former and current commissioners of Nyrstar to take...
Feb 13, 20242 min read
Two cases against Trafigura on suspicious payments
This year, Saint Nicholas once again generously distributed gifts to all the well-behaved children. The minority shareholders of Nyrstar,...
Dec 6, 20232 min read
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