Trafigura Group Pte. Ltd.

Trafigura Beheer B.V. pleaded guilty in the United States on 28 March 2024 to an FCPA conspiracy over bribes to Brazilian officials for Petrobras business, with a fine and forfeiture of about US$127 million^S1. On 31 January 2025 the Swiss Federal Criminal Court convicted the company for failing to have systems to prevent bribery of an Angolan official^S2. Trafigura appealed in December 2025^S3. Over the 2006 Probo Koala waste dumping in Abidjan, a Dutch court fined Trafigura EUR 1 million in July 2010 for illegal export of waste^S5, upheld on appeal^S6. Trafigura says the slops could not have caused deaths^S4. UN experts said in 2026 that victims still lack remedies^S7.

Also known as: Trafigura, Trafigura Beheer B.V.
Headquarters: Singapore
Records from: United States, Switzerland, Netherlands, Ivory Coast
Current status: Trafigura is an operating commodity trading group with main operations in Switzerland. Its Dutch unit Trafigura Beheer B.V. pleaded guilty in the United States in March 2024^S1 and appealed a January 2025 Swiss conviction in December 2025^S2^S3.

Scope. This record covers Trafigura group companies. It does not assess the cases of former employees, including the former executive convicted alongside the company in Switzerland.

Claims assessed

4 claims. Scores grade the evidence for each claim, not the organization.

Supported87
The US Department of Justice said in March 2024 that Trafigura pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the FCPA over bribes to Brazilian officials and would pay over US$126 million.
Regulator statement, 28 March 20242 records citedBribery
Partly supported68
A January 2025 Bloomberg report carried by swissinfo said Trafigura was convicted of bribery by a Swiss court over payments to an Angolan official.
Press report, 31 January 20255 records citedBribery
Unresolved50
Trafigura says on its Probo Koala page that neither deaths, nor miscarriages or serious illnesses could have been caused by the slops dumped in Abidjan in 2006.
Company statement, 12 October 20213 records citedSafety
Partly supported73
Trafigura describes its July 2010 Dutch fine of EUR 1 million as a ruling on a technical breach of the provisions for exporting waste from the European Union.
Company statement, 12 October 20214 records citedSafety

Cases and proceedings

United States v. Trafigura Beheer B.V.US Department of Justice, with the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida. Criminal. Not published on the release we read.Stage: Guilty plea entered
- 28 March 2024 Guilty plea to conspiracy to violate the FCPA, fine and forfeiture of about US$127 million^S1
Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland v Trafigura Beheer BV and othersSwiss Federal Criminal Court, Bellinzona. Criminal. Not published on the pages we read.Stage: Appeal pending
- 31 January 2025 Company convicted, CHF 3 million fine and US$145.6 million payment ordered^S2^S8
- 10 December 2025 Appeal reported^S3
Public Prosecution Service v Trafigura Beheer B.V. and othersAmsterdam District Court and Amsterdam Court of Appeal. Criminal. Not published.Stage: Final. Appeals withdrawn after a settlement with the prosecutor on 16 November 2012, per Trafigura
- December 2011 Fine upheld on appeal^S6
- 16 November 2012 Appeals withdrawn after a settlement with the Dutch prosecutor, per Trafigura^S4

Responses on record

Trafigura, 31 January 2025, on A January 2025 Bloomberg report carried by swissinfo said Trafigura was convicted of bribe...
Trafigura said it was disappointed by the decision and was reviewing the matter.^S2
Trafigura, 12 October 2021, on Trafigura says on its Probo Koala page that neither deaths, nor miscarriages or serious il...
Trafigura says it could not have foreseen the acts of the local contractor that dumped the slops.^S4

Revision history

25 October 2026 Profile and 4 assessments first published. Records checked to 25 October 2026.

Source records

S1Tier A Swiss Commodities Trading Company Pleads Guilty to Foreign Bribery SchemeUS Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs. Regulator press release. 28 March 2024.Supports the guilty plea, the Brazil conduct and the amounts. It does not name the court.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
S2Tier C Trafigura and Ex-COO Convicted of Bribery by Swiss CourtSWI swissinfo.ch (Bloomberg). Press report. 31 January 2025.Reports the first instance Swiss conviction, the penalties and Trafigura's reaction. It is not the judgment.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
S8Tier C Rohstoffkonzern Trafigura vor Bundesstrafgericht schuldig gesprochenSRF (Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen), with sda. Press report. 31 January 2025.Swiss public broadcaster report of the first instance verdict and that it was not final and could go to the appeals chamber and the Federal Supreme Court. It is not the judgment.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
S3Tier C Trafigura Appeals Swiss Conviction Over Bribery ControlsBloomberg Government (Archie Hunter and Hugo Miller). Press report. 10 December 2025.Reports that Trafigura appealed. The appeal court and hearing date were not visible on the page.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
S6Tier D Dutch appeals court upholds fine on oil trading companyJURIST. Press report. December 2011.Legal news report that the appeals court upheld the EUR 1 million fine. No byline or exact day is shown.
S4Tier B The Probo Koala case in 13 questionsTrafigura. Company statement. 12 October 2021.Company account of the dumping, the settlements, the Dutch fine and its view on health effects. The date is the latest date shown on the page.
S5Tier C Trafigura fined €1m for exporting toxic waste from AmsterdamDutchNews.nl. Press report. 23 July 2010.Reports the Amsterdam ruling, the fine and the concealment finding. It does not cover the appeal.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
S7Tier D UN experts say victims of Trafigura's toxic waste dumping await justice after 20 yearsJURIST (Cecilia Akoko Attiogbe Atayi). Press report. 30 July 2026.Reports a 2026 UN experts statement on victims and notes the Dutch case covered export from Amsterdam only. It does not give death figures.