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Commodity trading (Glencore, Trafigura, Vitol)
Genève, Switzerland46.20°N 6.14°E
computed criticality17/100
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Glencore, Vitol, Trafigura and Mercuria are among the largest independent trading houses, moving a major share of oil and metals (Vitol/Trafigura lead oil, Glencore/Trafigura lead metals)
2024Fault line
Between producers and consumers, a few trading houses, often Swiss-based, finance and physically move the world's oil, coal and metals. Discreet but decisive intermediaries, exposed to sanctions and volatility.
Actors
Glencore
Vitol
Trafigura
Mercuria
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