Trafigura closes JPY104.7 billion term loan facility
Singapore, 24 March 2026 – Trafigura Group Pte Ltd. (“Trafigura” or the “Company”), a market leader in the global commodities industry, has successfully refinanced its Japanese yen term loan facility (the “Samurai loan”) totalling JPY104.7 billion (c.USD661 million).1 The loan consisted of a 5-year tranche only for the first time and marks Trafigura’s eighth Samurai loan since entering the Japanese market in 2012. The facility was significantly oversubscribed and upsized by JPY21.75 billion (c.USD137 million) from the 2024 3-year loan.
Laurent Christophe, Trafigura Group Treasurer, said: “We are pleased to have successfully refinanced and increased our Samurai loan, which for the first time was offered solely as a 5-year tranche. Access to the Japanese syndicated loan market remains a key pillar of Trafigura’s diversified funding model. We are grateful to the 21 banks who participated in this important transaction.”
The total Trafigura Samurai loans now comprise a JPY104.7 billion 5-year term loan facility (refinanced this year, maturing in March 2031) and a JPY40.5 billion 5-year term loan facility (maturing in March 2029).
The transaction was arranged by Mandated Lead Arrangers & Bookrunners (“MLAB”) MUFG Bank, Ltd., Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, London Branch, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Singapore Branch, and Development Bank of Japan Inc. In addition to the MLABs, 16 financial institutions joined the Samurai loan during syndication, including three new lenders.
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1All currency conversions calculated at current exchange rate.
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Trafigura is a leading commodities group, owned by its employees and founded over 30 years ago. At the heart of global supply, Trafigura connects vital resources to power and build the world. We deploy infrastructure, market expertise and our worldwide logistics network to move oil and petroleum products, metals and minerals, gas and power from where they are produced to where they are needed, forming strong relationships that make supply chains more efficient, secure and sustainable. We invest in renewable energy projects and technologies to facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy, including through MorGen Energy and joint venture Nala Renewables.
The Trafigura Group also comprises industrial assets and operating businesses including multi-metals producer Nyrstar, fuel storage and distribution company Puma Energy, the Impala Terminals joint venture and Greenergy, supplier and distributor of transportation fuels and biofuels. The Group employs approximately 14,500 people, of which over 1,400 are shareholders, and operates in over 150 countries.
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