Kostas Bintas

Global Co-Head of Metals and Minerals Trafigura

Kostas Bintas was appointed Co-Head of Trafigura’s Metals and Minerals division in December 2021 to jointly oversee the division’s trading activities.

Kostas joined Trafigura in 2009, trading aluminium and copper from the company’s Lucerne and Singapore offices, before being appointed in 2014 to the role of Head of Copper Trading based from the Geneva hub office. During this time, he successfully led the integration of Trafigura’s copper derivatives and physical trading activities and played an instrumental role in enabling the growth of the company’s business in Africa, developing close synergies across the copper concentrates and refined products trading teams.

Prior to joining Trafigura, Kostas worked for Stemcor and the World Trade Organisation.

A Greek national, Kostas holds a Master’s in International Trade Law from the Graduate Institute, Geneva.

Trafigura is a leading commodities group, owned by its employees and founded 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 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 joint ventures H2Energy Europe and Nala Renewables.

The Trafigura Group also comprises industrial assets and operating businesses including multi-metals producer Nyrstar, fuel storage and distribution company Puma Energy, and our Impala Terminals joint venture. The Group employs over 12,000 people and is active in 156 countries.