TT Talk - June 2026: Copper theft risk rising across global supply chains

About this episode

This episode discusses the rising risk of copper theft in global supply chains as identified by TT Club's 2025 claims data.

TT Club’s 2025 claims data identifies copper as the single most commonly stolen cargo. The theft of copper has shifted over the past decade from an opportunistic crime to a persistent supply chain threat, driven by value, organised criminal involvement, and vulnerabilities in transport and storage controls.

Topics covered

• copper theft
• supply chain risk
• transport vulnerabilities
• organized crime
• cargo theft

Keywords

• copper theft
• supply chain
• transport controls
• organized crime
• cargo theft

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TT Club

Products: copper

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