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Metals and Minerals

Oct 17, 2014



The operations of our Metals & minerals business segment are supported by ownership interests in controlled and non-controlled industrial assets such as mining, smelting, refining and warehousing operations.
 
 
Copper


 
• We are one of the world’s largest copper producers and we are present in the major copper-producing regions
• Our copper commodity department is run as an integrated business from production through to global marketing.
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Zinc


 
• We have a global presence as one of the world’s largest miners and producers of zinc
• We market zinc and lead concentrates, raw materials used to produce zinc and lead, as well as valuable by-products such as sulphuric acid, as well as gold and silver, which are typically mined in conjunction with zinc, copper and lead ores
In addition, we are engaged in the sale of the zinc and lead metals produced from concentrates processed through facilities owned by our subsidiaries and through facilities owned by others through tolling arrangements.

 
Nickel


 
• We are a leading global nickel producer and marketer.
• We produce and market nickel and cobalt metal (including nickel and cobalt concentrates, intermediates and ferronickel), as well as producing the associated by-products which include copper, precious metals and platinum metals.

 
Ferroalloys


 
• We are amongst one of the world’s largest and lowest cost integrated ferrochrome producers, one of the largest producers of primary vanadium and a growing producer of manganese ferroalloys.
• We market bulk ferroalloys (ferrochrome, ferromanganese, silicon manganese, and ferrosilicon), noble ferroalloys (vanadium and molybdenum), ores (chrome and manganese) and cobalt.

 
Alumina/Aluminium


 
• We optimise the production systems of numerous integrated aluminium and alumina producers (including those owned via our subsidiaries) through the physical exchange of bauxite and alumina of varying origins.
• Our breadth of experience and integrated role in production enables us to provide market-leading expertise in the flow of these commodities.

 
Iron ore
 
• We market iron ore through physical transactions with a geographically diverse customer base.

Source: http://www.glencore.com/who-we-are/the-group/delivering-value/

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