WHO WE ARE
At a glance
We are Glencore, one of the world’s largest globally diversified natural resource companies.
Founded in the 1970s as a trading company, we have grown to become a major producer and marketer of commodities - employing 160,000 people around the world.
Our operations comprise around 150 mining and metallurgical sites and oil production assets. Our purpose is to responsibly source the commodities that advance everyday life. We do this by delivering on our strategy to be active at every stage of the commodity supply chain. Our diversity by geography, product and activity, maximises the value we create for our business and its diverse stakeholders.
People are at the heart of our business. That’s why we prioritise safety at all our assets; why we seek to minimise our impacts on the environment and communities; and why we aim to attract employees who strive to be leaders in their field.
What we do
Metals and minerals
Including copper, cobalt, nickel, zinc and lead, ferroalloys, aluminium/alumina, iron ore, gold and silver
Marketing
We physically source commodities and products from our global supplier base - and sell them to customers all over the world.
Glencore in numbers - 2019
35+
countries
150+
sites
160,000
employees and contractors
$11.6bn
adjusted EBITDA
$9.0bn
industrial adjusted EBITDA
$2.6bn
marketing adjusted EBITDA
$5.0bn
distributions and announced buybacks
$90m
community development spend