Venezuela's CVG-Bauxilum alumina sales totaled 64,126 mt in March, up 57% from 40,822 mt in March 2013, Bauxilum said Friday. March sales were also up 13% month on month from sales of 56,524 mt in February. Of March sales, 46,018 mt ...
Venezuela's CVG-Bauxilum alumina sales totaled 55,412 mt in August, up 15% on sales of 48,049 mt in August 2012, Bauxilum said Tuesday. August sales were down 8%, however, on sales of 59,997 mt in July 2013. Of August sales, 30,201 mt ...
Tags: Alumina, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Cargill Australia has signed an agreement with Glencore International to acquire Joe White Maltings. The transaction, which is subject to certain regulatory approvals, is expected to be completed by the end of 2013. Joe White Maltings ...
International commodities trader Glencore International plc (Glencore) has announced its financial results for 2012, stating that 2012 was characterized by lower prices across all base metals, though volumes remained strong and this enabled ...
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International commodities trader Glencore International plc (Glencore) has announced that it will not be able to complete the $31 billion takeover transaction for the Anglo-Swiss miner and coking coal producer Xstrata plc (Xstrata) by March ...
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The Iraqi Grain Board has bought 300,000 metric tons of wheat for delivery in March and April. Dow Jones reports that 250,000 tons were bought from Australia, while the remaining 50,000 tons was of Canadian origin. The Canadian wheat, ...
Commissioning of the Perkoa zinc project in Burkina Faso is nearing completion, first test concentrates are being produced and about 70,000t of run-of-mine ore have been stockpiled. The first concentrate shipment is due to sail during Q2 of ...
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Commodity trader Glencore has said it wants to be a "true leader" in global grain trading after completing its acquisition of Viterra in a deal worth US$6bn. Glencore said this week its completion of the deal hands it "immediate critical ...
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Swiss commodities trader Glencore International has completed the acquisition of Canadian grain handler Viterra for C$6.1bn($6.18bn). Glencore noted that the acquisition gives the company a significant presence in the key grain markets of ...
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Swiss commodities trader Glencore International has announced that it has received approval from the Canadian government for C$6.1bn ($6.01bn) acquisition of grain handler Viterra. Glencore, which has been in discussion with the ...
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Employees at mines in Zambia, Africa's biggest copper producer, are demanding pay rises of as much as 50% next year. Mr Chishimba Nkole president of Mineworkers Union of Zambia said that talks with companies began last month and were set ...
Bloomberg reported that employees at mines in Zambia,Africa's biggest copper producer are demanding pay increases of as much as 50%for 2013. Mr Chishimba Nkole president of mineworkers Union of Zambia President said that talks with ...
Tags: copper mine, wages, Zambia, Mopani copper mine
Swiss commodities trader Glencore International has announced that it has received approval from the Canadian government for C$6.1bn($6.01bn)acquisition of grain handler Viterra. Glencore,which has been in discussion with the ...
Tags: grain handler Viterra, acquisition, capital expenditures
Glencore International Plc, the largest publicly traded commodities company, reported record third-quarter output of thermal coal and a 33 percent jump in copper, saying it has the funds to spur further expansion. Coal used in power ...
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