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Glencore To Buy 30 Percent Of Alunorte From Norsk Hydro For US$700 Million

Glencore To Buy 30 Percent Of Alunorte From Norsk Hydro For US$700 Million

Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro ASA announced this week that it will sell 30 percent of Alunorte alumina refinery and 5 percent of MRN bauxite mine to Swiss miner Glencore plc. Per Glencore, the consideration on the sale should be in the...

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Glencore To Buy Aluminium From Rusal: Sources

Sources claiming knowledge of the situation say Glencore plc will buy aluminium for embattled Russian aluminium firm UC Rusal according to comments published in a wire service. Reuters reported on Thursday that two individuals with direct knowledge of the situation informed them of Glencore’s decision. Those sources also indicated that only about a tenth of […]

Glencore Ships Russian Aluminium To LME Warehouses: Reuters

News agency Reuters reported on Tuesday that Glencore plc has delivered significant amounts of aluminium from Russia to warehouses in the Republic of Korea (South Korea) registered to the London Metal Exchange and originating from UC Rusal. Two sources claiming knowledge of the situation told Reuters this week that the shipments of Rusal’s aluminium arrived […]

Glencore Mulling Sale Of Its Share In Rusal’s Parent Company En+ Group

Anglo-Swiss metals miner Glencore plc announced earlier this week that it is conducting a review of all of its business dealings with Russian firms, including the equity stakes it has in Russian aluminium giant UC Rusal’s parent company En+ Group. Glencore currently has a 10.5-percent share in Rusal’s parent company. However, the firm downplayed its […]

GFG Alliance In Talks With Glencore Over Refinancing Aluminium Assets’ Debt

The struggle to keep Gupta Family Group Alliance’s assets funded continued last week as its head Sanjeev Gupta continued talks with Glencore plc to refinance the debt of GFG Alliance’s aluminium assets in Europe. Sources told AlCircle over the weekend that Glencore is in talks with GFG Alliance to refinance its over US$500 million in […]

Mitsubishi To Buy 30 Percent Stake In Glencore’s Aurukun Bauxite Project

Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Corporation announced last week an agreement with Glencore plc to take a 30-percent share of the latter’s Aurukun Bauxite Project in Australia. No price terms were given by either party at the time of announcement. Though Mitsubishi currently has interests in the aluminium smelting and trading sector, the purchase will mark the […]