Glencore

Switzerlandglencore.com

Its roles Owner Investor / Financier Technology / equipment supplier

projects tracked
4
active
2
countries
3
plants
7

Glencore is a diversified natural resources company and commodity marketer headquartered in Baar, Switzerland. Formed from the legacy trading firm founded in 1974 and its later combination with Xstrata, it is among the world’s largest integrated groups spanning mining, smelting, refining, recycling, and global marketing.

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The company produces and markets metals and minerals including copper, cobalt, nickel, zinc, and ferroalloys, and is active in energy products such as coal and oil. Glencore operates industrial assets and logistics networks across the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia-Pacific, linking mine and smelter output with end users through storage, blending, and distribution.

For the chemical and materials sectors, Glencore is a key supplier of feedstocks and intermediates: base and battery metals used in catalysts, alloys, and energy storage; sulphuric acid and sulphur produced via its smelting operations; and oil products such as naphtha and LPG that serve as petrochemical crackers’ inputs. It also operates recycling businesses for electronics and battery materials, contributing secondary raw materials back into industrial supply chains.

Glencore’s activities span long-term offtake agreements, spot marketing, and risk management, providing market connectivity between producers and chemical, energy, and manufacturing customers worldwide.

Projects Glencore is involved in

chemXplore tracks 4 projects involving Glencore, of which 2 are active.

  1. 2 projects Announced / Concept
  2. none FEED / Pre-FID
  3. none FID / Sanctioned
  4. none Under Construction
  5. none Commissioning & Start-up

Besides these 2, the record holds 1 completed project and 1 on hold.

Active projects

Closest to start-up first.

1 more active project and the 2 that are completed, on hold or cancelled are in the record. See all 4 in chemXplore →

Glencore in chemical industry news

9 October 2026
East Grain CEO Tamás Vincze on supply-chain focus, AGROFERT ties and expansion

CEO explains pivot from commodity trading to supply-chain integration, silo and feed investments, Maragro acquisition and recruitment ties to Cluj universities.

6 August 2026
Worley wins engineering contract for USSM multi‑metallic processing hub

Engineering, procurement and construction support for a cobalt refinery and black‑mass line to convert cobalt hydroxide and battery black mass into critical metals.

1 August 2023
Li-Cycle Begins Operations at First European Battery Recycling Facility in Germany

The new facility in Magdeburg processes up to 30,000 tonnes of lithium-ion battery material annually, using eco-friendly technology. It supports Europe's largest battery market and creates 50 new jobs.

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