Glencore PLC

Glencore wants to keep its coal mines but run them down over time, believing that this will be a better outcome for the climate than selling them to another operator or spinning them into a new company.

Glencore CEO Ivan Glasenberg said on Friday that the company is talking with carmakers and battery makers about nickel - a key component in electric vehicle batteries which Tesla CEO Elon Musk has asked miners to produce more of.

* GLENCORE CEO SAYS "A LOT OF THE AUTOMOBILE GUYS ARE TALKING TO US ABOUT NICKEL" Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: (Reporting by Helen Reid and Tanisha Heiberg)

Glencore CEO Ivan Glasenberg said on Friday that the company is running down its coal mines and won't replace them, as part of its efforts to cut "Scope 3" emissions - indirect emissions which mining companies are under increasing pressure to address.

The union of workers at Chile´s Collahuasi copper mine has come to an agreement in labor talks with the mine operator, the union president said on Friday, staving off the threat of a strike at the sprawling deposit.

The president of the union of workers at Chile´s Collahuasi copper mine confirmed on Friday it had reached a labor deal with the mine operator, averting the risk of a strike at the sprawling deposit.

Management and the union at Chile´s Collahuasi copper mine have come to an agreement in labor talks, staving off the threat of a strike at the sprawling deposit, a source with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters on Friday.

Italy's UniCredit SpA <CRDI.MI> has sued Hin Leong Trading Pte Ltd over a letter of credit, court documents show, one of several the Singapore oil trader sought from lenders for oil purchases but used to pay debt instead.

A United Nations human rights expert said on Monday Colombia should suspend some of coal miner Cerrejon's operations, citing health and environmental concerns.

Glencore will spend A$500 million ($356 million) to extend the life of its copper smelter and refinery in the Australian state of Queensland beyond 2022, after reaching a funding agreement with the state government, both parties said on Wednesday.

Glencore's head of Africa copper on Tuesday said its Democratic Republic of Congo subsidiary Kamoto Copper Company (KCC) is ramping up to full production and should produce 270,000 tonnes of copper as cathode in 2020.

Glencore's head of Africa copper on Tuesday said its Congo subsidiary Kamoto Copper Company is ramping up to full production and should produce 270,000 tonnes of copper in cathode in 2020.

Glencore will likely sell its entire 73.1% stake in Zambia's Mopani Copper Mines to the government's mining investment arm ZCCM-IH rather than becoming a minority stakeholder, two sources with direct knowledge told Reuters.

Zambia's mining investment arm ZCCM-IH is seeking a controlling stake in Glencore subsidiary Mopani Copper Mines, Zambia's mines minister said on Tuesday, after a disagreement over Glencore's plan to halt production.

Glencore and Zambia's mining investment arm ZCCM-IH are in talks about ZCCM-IH potentially acquiring additional shares in Glencore subsidiary Mopani Copper Mines, Glencore and Zambia's mines minister said on Tuesday.

Glencore Agriculture said it will rebrand itself this year as Viterra in a further change at the grain trading firm following its spin-off from commodities giant Glencore Plc.

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Glencore <GLEN.L> became the first major mining company to scrap its dividend, saying on Thursday the economic outlook was too uncertain because of the coronavirus pandemic and that it would prioritise cutting debt instead.

Glencore has no plans to spin off its gold business but remains open to selling gold-producing Kazzinc, like any other asset, at the right price, the chief executive said.