Glencore foregoes coal spinoff

Glencore said it will not spin off its coal business after securing backing from the majority of its investors, according to Reuters. The miner had been debating on whether to keep the coal assets or spin them off after it purchased the majority of Teck Resources’ steelmaking coal business last month. Retaining the coal assets “offers the lowest risk pathway…

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Glencore-led group nabs Teck coal unit

A consortium led by Glencore has agreed to acquire Teck Resources’ steelmaking coal unit for $9 billion, marking one of the largest deals in the mining sector, according to Reuters. Glencore will own 77% of the business in a $6.9 billion cash deal, while 20% will go to Japan’s Nippon Steel Corp., which already holds a 2.5% stake. South Korea’s…

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Teck, Norden collab on curbing emissions via freight

Coal, copper and zinc producer Teck Resources has teamed with transport firm Norden for an agreement that will reduce CO² emissions in Teck’s steelmaking coal supply chain. The agreement is expected to reduce annual emissions from Teck shipments handled by Norden by 25%, or up to 6,700 tonnes of CO². The latter will achieve emission reductions with a range of…

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Teck rejects unsolicited Glencore bid

Canadian miner Teck Resources has rejected an unsolicited $22.5 billion offer from Glencore, citing reluctance to expose its shareholders a large thermal coal business, an unwanted oil trading business and significant jurisdictional risk, reported Reuters. Glencore’s proposal was to merge with Teck and to simultaneously demerge their combined metals and coal businesses to create MetalsCo and CoalCo. The remaining company…

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First copper achieved at Teck’s QB2

Teck has taken another broad step forward toward commissioning and full production at its Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 project (QB2) in northern Chile – production of the mine’s first bulk copper concentrate. CEO Jonathan Price said, at full production, QB2 will double Teck’s copper production on a consolidated basis, as it is one of the world’s largest undeveloped resources of…

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