Xstrata
Glencore Xstrata sells Las Bambas copper project to Chinese consortium for $5.85 bn
14 Apr 2014
Glencore was forced to sell the Las Bambas project, Xstrata's largest greenfield copper project in Peru, to the Chinese group as part of a deal with China’s regulators in exchange for their approval for its $76-billion merger with mining giant Xstrata
GlencoreXstrata shelves $139-bn Australian copper mine expansion
06 Jun 2013
Australia's Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics has estimated that around $150 billion worth high value projects have been delayed or cancelled in the country's resources sector since April 2012
$76-bn Glencore-Xstrata merger wins Chinese conditional approval
17 Apr 2013
The Chinese regulators were concerned on the merged entity's hold on global copper resources as both companies currently account for around 7 per cent of worldwide copper supply
Xstrata’s profit plunges 37% in 2012
06 Mar 2013
Xstrata exits Queensland copper project
14 Jan 2013
European regulator approves $67-bn Glencore-Xstrata deal with conditions
23 Nov 2012
Glencore now has to wait for the approval of regulators in China and South Africa to seal the merger, after shareholders of both companies this week finally approved the long-awaited merger
Xstrata-Glencore merger: investors snub £144-million retention bonuses
21 Nov 2012
Shareholders of Swiss miner Xstrata Plc voted by 78.9 per favouring the merger with Glencore, without the board-backed payments package to retain top officials
Glencore shareholders approve $67-bn merger with Xstrata
20 Nov 2012
After nine months of hard negotiations, shareholders of commodities giant Glencore International today voted overwhelmingly in favour of its $67-billion merger with diversified Anglo-Swiss miner Xstrata Plc
Xstrata to back Glencore’s merger proposal
01 Oct 2012
Last week, Xstrata was given a one-week extension by the UK Takeover Panel to decide on the merger saga that has been lingering on for over 7 months
Swiss miner Xstrata finds Glencore’s new offer too low
10 Sep 2012
The merger would create the world's fourth-largest mining company by market capitalisation, behind BHP Billiton, Vale of Brazil and Rio Tinto
Xstrata postpones vote on $90-bn Glencore merger
07 Jul 2012
Xstrata's second-largest shreholder is holding out for a better offer from Glencore
Qatar threatens to torpedo Glencore-Xstrata deal
27 Jun 2012
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