Ivan Glasenberg

Glencore International AG engages in the production and marketing of natural resources and industrial commodities. It provides financing, logistics, marketing, and purchasing services to producers and consumers of commodities. It serves automotive, oil, power generation, steel production, and food processing industries. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Baar, Switzerland.

Xstrata Plc is engaged in the mining industry. Its business units include Xstrata Alloys, Xstrata Copper, Xstrata Zinc, Xstrata Coal, Xstrata Nickel, and Xstrata Technology Services. The Xstrata Alloys business unit produces ferrochrome, primary vanadium and owns carbon and anthracite operations, which supply key raw materials to its ferrochrome smelters. The Xstrata Copper business unit is a global copper producer and also manages a recycling business, Xstrata Recycling. The Xstrata Zinc business unit specializes in the mining and production of zinc. The Xstrata Coal business unit is an exporter of thermal coal and a significant producer of premium quality hard coking coal and semi-soft coal. The Xstrata Nickel business unit focuses on nickel and cobalt production and operates mines, refineries, and processing facilities. The Xstrata Technology Services business unit provides proprietary technologies and specialist services in the areas of mining, mineral processing, and metals extraction to major mining companies. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.

Minara Resources Pty Ltd. explores and mines for nickel and cobalt. The firm owns and operates the Murrin Murrin Nickel Cobalt project which involves the mining and processing of laterite ore to produce nickel and cobalt, exploration for nickel directly and in joint ventures with third parties and research and development of nickel and cobalt heap leaching and other hydrometallurgical methods of nickel extraction. The company was founded by John Andrew Henry Forrest on July 7, 1993 and is headquartered in Perth, Australia.

Glencore AG engages in the trading in raw materials and other goods. Its product portfolio also includes sugar and grains. The company was founded on July 13, 1978 and is headquartered in Baar, Switzerland.