Glencore International AG News

Shareholders in Canada's largest grain company have voted almost unanimously in favour of a deal that will see them sell their shares to commodity giant Glencore International.

Glencore International will move into the final stage of its long-awaited $30 billion buyout of mining company Xstrata this week, as shareholders are sent detailed documents on the deal, kicking off a last charm offensive ahead of July votes.

A much-hyped listing swiftly followed by the share price plummeting - sound familiar? As the fall-out from the Facebook IPO continues to rumble on, today marks the one-year anniversary of another debut that has not exactly lived up to expectations.

Agriculture Minister Bob Bjornerud released an independent review of the proposed acquisition of Viterra by Glencore International.

OPTIMUM Coal aimed to delist from the JSE by July 6, the company said on Tuesday.

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Qatar Investment Authority plans to increase its stake, currently at 8.5%, in global mining firm, Xstrata to at least 10% and could go higher, The Financial Times has reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

With the markets and global economy taking a "breather" over the last few weeks, a variety of asset classes have seen their prices dwindle.

The company has had constructive interaction with the government of Saskatchewan, as we have with other provincial governments.

South Korea purchased a combined 4,000 tonnes of aluminium and 300 tonnes of nickel via tenders, the state-run Public Procurement Service said on its website .

The Qatar Investment Authoritys $3.3bn investment in Xstrata this year boosts the chances that the merger the Swiss-based miner agreed to with Glencore International will succeed, Jefferies Group Inc said.

According to a report from Reuters , a subsidiary of commodities trading firm Glencore International has been accused of bribing an EU official by paying bumper phone bills and sitting on information before a French holiday.

Glencore International is raising a new $1.5 billion syndicated bridge loan to pay for its acquisition of Canadian grain trading company Viterra , banking sources said on Thursday.

Glencore International PLC shareholders re-elected all of the company's board directors and approved the company's 2011 remuneration report by an overwhelming margin based on votes cast in the company's first annual general meeting.

Commodities producer and marketer Glencore International says that all of its major growth projects remained on schedule and within budget in the first quarter of 2012.

ST. GALLEN, Switzerland - - The chief executive of commodities giant Glencore International PLC Friday issued a stern warning about the impact of nationalization on foreign investment.

BAAR, Switzerland - Glencore International plc said Friday it has received notice that Canada's Competition Bureau does not intend to challenge its proposed $6.1 billion takeover of Viterra Inc.

ST. GALLEN, Switzerland - - Commodity-induced inflation is the biggest risk in the next two to four years as China continues to consume a large amount of commodities amid a scarcity of supply, the chief executive of Glencore International PLC , said Friday.