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8	8	* Founded in the 1970s as a trading company, Glencore become a major producer and marketer of commodities - employing 135,000 people around the world.
9	9	* Glencore one of the world’s largest producers and marketers of copper.
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32	32	Glencore was founded in 1974. Today, Glencore is one of the world’s leading diversified natural resource companies, producing and trading more than 90 commodities.{{footnote}}https://www.glencore.com/who-we-are/our-history{{/footnote}}
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36		-(% class="info" %)|Year|(% style="width:921px" %)Milestones
37		-|1974|(% style="width:921px" %)We were founded in 1974.
38		-|1974|(% style="width:921px" %)Marc Rich + Co AG is established, initially focusing on the marketing of ferrous and non-ferrous metals and minerals and crude oil.
39		-|1981|(% style="width:921px" %)Granaria, a Dutch grain trading company acquired, which later becomes Glencore Agriculture.
40		-|1987|(% style="width:921px" %)US smelter and Peruvian mine acquired; vertically integrated production starts.
41		-|1990|(% style="width:921px" %)A stake in Xstrata (then Südelektra Holding AG) is acquired.
42		-|1993|(% style="width:921px" %)Management buyout from Marc Rich; with the company being renamed Glencore.
43		-|1995|(% style="width:921px" %)We acquire the Prodeco coal project in Colombia – today, Colombia’s third largest exporter of thermal coal.
44		-|2000|(% style="width:921px" %)We acquire a stake in Mopani, Zambia – one of the African Copperbelt’s key producers of copper.
45		-|2002|(% style="width:921px" %)The Xstrata IPO takes place in London.
46		-|2008|(% style="width:921px" %)Katanga and Nikanor merger completes in the DRC.
47		-|2012|(% style="width:921px" %)We acquire Viterra – providing a significant operational footprint for our agriculture business in Australia and Canada.
48		-|2013|(% style="width:921px" %)We complete the merger with Xstrata.
49		-|2013|(% style="width:921px" %)We roll out the Code of Conduct across the Glencore group.
50		-|2013|(% style="width:921px" %)The $550m Puerto Nuevo is opened in Colombia – one of Colombia’s first direct loading ports.
51		-|2014|(% style="width:921px" %)We become a member of ICMM – the International Council on Mining and Metals.
52		-|2014|(% style="width:921px" %)Mopani Copper Mines $500m smelter upgrade completed.
53		-|2016|(% style="width:921px" %)We agree to sell 40% of Glencore Agricultural Products to CPPIB, and 9.9% to the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation.
54		-|2017|(% style="width:921px" %)We take full ownership of Mutanda and increase our stake in Katanga in the DRC.
55		-|2017|(% style="width:921px" %)We announce a joint venture with G500 in Mexico to launch 2,000 G500-branded gas stations.
56		-|2017|(% style="width:921px" %)We agree to acquire a 49% interest in Hunter Valley Operations.
57		-|2017|(% style="width:921px" %)We announce a deal to acquire Chevron’s South African and Botswanan mid/downstream assets.
58		-|2017|(% style="width:921px" %)Glencore acquires 36.9% of the voting shares in the Peruvian zinc, lead and silver producer, Volcan.
59		-|2018|(% style="width:921px" %)We acquire the Hail Creek coal mine – a large-scale, long-life and low cost operation located in central Queensland, Australia.
	34	+(% class="info" %)|Year|Milestones
	35	+|1974|Glencore was founded in 1974.
	36	+|1974|Marc Rich + Co AG is established, initially focusing on the marketing of ferrous and non-ferrous metals and minerals and crude oil.
	37	+|1981|Granaria, a Dutch grain trading company acquired, which later becomes Glencore Agriculture.
	38	+|1987|US smelter and Peruvian mine acquired; vertically integrated production starts.
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	40	+1990
	41	+)))|A stake in Xstrata (then Südelektra Holding AG) is acquired.
	42	+|1993|Management buyout from Marc Rich; with the company being renamed Glencore.
	43	+|1995|The company acquire the Prodeco coal project in Colombia – today, Colombia’s third largest exporter of thermal coal.
	44	+|2000|The company acquire a stake in Mopani, Zambia – one of the African Copperbelt’s key producers of copper.
	45	+|2002|The Xstrata IPO takes place in London.
	46	+|2008|Katanga and Nikanor merger completes in the DRC.
	47	+|2012|The company acquire Viterra – providing a significant operational footprint for its agriculture business in Australia and Canada.
	48	+|2013|The company complete the merger with Xstrata.
	49	+|2013|The company roll out the Code of Conduct across the Glencore group.
	50	+|2013|The $550m Puerto Nuevo is opened in Colombia – one of Colombia’s first direct loading ports.
	51	+|2014|The company become a member of ICMM – the International Council on Mining and Metals.
	52	+|2014|Mopani Copper Mines $500m smelter upgrade completed.
	53	+|2016|The company agree to sell 40% of Glencore Agricultural Products to CPPIB, and 9.9% to the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation.
	54	+|2017|The company take full ownership of Mutanda and increase its stake in Katanga in the DRC.
	55	+|2017|The company announce a joint venture with G500 in Mexico to launch 2,000 G500-branded gas stations.
	56	+|2017|The company agree to acquire a 49% interest in Hunter Valley Operations.
	57	+|2017|The company announce a deal to acquire Chevron’s South African and Botswanan mid/downstream assets.
	58	+|2017|Glencore acquires 36.9% of the voting shares in the Peruvian zinc, lead and silver producer, Volcan.
	59	+|2018|The company acquire the Hail Creek coal mine – a large-scale, long-life and low cost operation located in central Queensland, Australia.
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