Third Quarter 2021 Production Report

RNS Number : 5875Q

Glencore PLC

29 October 2021

 

NEWS RELEASE

Baar, 29 October 2021

Third Quarter 2021 Production Report

Glencore Chief Executive Officer, Gary Nagle:

"The asset base has largely performed in line with our expectations and our full year production guidance remains unchanged. Notably, as energy markets have improved, we are recovering from the market-driven production cuts initiated within our Australian coal portfolio in H2 2020.

"Basis Marketing's continued strong performance, we now expect full year 2021 Adjusted EBIT to exceed the top end of our $2.2-3.2 billion per annum long-term guidance range."

Production from own sources - Total¹

		YTD 2021	YTD 2020	Change %
Copper	kt	895.5	934.7	(4)
Cobalt	kt	23.4	21.6	8
Zinc	kt	855.8	860.1	-
Lead	kt	173.4	194.3	(11)
Nickel	kt	71.1	81.8	(13)
Gold	koz	593	655	(9)
Silver	koz	23,794	23,220	2
Ferrochrome	kt	1,071	651	65
Coal - coking	mt	6.6	5.6	18
Coal - semi-soft	mt	3.5	3.6	(3)
Coal - thermal	mt	66.2	74.3	(11)
Coal	mt	76.3	83.5	(9)
Oil (entitlement interest basis)	kboe	4,145	3,360	23

1  Controlled industrial assets and joint ventures only. Production is on a 100% basis, except as stated.

Production guidance

• No change to previous 2021 production guidance.

				Actual FY	Actual FY	Actual FY	Previous    guidance	Guidance FY
				2018	2019	2020	2021	2021
Copper	kt			1,454	1,371	1,258	1,220  ±30	1,220 ± 30
Cobalt	kt			42.2	46.3	27.4	35 ± 3	35 ± 3
Zinc	kt			1,068	1,078	1,170	1,170 ± 30	1,170 ± 30	1
Nickel	kt			124	121	110	105 ± 5	105 ± 5
Ferrochrome	kt			1,580	1,438	1,029	1,430 ± 30	1,430 ± 30
Coal	mt			129	140	106	104 ± 4	104 ± 4

1 Excludes Volcan.

Production highlights

• Own sourced copper production of 895,500 tonnes was 39,200 tonnes (4%) below the comparable 2020 period, reflecting lower mined grades at various operations. Approximately half this variance relates to lower copper by-product at non-Copper department assets.

• Own sourced zinc production of 855,800 tonnes was in line with the comparable 2020 period. Recovery from 2020 Covid restrictions was offset by temporarily lower Kazzinc production pending the ramp-up of the recently commissioned Zhairem mine.

• Own sourced nickel production of 71,100 tonnes was 10,700 tonnes (13%) lower than the comparable 2020 period due to planned maintenance at Murrin Murrin and various operating issues at Koniambo.

• Attributable ferrochrome production of 1,071,000 tonnes was 420,000 tonnes (65%) higher than the comparable 2020 period, reflecting that operations were suspended for much of Q2 2020 due to the South African national lockdown, with a period of ramp-up thereafter.

• Coal production of 76.3 million tonnes was 7.2 million tonnes (9%) lower than the comparable 2020 period, reflecting a full period of Prodeco care and maintenance, the progressive recovery from the market-related reductions across the Australian portfolio initiated in H2 2020 and lower domestic production/demand in South Africa.

• Entitlement interest oil production of 4.1 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) was 0.8 million boe (23%) higher than the comparable 2020 period. This mainly reflects the gas phase of a project in Equatorial Guinea that commenced in February 2021, and a full period contribution from the new Cameroon well. The Chad fields remained on care and maintenance throughout 2021.

Other matters

• On 15 October 2021, Glencore reached an agreement to sell 100% of the interests in its wholly owned subsidiary Chemoil Terminals LLC, which owns the Long Beach and Carson oil products storage terminals in California. The sale consideration is $242 million and closing is subject to certain conditions precedent, including relevant anti-trust approval. We expect the transaction to close before the end of this year.

• As previously announced, Glencore has reached agreement to dispose of its Bolivian zinc assets, Sinchi Wayra and Illapa, to Santa-cruz Silver Mining, Ltd, for consideration of approximately $110 million. The consideration is structured as a $20 million initial payment and a further $90 million to be paid within 4 years or less. Completion is expected to occur within the next three months.

• As previously announced, Glencore was formally notified that the Colombian National Mining Agency has accepted the relinquishment of Prodeco's key mining contracts back to the Republic of Colombia. The mines will remain on care and maintenance until the formal process of relinquishing the contracts is complete.

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Notes for Editors

Glencore is one of the world's largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 responsibly-sourced commodities that advance everyday life. The Group's operations comprise around 150 mining and metallurgical sites and oil production assets.

With a strong footprint in over 35 countries in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, Glencore's industrial activities are supported by a global network of more than 30 marketing offices.  Glencore's customers are industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation, battery manufacturing and oil sectors. We also provide financing, logistics and other services to producers and consumers of commodities. Glencore's companies employ around 135,000 people, including contractors.

Glencore is proud to be a member of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights and the International Council on Mining and Metals. We are an active participant in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. Our ambition is to be a net zero total emissions company by 2050.

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