Glencore produces, smelts, refines, recycles and markets copper for industrial customers worldwide.
Glencore's copper business spans the mining, smelting, refining and recycling of copper, together with its marketing to industrial customers worldwide. Operating assets across South America, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Australia and North America supply concentrate, cathode and rod to fabricators, wire producers and other downstream users.
Copper's conductivity and durability make it a core material for electrification, construction, power networks and transport. The business pairs its owned production with sourcing from third-party producers, recycling secondary material and holding inventories so it can serve customers reliably through market cycles. As electrification drives demand for the metal, the business connects mine output with the industrial customers who process it.