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Glencore H1 hit by commodities woes, impairment
Published Wed, Aug 19, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Zurich
SWISS mining giant Glencore on Wednesday reported a first-half loss of US$676 million, a performance hit by what the company called the worst commodities market since the financial crash of 2008-2009.
In the first half of 2014, Glencore recorded profits of US$1.7 billion.
Its shares have fallen by 40 per cent this year, a plunge that has been driven in part by growing fears about a slowdown in China - the world's to…
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