Perspective
17 December 2015
Glencore: An existential crisis
Region:
Europe
After its IPO in 2011, commodities behemoth Glencore appeared a few years shy of gaining special-observer status at the UN. Today, its stock sits at around a sixth of the price and financial analysts are queuing round the corner to put the boot in. Ollie Gordon assesses whether Glencore’s fall from grace is all as it seems, and what lessons commodity trading houses can learn from the company’s experiences.
