Glencore
Baar, Switzerland
About
Glencore is a major producer, marketer, and recycler of battery metals—cobalt, nickel, lithium, and copper—and operates Glencore Battery Recycling (GBR), which processes spent batteries and related materials.
After acquiring Li-Cycle assets in August 2025, Glencore enables end-to-end lithium-ion battery recycling and a circular supply chain in its North American EV/battery operations.
Listed In
In the Battery Report
Glencore is named on 8 pages across 3 editions of Volta Foundation's annual Battery Report.
2025 report · p. 12Notable Events: May Week 1
2025 report · p. 47Li-Cycle: Learnings & Takeaways Liquidity Trap
2025 report · p. 313LCO Notable Events January
All 8 pages
Battery Report 2025 · 5
Battery Report 2023 · 1
Battery Report 2022 · 2
Supply Chain Segments
Battery Chemistries
Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC)
Location Info
- HQ
- Baar, Switzerland
North America (1)
- Office
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Latin America (2)
- Office
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Office
- La Paz, Bolivia
Europe (1)
- Manufacturing
- Kristiansand, Norway
Asia-Pacific (2)
- Office
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Office
- Singapore, Singapore
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Quick Facts
- Founded
- 1974
- Team Size
- 2000+
- Funding
- Public
- Last Updated
- Oct 12, 2026
