Glencore(US:GLNCY) 智通财经网·2025-10-29 11:33Group 1 - Glencore (GLNCY.US) announced it is likely to meet its annual production targets, alleviating investor concerns about operational deterioration [1] - The company's copper production for the first nine months of the year was 583,500 tons, a 17% decrease year-on-year, primarily due to lower ore grades [2] - Glencore's copper production guidance for 2025 has been narrowed from 850,000-890,000 tons to 850,000-875,000 tons, representing a 40% decrease from 2018 levels [2] Group 2 - The company expects its marketing profit for the year to be near the midpoint of its long-term guidance range of $2.3 billion to $3.5 billion [3] - Glencore's coal production for the year is projected to be between 92 million and 97 million tons, with coking coal production between 30 million and 35 million tons [3] - The company restructured its coal business after abandoning plans to spin off the entire coal division, integrating recently acquired Canadian mines into a unified management unit in Australia [3] Group 3 - The copper market is experiencing supply tightness, with prices reaching historical highs, driven by various operational issues at major mines [2] - Factors contributing to the copper supply crunch include a deadly landslide at Freeport-McMoRan's Grasberg mine, flooding at Ivanhoe Mines' Kamoa-Kakula complex, and rockfall incidents at Codelco's main copper mines [2]