https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Swiss mining giant Glencore Xstrata is laying off more than 900 workers at its $5.9-billion copper project in the Philippines after regulators stalled the mine development. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130813/glencore-xstrata-lays-off-workers-at-stalled-mine Tue, 13 Aug 2013 18:17:00 +0200 glencore-xstrata-lays-off-workers-at-stalled-mine The long-awaited merger between commodities trader Glencore and mining giant Xstrata, both based in Switzerland, was completed on Thursday and the new company said it will be listed on stock exchanges in London and Hong Kong. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130502/glencore-xstrata-officially-launches-after-swiss-merger Thu, 02 May 2013 19:10:00 +0200 glencore-xstrata-officially-launches-after-swiss-merger Swiss mining giant Xstrata and commodities trader Glencore are pushing back further the date to finalise their merger as they wait for approval from Chinese authorities. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130402/xstrata-and-glencore-delay-merger-again Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:19:00 +0200 xstrata-and-glencore-delay-merger-again Swiss mining giant Xstrata is delaying the commercial production of its $5.9-billion gold and copper mine in the Philippines to 2019 due to problems with security and the government, the company says. https://www.thelocal.ch/20121212/philippine-protests-delay-xstrata-mine-project Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:23:00 +0100 philippine-protests-delay-xstrata-mine-project The European Commission on Thursday gave a conditional green light to the massive tie-up between Swiss mining giant Xstrata and commodities trader Glencore that would create a global leader. https://www.thelocal.ch/20121122/ec-attaches-conditions-to-swiss-mega-merger Thu, 22 Nov 2012 14:57:00 +0100 ec-attaches-conditions-to-swiss-mega-merger