Willy R. Strothotte

Glencore International AG engages in the production and marketing of natural resources and industrial commodities. It provides financing, logistics, marketing, and purchasing services to producers and consumers of commodities. It serves automotive, oil, power generation, steel production, and food processing industries. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Baar, Switzerland.

Xstrata Plc is engaged in the mining industry. Its business units include Xstrata Alloys, Xstrata Copper, Xstrata Zinc, Xstrata Coal, Xstrata Nickel, and Xstrata Technology Services. The Xstrata Alloys business unit produces ferrochrome, primary vanadium and owns carbon and anthracite operations, which supply key raw materials to its ferrochrome smelters. The Xstrata Copper business unit is a global copper producer and also manages a recycling business, Xstrata Recycling. The Xstrata Zinc business unit specializes in the mining and production of zinc. The Xstrata Coal business unit is an exporter of thermal coal and a significant producer of premium quality hard coking coal and semi-soft coal. The Xstrata Nickel business unit focuses on nickel and cobalt production and operates mines, refineries, and processing facilities. The Xstrata Technology Services business unit provides proprietary technologies and specialist services in the areas of mining, mineral processing, and metals extraction to major mining companies. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.

Minara Resources Pty Ltd. explores and mines for nickel and cobalt. The firm owns and operates the Murrin Murrin Nickel Cobalt project which involves the mining and processing of laterite ore to produce nickel and cobalt, exploration for nickel directly and in joint ventures with third parties and research and development of nickel and cobalt heap leaching and other hydrometallurgical methods of nickel extraction. The company was founded by John Andrew Henry Forrest on July 7, 1993 and is headquartered in Perth, Australia.

KKR Financial Corp. is a diversified real estate investment trust (REIT) and finance company that invests across multiple asset classes, including residential mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities, corporate loans and debt securities, commercial real estate loans and debt securities, and asset-backed securities. The company is an affiliate of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Founded in July 2004, KKR Financial Corp. is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Glencore AG engages in the trading in raw materials and other goods. Its product portfolio also includes sugar and grains. The company was founded on July 13, 1978 and is headquartered in Baar, Switzerland.

Asturiana de Zinc SA explores, mines and markets zinc. Its products include zinc ingots, strips, bars and alloys. It also produces alloys, sulphuric acid, germanium, zinc powder, cadmium and mercury. Its main industrial operations are located in Cantabria and Asturias. The company is present in Canada, Peru, Spain, Great Britain, Germany and Australia. Asturiana de Zinc was founded on 8th October, 1957 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain

Glencore Holding AG operates as a holding company with interest in providing investment services. It acquires, holds and manages investments for setting up of subsidiaries. The firm's primary subsidiary Glencore International AG trades in crude oil, petroleum, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, minerals and agricultural products. The company is headquartered in Baar, Switzerland.

Glencore (Schweiz) AG explores and mines copper, coking coal, thermal coal, ferrochrome and vanadium. The company markets copper, coking coal, thermal coal, ferrochrome, vanadium and zinc with additional exposures to gold, lead and silver. The company exports coal and produces ferrochrome and vanadium in Australia and South African mines and smelts zinc in Spain (through subsidiary Asturiana de Zinc), mines anthracite in Swaziland, smelts zinc in Germany and harvests wood from a Chilean eucalyptus forest. The company is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.