MOSCOW, February 27 (Sputnik) — Swiss-based mining company Glencore plans to reduce its coal production in Australia in 2015 by 15 million tons as global demand decreases, the company said in a statement released on Friday.
"Following our recent Australia wide coal production shutdown, we plan to reduce 2015 production by 15 million tonnes to more closely align our coal output with current customer demand," the Glencore's statement reads.
The coal output reduction will come from shutting down mines, product line revision and the diversification of some projects. "We will continue to review all our coal operations in the prevailing economic climate," the statement says.
Glencore is one of the world's largest global natural resource companies. The company's coal business in Australia includes 13 mining complexes across New South Wales and Queensland. The company employs about 8,600 Australians and in 2013 managed the production of more than 80 million tons of thermal and coking coal, predominantly for export.
