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GLENCORE
Payments to governments report 2017
Our Business
In 2017 we made payments to governments of over $4.5 billion
Glencore is one of the world's largest natural resource companies. We are present at multiple stages of the commodity supply chain and uniquely diversified by geography, product and activity, maximising the value we create for our business and our stakeholders.
We have around 150 mining and metallurgical sites, oil production assets and agricultural facilities in over 90 countries. We recognise that our business activities make a significant contribution to the national and local economies in which we operate. We believe that our presence can deliver long-term sustainable benefits to our host countries.
Our activities within our operating countries enable governments to monetise their natural resources. The tax and royalty payments we make in connection with our activities can be used to provide the citizens of those countries with government services and infrastructure to improve their quality of life.
We are committed to high standards of corporate governance and transparency and welcome increased transparency around the redistribution and reinvestment of such payments. We are an active participant in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) since 2011.
Glencore Payments to Governments Report 2017
Highlights
During 2017, Glencore's total payments to government, including those relating to its ownership interest in the Antamina, Cerrejón and Collahuasi joint ventures, were around $4.5 billion, of which $2.78 billion relates to the EU Accounting Directive extractive industries' reporting requirements:
In 2017, Glencore made payments for oil of $1.45 billion to state-owned enterprises in EITI Countries and $11.17 billion to state owned enterprises in non-EITI countries.
In addition to making direct payments to governments, we make a broader socio-economic contribution to the countries in which we operate:
- $4.7 billion in employee wages and benefits
- $90 million for community investments
- $25 million on public infrastructure
- 96% of employees are local to our operating countries
- 76% of global procurement bill is with suppliers and contractors local to our operating countries
- 2.5+ million people living near our assets have benefitted from our community investment activities
Overview of payments made to governments in 2017, in line with the EU Directive reporting requirements
Amounts in US$1,000
- Argentina $18,692
- Australia $1,011,861
- Bolivia $26,009
- Burkina Faso $3,228
- Canada $27,853
- Chad $43,979
- Chile $117,884
- Colombia $235,044
- The Democratic Republic of Congo $308,066
- Equatorial Guinea $54,031
- Kazakhstan $438,662
- Namibia $9,665
- Peru $316,917
- South Africa $154,438
- Tanzania $203
- Zambia $15,396
Glencore Payments to Governments Report 2017
Chief Financial Officer's Statement
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In the countries in which we operate, we make a significant contribution to national and local economies.
This is Glencore's third report on our economic contribution and payments to governments. This report provides an overview of our approach to tax and transparency as well as disclosing the payments we made during 2017 on a country-by-country and project-by-project basis. Where applicable, we have aligned our reporting on payments with the requirements of Chapter 10 of the EU Accounting Directive.
In the countries in which we operate, we make a significant contribution to national and local economies. In 2017, the economic value added by the Glencore Group was $14.7 billion, of which our total direct contribution to governments was over $4 billion. In this report, we note $2.78 billion of payments to governments in respect of our extractive industries.
During the year, we actively sought feedback from interested stakeholders on our approach to disclosing our payments to governments. The responses we received identified a desire for a more consistent disclosure on recipient entities as well as information on the extent of purchases from state-owned oil enterprises.
As such, we have reviewed the structure of this report and made efforts to include:
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Payments to national, regional and municipal entities in all countries that we operate in (pages 11 to 12)
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Payments in respect of Glencore's ownership interest in the Antamina, Cerrejón and Collahuasi joint ventures (pages 13 to 15)
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Commercial payments to state-owned oil enterprises for oil in those countries compliant with the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) (page 17)
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Total payments for oil to state-owned oil enterprises in non-EITI countries (page 18)
Furthermore, in response to stakeholder feedback, we reviewed our direct financial prepayments to state-owned oil enterprises. During 2017, no such payments were made. Going forward, we will provide this information when relevant finance payments have been made.
The introduction of a new mining code by the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has generated significant discussion regarding the real contribution of the mining industry in the DRC. We have therefore sought to provide greater clarity on our overall contribution to the economic development of the DRC, as well as the details of the taxes we have paid its government over the past three years.
We will continue to engage with our stakeholders on our tax and other government payment reporting, while taking into account best practice and regulatory developments.
I hope that you will find this new approach to disclosure useful and we welcome your feedback.
Steve Kalmin Chief Financial Officer
Glencore Payments to Governments Report 2017
Our approach to tax and transparency
We seek to maintain long-term, open, transparent and cooperative relationships with tax authorities in our host countries. We pay all relevant taxes, royalties and other levies in amounts entirely determined by the legislation of relevant national, regional or local governments.
Our contribution
Together with our peers, our economic contributions, including our tax and royalty payments, are some of our host countries' most significant sources of income. The taxes and royalties we pay are direct, annual contributions to our host governments. These payments often represent a significant proportion of their incomes. The relevant national, regional or local governments determine the levels paid, in accordance with local laws.
The size of our business and the long-term nature of our operations mean that we can have a considerable economic impact in our host countries. This includes providing direct and indirect employment for local communities and supporting local suppliers.
We are aware of our economic impact on local communities and regions and take a responsible and transparent approach in communicating this with all of our stakeholders.
Transparency
We welcome transparency in the spending, redistribution and/or reinvestment of our payments to governments and are active participants in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).
Our license to operate entails ensuring that the benefits our stakeholders gain from our activities include the opportunity for a sustainable future. This includes acting responsibly in our tax affairs.
We believe that communities should have access to clear information on how much their governments have earned from the exploration and extraction of natural resources. It is also vital that citizens can find out how these revenues contribute to the development of their society and their country's economic status. Ensuring that our host countries and communities have transparent information about our payments to their governments also reduces the potential for corruption by all parties.
Countries that transparently and effectively allocate natural resource wealth for the benefit of their communities have the potential to attract greater, more responsible and longer-term business investment. It is imperative that businesses, governments and civil society work in partnership to support transparency.
Our values reflect our purpose, our priorities and the intrinsic beliefs by which we conduct ourselves. Our approach to tax payments reflects these values, as well as our Code of Conduct and our long-term business strategy, dictating that we seek to maintain long term, open, transparent and cooperative relationships with tax authorities in our host countries.
Marketing activities
A core component of our business model is our marketing activities, which, in addition to sourcing large volumes of commodities from third parties, market the products from our industrial operations. The centralised nature of our marketing activities allows us to reap the benefits of economies of scale and expertise related to marketing, logistics, procurement, risk management, legal, finance etc.
Our primary marketing entities are located in Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Singapore and the United States.
In this report, for the first time, we have also included details on payments for commercial purchases of oil from state-owned enterprises in countries that have endorsed the EITI.
Clencore Payments to Governments Report 2017
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Intra-group transactions
The Glencore group is comprised of dozens of separate legal entities established over a large number of jurisdictions. Like many multinational enterprises, our business activities are co-ordinated (in terms of personnel, assets and capital) on a worldwide basis. This necessitates our having to allocate overall group profitability between the jurisdictions in which we operate. The allocation is not up to us; it is governed by international tax law and, in particular, the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines and Article 9 of the OECD Model Tax Convention. These require that individual entities within the group transact with each other at the same price that they would if they were independent parties and in due recognition of the true value to be accorded to the transaction. The purpose of this allocation and of the Guidelines is twofold: to ensure that Group profit is fairly divided so that tax is levied according to where it is earned; and to ensure that the same profit is taxed once and only once.
It is a matter of Group policy not to engineer structures or transactions for the purpose of exploiting transfer pricing rules by 'transferring' profit into lower tax jurisdictions. All intra-group transactions can be traced to value-adding commercial activities.
It is to be expected that given the complexity of the Group's operations, and the legitimate concern of tax administrations to collect the full amount due to them, our transfer pricing should be subject to careful scrutiny and even occasional dispute. We approach both scrutiny and dispute in a fair and transparent manner, but we resolutely defend the principle that profit must only be taxed once and that tax administrations are as bound in law by the Transfer Pricing Guidelines as we are.
Utilisation of 'tax havens'
Although there is no universally applied definition of the term 'tax haven', it is generally understood to refer to a jurisdiction that imposes little or no tax on income or profits. In recent years, legitimate questions have been raised in government, the media and the public at large, in connection with the alleged diversion of business profits by multinational enterprises into tax havens.
We do not undertake any such activity. As described above, both our Group tax policies and our adherence to the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines forbid the allocation of profit to jurisdictions that do not provide value-adding activities and do not have any real commercial substance.
Nevertheless, we do from time to time make use of companies incorporated in what would be termed tax neutral or tax haven jurisdictions. Where that occurs, it is always for a specific purpose and the companies used can be referred to as special purpose vehicles (or SPVs). Within our Group, SPVs are used either as intermediate holding companies (to hold single investments, groups of similar investments or joint venture investments together for accounting, administrative, governance or legal convenience) or as parties to a legal contract with a non-group member where it is necessary that the SPV has no other function. In all cases, the use of the SPV is to serve a commercial or administrative purpose, has no tax motivation and is fiscally transparent i.e. that it generates neither a tax saving nor expense. For this reason, when we need to establish an SPV, it is often done in a tax-neutral jurisdiction as tax in these cases is an irrelevance.
Our economic contribution
We recognise that our business activities make a significant contribution to the national and local economies in which we operate. We seek to understand and manage our impacts, generate sustainable benefits for our host communities, while also promoting diversified and resilient local economies.
Delivering sustainable, long-term benefits
Our greatest economic contribution to our host countries is from employment, sourcing local goods and services, and the payment of taxes and royalties:
| Local Employment | Employment is one of the most obvious signs of the economic benefits we provide for our host countries; we prioritise employing people from the regions close to our assets. We provide families with livelihoods via direct employment at our operations and indirect employment via contractors and our use of local suppliers. |
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| Skills development | To support local markets and provide further economic uplift, we inve significantly in workforce development. This includes investment in education projects, skills development and apprenticeships, as well as offering host communities training for non-mining jobs. |
| Local procurement | We use local suppliers whenever we can, to reduce our costs and provide our host communities with alternative employment opportunities. Our support for the development of local procurement businesses also helps our host governments to fulfil their own development objectives. |
| Enterprise development | We work to support and promote businesses based close to our assets to drive local economic diversification. We can provide finance, management expertise and advice, or work premises. Our approach varies from region to region, but can include encouraging our large international suppliers to build partnerships with local businesses, training for small businesses and working with local government agencies to support training and develop business plans. |
| Infrastructure | Many of our operations are located in remote and underdeveloped areas; here we contribute by sharing infrastructure, such as roads, water, sanitation projects and electricity, with our host communities. We believe there is a direct link between building infrastructure and general community development. Through contribution to the development and maintenance of local infrastructure we can have a significant impact on long-term growth of a region and help to alleviate poverty. |
| Community development | We design our community development programmes to help reduce dependency on our operations, encourage self-reliance and contribute to sustainable growth in our host regions. Our programmes aim to deliver the greatest impact against both short- and long-term objectives and align with each asset's overall operational strategy, closure planning and local and/or national development objectives. |
| Payments to governments and tax transparency | We pay all relevant taxes, royalties and other levies in amounts entirely determined by the legislation of relevant national, regional or local governments. We welcome transparency in the redistribution and reinvestment of these payments. |
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Our economic contribution
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Glencore first invested in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2008. Today we have interests in Mutanda Mining SARL (Mumi) and Katanga Mining Limited (Katanga).
When we arrived in the DRC, the country was emerging from many years of civil conflict, which had resulted in decades of under investment in infrastructure, industry and community services.
In 2008, Glencore's DRC's copper metal production was some 35,000 tonnes and our assets employed around 4,000 people. We expect our 2018 copper production to be approximately 350,000 tonnes and we currently employ over 22,330 employees and contractors, of which 97% are DRC nationals. This significant increase is due to a ten-year investment programme of over $6.5 billion to expand and improve operating capabilities and scale to secure the long-term future of the assets.
Since 2015, we have invested in and spent over $1.5 billion in the DRC on capital expenditure. Going forward, we anticipate that our economic contribution and payments to government in the DRC will be significantly higher, reflecting the resumption of copper production at Katanga in December 2017 following an extensive 18 month investment to transform its processing capabilities:
| Capital expenditure | Total payments to governments | Good quality, stable employee and contractor jobs at the end of 2017 | Paid in employee wages and benefits* |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1.5bn | $1.1bn | 22,330 | $217mn |
| Invested in local socio-economic projects | Spent on health services | Spent on education projects | Spent on entreprise development projects |
| $25mn | $5.2mn | $8.6mn | $3.32mn |
- Consists of employer and employee payroll tax and social security contributions
The following details our payments to governments in the DRC from 2015 to 2017:
| US$ '000 | Payroll | State royalties | Corporate tax | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Katanga | Mutanda | Total DRC | Katanaga | Mutanda | Total DRC | Katanga | Mutanda | Total DRC |
| 2015 | 57,881 | 24,064 | 81,945 | 15,761 | 27,417 | 43,178 | 7,654 | 168,992 | 176,646 |
| 2016 | 34,602 | 32,698 | 67,300 | 48 | 19,974 | 20,022 | 3,950 | 36,387 | 40,337 |
| 2017 | 38,455 | 29,282 | 67,737 | 757 | 37,166 | 37,923 | 13 | 163,634 | 163,647 |
| Total | 130,938 | 86,044 | 216,982 | 16,566 | 84,558 | 101,124 | 11,617 | 369,012 | 380,629 |
| US$ '000 | Provincial (Road) taxes | Export taxes | Import taxes | ||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year | Katanga | Mutanda | Total DRC | Katanga | Mutanda | Total DRC | Katanaga | Mutanda | Total DRC |
| 2015 | 5,526 | 18,457 | 23,983 | 7,851 | 27,098 | 34,949 | 46,917 | 25,948 | 72,865 |
| 2016 | 833 | 21,766 | 22,599 | - | 20,713 | 20,713 | 4,955 | 16,109 | 21,064 |
| 2017 | 250 | 26,703 | 26,953 | 29 | 33,428 | 33,457 | 11,459 | 16,310 | 27,769 |
| Total | 6,609 | 66,926 | 73,535 | 7,880 | 81,238 | 89,118 | 63,331 | 58,367 | 121,698 |
Glencore Payments to Governments Report 2017
Glencore Payments to Governments Report 2017
| US$ '000 | Share transfer tax | Withholding tax | Central Bank tax on repatriations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Katanga | Mutanda | Total DRC |
| 2015 | - | - | - |
| 2016 | - | - | - |
| 2017 | - | 27,675 | 27,675 |
| Total | - | 27,675 | 27,675 |
| US$ '000 | Other | Total tax | |
| --- | --- | --- | |
| Year | Katanaga | Mutanda | Total DRC |
| 2015 | 7,038 | 3,658 | 10,696 |
| 2016 | 7,097 | 1,702 | 8,799 |
| 2017 | 4,261 | 5,815 | 10,076 |
| Total | 18,396 | 11,176 | 29,572 |
Beyond our payments to governments, our presence supports local businesses and contributes to the development of DRC infrastructure. We also make voluntary contributions to local community projects that deliver long-term socio-economic benefits and improve living standards.
The initiatives we support include:
| Health services | Katanga and Mumi provide high-level health facilities for their employees and dependants; some of these are also available to other local residents. Katanga and Mumi support vaccination campaigns against polio and measles, reaching more than 30,000 children in local communities. Katanga and Mumi offer HIV/AIDS testing to their workforces and families. They also support the DRC government's national programme to tackle HIV/AIDS by running a training programme for peer educators in local communities and carrying out awareness campaigns for local communities and high-risk groups, such as truck drivers. |
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| Addressing malaria | We have established a comprehensive control programme to reduce the impact of malaria on our workforce and within local communities. During 2017, around 20,000 households were sprayed, protecting over 115,000 people. In addition, insecticide treated nets were made available for at-risk groups, such as pregnant women and children under five years and community malaria awareness sessions were held. |
| Education projects | In addition to building, repairing and equipping local schools, Katanga and Mumi work with local NGOs and churches to deliver summer camps for children to deter their participation in artisanal mining (ASM). In 2017, over 7,200 children participated the camps and there was a notable drop in the number of children participating in ASM activities. |
| Artisanal Mining (ASM) | We support economic diversification projects, run by local cooperatives, to establish alternative livelihood programmes to reduce participation in ASM activities. The projects include developing skills in agriculture, welding, carpentry and catering. During 2017, these projects provided training and business development to over 4,000 people. |
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| Infrastructure | Working with the government, Katanga and Mumi have entered into a $400 million commitment towards the refurbishment of the DRC's power infrastructure. The project is aligned with a World Bank project to upgrade the high-voltage power distribution network allowing the national power company, SNEL, to expand electricity access in unserved and poorly served areas. This will help generate economic growth and jobs. |
| Water infrastructure | Katanga has addressed long-term legacy water issues at its processing complex. The complex is over 50 years old and had been maintained poorly by previous operators; for many years before Glencore's investment, it had been discharging waste water without treatment. There was unrestricted discharge of effluents into local surface water. Since 2009, we have invested over $40 million to install more than 20km of piping infrastructure, a lime plant for neutralisation, a tailings disposal system, specialised pumps and water treatment plants. The complex now fully treats all effluent before discharge. |
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Reports¹
The below reports have been prepared on the basis as outlined in About this Report on page 19.
| Amounts in US$1,000 | Production entitlements | Taxes on income² | Royalties | Customs/ import/excise/export tax and duties | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | - | 6,364 | 12,011 | 180 | 137 |
| Australia | - | 8,490 | 567,199 | 410,578 | 25,594 |
| Bolivia | - | - | 25,077 | 932 | - |
| Burkina Faso³ | - | - | 2,395 | 688 | 145 |
| Canada | - | 26,275 | - | - | 1,578 |
| Chad | 17,026 | - | 23,578 | 364 | 3,011 |
| Chile | - | 116,361 | - | 161 | 1,362 |
| Colombia | - | 110,012 | 121,678 | 963 | 2,160 |
| Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The | - | 163,647 | 37,923 | 61,225 | 121 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 26,740 | 7,725 | 19,001 | - | 565 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 277,283 | 156,962 | 4,417 | - |
| Namibia⁶ | - | 6,536 | 2,263 | 866 | - |
| Peru | - | 273,736 | 37,112 | 38 | 6,031 |
| South Africa | - | 101,574 | 52,175 | - | - |
| Tanzania | - | - | - | - | 203 |
| Zambia | - | - | 11,667 | 3,727 | 2 |
| Rest of the World | - | - | - | - | - |
| At 31 December 2017 | 43,766 | 1,098,002 | 1,069,041 | 484,139 | 40,909 |
1 The reports are not corrected for rounding. 2 Taxes on income: Comprises of income taxes paid in Colombia, Peru and Chile relating to Clencore's proportionate ownership interest in certain relevant joint ventures (Cerrejón, Antamina and Collahuas) amounting to a total of $415 million. 3 Other taxes include: wealth tax, stamp duties, transfer tax, environmental tax and other taxes according to local law. 4 Payments not included in the 2017 Sustainability Report: primarily relating to oil assets in Equatorial Guinea that are not operated by Clencore, infrastructure improvements and income taxes paid relating to Clencore's proportionate ownership interest in certain relevant joint ventures noted above. These were necessarily not part of the scope of the 2017 Sustainability Report, which aligns itself with the Group's statutory financial reporting. 5,6 Disposed related assets in August 2017.
Clencore Payments to Governments Report 2017
Clencore Payments to Governments Report 2017
| Infrastructure improvements | Total EU Transparency Directive | Payroll taxes | Taxes paid relating to non-extractive activities plus other taxes^{3} | Payments not included in Sustainability Report^{4} | Total Sustainability Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 18,692 | 49,002 | 7,173 | - | 74,866 |
| - | 1,011,861 | 513,437 | 101,743 | - | 1,627,042 |
| - | 26,009 | 6,029 | 40 | - | 32,078 |
| - | 3,228 | 1,569 | 23 | - | 4,820 |
| - | 27,853 | 192,731 | 104 | (8,378) | 212,311 |
| - | 43,979 | 3,521 | 1,033 | (20,037) | 28,496 |
| - | 117,884 | 13,777 | 598 | (127,968) | 4,290 |
| 231 | 235,044 | 12,226 | 72,955 | (95,947) | 224,278 |
| 45,150 | 308,066 | 67,737 | 32,561 | (1,827) | 406,537 |
| - | 54,031 | 1,664 | 59 | (28,324) | 27,430 |
| - | 438,662 | 38,220 | 17,507 | - | 494,389 |
| - | 9,665 | 1,492 | 596 | - | 11,753 |
| - | 316,917 | 28,118 | 1,445 | (203,196) | 143,285 |
| 689 | 154,438 | 114,993 | - | (35,486) | 233,946 |
| - | 203 | 78 | - | - | 281 |
| - | 15,396 | 37,952 | 1,311 | - | 54,659 |
| - | - | 382,531 | 177,927 | - | 560,458 |
| 46,070 | 2,781,928 | 1,465,079 | 415,074 | (521,163) | 4,140,918 |
Reports
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Payments by government
| Amounts in US$ 1,000 | Production entitlements 2017 | Taxes on income 2017 | Royalties 2017 | Customs/Import/Excise/Export tax and duties 2017 | License fees, rental fees, entry fees etc 2017 | Infrastructure improvements 2017 | Total 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | |||||||
| National | - | 6,364 | - | 180 | - | - | 6,544 |
| Regional - Catamarca | - | - | 10,119 | - | - | - | 10,119 |
| Regional - Jujuy Province | - | - | 1,892 | - | - | - | 1,892 |
| Local - San Juan | - | - | - | - | 137 | - | 137 |
| - | 6,364 | 12,011 | 180 | 137 | - | 18,692 | |
| Australia | |||||||
| National | - | 8,490 | - | 410,578 | - | - | 419,068 |
| Regional - New South Wales | - | - | 311,238 | - | 8,824 | - | 320,063 |
| Regional - Northern Territory | - | - | - | - | 3,719 | - | 3,719 |
| Regional - Queensland | - | - | 243,970 | - | 9,072 | - | 253,042 |
| Regional - Western Australia | - | - | 11,991 | - | 3,978 | - | 15,969 |
| - | 8,490 | 567,199 | 410,578 | 25,594 | - | 1,011,861 | |
| Bolivia | |||||||
| National | - | - | 25,077 | 932 | - | - | 26,009 |
| - | - | 25,077 | 932 | - | - | 26,009 | |
| Burkina Faso^{5} | |||||||
| National | - | - | 2,395 | 688 | 145 | - | 3,228 |
| - | - | 2,395 | 688 | 145 | - | 3,228 | |
| Canada | |||||||
| National | - | 1,740 | - | - | - | - | 1,740 |
| Regional - British Columbia | - | - | - | - | 992 | - | 992 |
| Regional - New Brunswick | - | - | - | - | 19 | - | 19 |
| Regional - Nunavut | - | - | - | - | 113 | - | 113 |
| Regional - Ontario | - | - | - | - | 92 | - | 92 |
| Regional - Quebec | - | 24,535 | - | - | 362 | - | 24,897 |
| - | 26,275 | - | - | 1,578 | - | 27,853 | |
| Chad | |||||||
| National | 17,026^{7} | - | 23,578^{8} | 364 | 3,011 | - | 43,979 |
| 17,026 | - | 23,578 | 364 | 3,011 | - | 43,979 | |
| Chile | |||||||
| National | - | 116,361^{2} | - | 161 | 644 | - | 117,166 |
| Local - Punitaqui | - | - | - | - | 147 | - | 147 |
| Local - Sierra Gorda | - | - | - | - | 571 | - | 571 |
| - | 116,361 | - | 161 | 1,362 | - | 117,884 |
2 Taxes on income: Comprises of income taxes paid in Colombia, Peru and Chile relating to Clencore's proportionate ownership interest in certain relevant joint ventures (Cerrejon, Antamina and Collahuasi) amounting to a total of $415 million. 5 Disposed related assets in August 2017. 7 Includes production entitlement of 368k bbls lifted at market price. Production entitlement, which is paid in kind, includes all streams of production payments to the state and state NOC for volumes lifted, excluding royalties. Under the respective production sharing contracts, production entitlements and royalties are calculated on a produced volume basis. However since payments are tied to lifted volumes, the split of total lifted volumes between lifted production entitlements and lifted royalties has been approximated. 8 Includes royalties of 509k bbls lifted at market price. Royalties represent a percentage of production paid in kind to the government of Chad. Under the respective production sharing contracts, production entitlements and royalties are calculated on a produced volume basis. However since payments are tied to lifted volumes, the split of total lifted volumes between lifted production entitlements and lifted royalties has been approximated.
Clencore Payments to Governments Report 2017
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| Amounts in US$ 1,000 | Production entitlements 2017 | Taxes on income 2017 | Royalties 2017 | Customs/ Import/Excise/ Export tax and duties 2017 | License fees, rental fees, entry fees etc 2017 | Infrastructure improvements 2017 | Total 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | |||||||
| National | - | 110,0122 | 121,678 | 963 | 1,988 | - | 234,641 |
| Local - Cesar | - | - | - | - | 172 | 231 | 403 |
| - | 110,012 | 121,978 | 963 | 2,160 | 231 | 235,044 | |
| Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The | |||||||
| National | - | 163,647 | 37,923 | 61,225 | 121 | 44,900 | 307,816 |
| Regional - Lualaba | - | - | - | - | - | 250 | 250 |
| - | 163,647 | 37,923 | 61,225 | 121 | 45,150 | 308,066 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | |||||||
| National | 26,7409 | 7,725 | 19,00110 | - | 565 | - | 54,031 |
| 26,740 | 7,725 | 19,001 | - | 565 | - | 54,031 | |
| Kazakhstan | |||||||
| National | - | 277,283 | 156,962 | 4,417 | - | - | 438,662 |
| - | 277,283 | 156,962 | 4,417 | - | - | 438,662 | |
| Namibia6 | |||||||
| National | - | 6,536 | 2,263 | 866 | - | - | 9,665 |
| - | 6,536 | 2,263 | 866 | - | - | 9,665 | |
| Peru | |||||||
| National | - | 273,7362 | 37,112 | 38 | 1,112 | - | 311,998 |
| Local - Lima | - | - | - | - | 4,919 | - | 4,919 |
| - | 273,736 | 37,112 | 38 | 6,031 | - | 316,917 | |
| South Africa | |||||||
| National | - | 101,574 | 52,175 | - | - | 689 | 154,438 |
| - | 101,574 | 52,175 | - | - | 689 | 154,438 | |
| Tanzania, United Republic Of | |||||||
| National | - | - | - | - | 203 | - | 203 |
| - | - | - | - | 203 | - | 203 | |
| Zambia | |||||||
| National | - | - | 11,667 | 3,727 | 2 | - | 15,396 |
| - | - | 11,667 | 3,727 | 2 | - | 15,396 | |
| Total | 43,766 | 1,098,002 | 1,069,041 | 484,139 | 40,909 | 46,070 | 2,781,928 |
2 Taxes on income: Comprises of income taxes paid in Colombia, Peru and Chile relating to Glencore's proportionate ownership interest in certain relevant joint ventures (Cerrejon, Antamina and Collahuasi) amounting to a total of $415 million. 6 Disposed related assets in August 2017. 9 Includes production entitlement of 505k bbls lifted at market price. Production entitlement, which is paid in kind, includes all streams of production payments to the state and state NOC for volumes lifted, excluding royalties. Under the respective production sharing contracts, production entitlements and royalties are calculated on a produced volume basis. However since payments are tied to lifted volumes, the split of total lifted volumes between lifted production entitlements and lifted royalties has been approximated. 10 Includes royalties of 357k bbls lifted at market price. Royalties represent a percentage of production paid in kind to the government of Equatorial Guinea. Under the respective production sharing contracts, production entitlements and royalties are calculated on a produced volume basis. However since payments are tied to lifted volumes, the split of total lifted volumes between lifted production and lifted royalties has been approximated.
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Payments by project
| Amounts in US$ 1,000 | Production entitlements 2017 | Taxes on income 2017 | Royalties 2017 | Customs/Import/Excise/Export tax and duties 2017 | License fees, rental fees, entry fees etc 2017 | Infrastructure improvements 2017 | Total 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | |||||||
| Catamarca Province Project - Minera Alumbrera | - | 6,275 | 10,119 | 20 | - | - | 16,414 |
| Jujuy Province Project - Minera Aguilar / AR Zinc | - | - | 1,892 | 160 | - | - | 2,052 |
| San Juan Project - Minera Pachon | - | 89 | - | - | 137 | - | 226 |
| - | 6,364 | 12,011 | 180 | 137 | - | 18,692 | |
| Australia | |||||||
| Entity level | - | - | - | 410,578 | - | - | 410,578 |
| New South Wales Project - Cobar Copper | - | - | 7,742 | - | 135 | - | 7,877 |
| New South Wales Project - Coking Coal | - | - | 22,157 | - | 467 | - | 22,624 |
| New South Wales Project - Thermal Coal | - | 8,490 | 281,339 | - | 8,222 | - | 298,052 |
| Northern Territory Project - McArthur River Zinc | - | - | - | - | 3,719 | - | 3,719 |
| Queensland Project - Coking Coal | - | - | 81,381 | - | 1,004 | - | 82,385 |
| Queensland Project - Ernest Henry Mine Copper | - | - | 20,444 | - | 104 | - | 20,548 |
| Queensland Project - Mount Isa Mines Copper | - | - | 27,423 | - | 658 | - | 28,081 |
| Queensland Project - Mount Isa Mines Zinc | - | - | 38,105 | - | 658 | - | 38,763 |
| Queensland Project - Thermal Coal | - | - | 76,616 | - | 6,648 | - | 83,264 |
| Western Australian Project - Murrin Murrin Nickel | - | - | 11,991 | - | 3,979 | - | 15,969 |
| - | 8,490 | 567,199 | 410,578 | 25,594 | - | 1,011,861 | |
| Bolivia | |||||||
| La Paz Project - Minera Illapa | - | - | 5 | 38 | - | - | 43 |
| La Paz Project - Sinchi Wayra | - | - | 63 | 32 | - | - | 95 |
| Oruro Project - Minera Illapa | - | - | 8,024 | 338 | - | - | 8,363 |
| Oruro Project - Sinchi Wayra | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Potosi Project - Minera Illapa | - | - | 5,300 | 180 | - | - | 5,480 |
| Potosi Project - Sinchi Wayra | - | - | 11,685 | 343 | - | - | 12,028 |
| - | - | 25,077 | 932 | - | - | 26,009 | |
| Burkina Faso5 | |||||||
| Koudougou Project - Perkoa Mine | - | - | 2,395 | 688 | 145 | - | 3,228 |
| - | - | 2,395 | 688 | 145 | - | 3,228 |
5 Disposed related assets in August 2017.
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| Amounts in US$ 1,000 | Production entitlements 2017 | Taxes on income 2017 | Royalties 2017 | Customs/ Import/Excise/ Export tax and duties 2017 | License fees, rental fees, entry fees etc 2017 | Infrastructure improvements 2017 | Total 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | |||||||
| British Columbia Project - Coking Coal | - | - | - | - | 992 | - | 992 |
| National Project - Corporate | - | 1,740 | - | - | - | - | 1,740 |
| New Brunswick Project - Brunswick | - | - | - | - | 19 | - | 19 |
| Nunavut Project - Hackett | - | - | - | - | 113 | - | 113 |
| Ontario Project - Kidd | - | - | - | - | 40 | - | 40 |
| Ontario Project - Sudbury | - | - | - | - | 52 | - | 52 |
| Quebec Project - Corporate | - | 4,415 | - | - | - | - | 4,415 |
| Quebec Project - Matagami | - | 5,569 | - | - | - | - | 5,569 |
| Quebec Project - Raglan | - | 14,551 | - | - | 291 | - | 14,842 |
| Quebec Project - various exploration projects | - | - | - | - | 71 | - | 71 |
| - | 26,275 | - | - | 1,578 | - | 27,853 | |
| Chad | |||||||
| Badila Field Project | 10,928 | - | 15,134 | 255 | 640 | - | 26,957 |
| DOB/DOI | - | - | - | - | 250 | - | 250 |
| DOH Project | - | - | - | - | 250 | - | 250 |
| Doseo / Borogop Project | - | - | - | - | 356 | - | 356 |
| Kibea EXA | - | - | - | - | 375 | - | 375 |
| Krim EXA | - | - | - | - | 500 | - | 500 |
| Mangara Field Project | 6,098 | - | 8,444 | 109 | 640 | - | 15,291 |
| 17,026 | - | 23,578 | 364 | 3,011 | - | 43,979 | |
| Chile | |||||||
| II Region Antofagasta Project - Minera Lomas Bayas | - | - | - | 161 | 1,114 | - | 1,275 |
| I Region Tarapacá Project - Minera Collahuasi2 | - | 116,361 | - | - | - | - | 116,361 |
| IV Region Coquimbo Project - Minera Punitaqui | - | - | - | - | 248 | - | 248 |
| - | 116,361 | - | 161 | 1,362 | - | 117,884 | |
| Colombia | |||||||
| Cesar Department Project - Prodeco | - | 14,065 | 121,678 | 963 | 2,160 | 231 | 139,097 |
| La Guajira Department Project - Carbones de Cerrejón2 | - | 95,947 | - | - | - | - | 95,947 |
| - | 110,012 | 121,678 | 963 | 2,160 | 231 | 235,044 | |
| Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The | |||||||
| DRC Copperbelt Region Project - Katanga | - | 13 | 757 | 11,488 | - | 250 | 12,508 |
| DRC Copperbelt Region Project - Mutanda | - | 163,634 | 37,166 | 49,737 | 121 | 44,900 | 295,558 |
| - | 163,647 | 37,923 | 61,225 | 121 | 45,150 | 308,066 |
2 Taxes on income: Comprises of income taxes paid in Colombia, Peru and Chile relating to Clencore's proportionate ownership interest in certain relevant joint ventures (Cerrejón, Antamina and Collahuasi) amounting to a total of $415 million.
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| Payments by project continued | |||||||
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| Amounts in US$ 1,000 | Production entitlements 2017 | Taxes on income 2017 | Royalties 2017 | Customs/Import/Excise/Export tax and duties 2017 | License fees, rental fees, entry fees etc 2017 | Infrastructure improvements 2017 | Total 2017 |
| Equatorial Guinea | |||||||
| Block I - Aseng Project | 13,173 | 7,725 | 13,016 | - | 264 | - | 34,178 |
| Block O - Alen Project | 13,567 | - | 5,985 | - | 301 | - | 19,853 |
| 26,740 | 7,725 | 19,001 | - | 565 | - | 54,031 | |
| Kazakhstan | |||||||
| North-East Kazakhstan Project - Kazzinc | - | 277,283 | 156,962 | 4,417 | - | - | 438,662 |
| - | 277,283 | 156,962 | 4,417 | - | - | 438,662 | |
| Namibia6 | |||||||
| Karas Project - Rosh Pinah Mine | - | 6,536 | 2,263 | 866 | - | - | 9,665 |
| - | 6,536 | 2,263 | 866 | - | - | 9,665 | |
| Peru | |||||||
| Ancash Project - Minera Antamina2 | - | 203,196 | - | - | - | - | 203,196 |
| Cusco Project - Minera Antapaccay | - | 69,426 | 35,956 | 38 | 4,919 | - | 110,339 |
| Huarochiri Project - Minera Los Quenuales | - | 1,031 | 1,105 | - | 860 | - | 2,996 |
| Oyon Project - Minera Los Quenuales | 83 | 51 | - | 252 | - | 386 | |
| - | 273,736 | 37,112 | 38 | 6,031 | - | 316,917 | |
| South Africa | |||||||
| Mpumalanga Province Project - Ferroalloys Assets | - | - | 11,876 | - | - | - | 11,876 |
| Mpumalanga Province Project - Thermal Coal | - | 23,302 | 30,245 | - | - | 689 | 54,237 |
| North West Province Project - Ferroalloys Assets | - | 78,272 | 10,054 | - | - | - | 88,326 |
| - | 101,574 | 52,175 | - | - | 689 | 154,438 | |
| Tanzania, United Republic Of | |||||||
| Kagera Region Project - Kabanga | - | - | - | - | 203 | - | 203 |
| - | - | - | - | 203 | - | 203 | |
| Zambia | |||||||
| Copperbelt Region Project - Mopani | - | - | 11,667 | 3,676 | - | - | 15,343 |
| Lusaka Region Project - Limeco Resources | 51 | 2 | - | 53 | |||
| - | - | 11,667 | 3,727 | 2 | - | 15,396 | |
| Total | 43,766 | 1,098,002 | 1,069,040 | 484,140 | 40,909 | 46,070 | 2,781,928 |
2 Taxes on income: Comprises of income taxes paid in Colombia, Peru and Chile relating to Clencore's proportionate ownership interest in certain relevant joint ventures (Cerejón, Antamina and Collahuasi) amounting to a total of $415 million. 6 Disposed related assets in August 2017.
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Payments by region and commodity
| Amounts in US$ 1,000 | Production entitlements 2017 | Taxes on income 2017 | Royalties 2017 | Customs/ Import/Excise/ Export tax and duties 2017 | License fees, rental fees, entry fees etc 2017 | Infrastructure improvements 2017 | Total 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal assets | |||||||
| Australian Coking Coal | - | - | 103,538 | - | 1,471 | - | 105,009 |
| Australian Thermal Coal | - | 8,490 | 357,956 | - | 14,870 | - | 381,316 |
| Colomiba: Cerrejón² | - | 95,947 | - | - | - | - | 95,947 |
| Colombia: Prodeco | - | 14,065 | 121,678 | 963 | 2,160 | 231 | 139,097 |
| North America Coking Coal | - | - | - | - | 992 | - | 992 |
| North America: Nunavut | - | - | - | - | 113 | - | 113 |
| South African Thermal Coal | - | 23,302 | 30,245 | - | - | 689 | 54,237 |
| - | 141,804 | 613,417 | 963 | 19,606 | 920 | 776,711 | |
| Copper assets | |||||||
| Africa: Katanga, Mutanda, Mopani | - | 163,647 | 49,590 | 64,901 | 121 | 45,150 | 323,409 |
| Australia: Mount Isa, Ernest Henry, Cobar | - | - | 55,609 | - | 897 | - | 56,506 |
| South America: Alumbrera, Lomas Bayas, Antapaccay, Punitaqui | - | 75,701 | 46,075 | 219 | 6,281 | - | 128,276 |
| South America: Antamina² | - | 203,196 | - | - | - | - | 203,196 |
| South America: Collahuasi² | - | 116,361 | - | - | - | - | 116,361 |
| - | 558,905 | 151,274 | 65,120 | 7,299 | 45,150 | 827,748 | |
| Corporate & entity level | |||||||
| Corporate & unallocated | - | 6,155 | - | 51 | 73 | - | 6,279 |
| Entity level | - | - | - | 410,578 | - | - | 410,578 |
| - | 6,155 | - | 410,629 | 73 | - | 416,857 | |
| Ferroalloys | |||||||
| South Africa: Ferroalloys Assets | - | 78,272 | 21,930 | - | - | - | 100,202 |
| - | 78,272 | 21,930 | - | - | - | 100,202 | |
| Nickel assets | |||||||
| Africa: Kabanga | - | - | - | - | 203 | - | 203 |
| Australia: Murrin Murrin | - | - | 11,991 | - | 3,979 | - | 15,969 |
| North America: Raglan, Sudbury | - | 14,551 | - | - | 343 | - | 14,894 |
| - | 14,551 | 11,991 | - | 4,525 | - | 31,066 | |
| Oil assets | |||||||
| Chad | 17,026 | - | 23,578 | 364 | 3,011 | - | 43,979 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 26,740 | 7,725 | 19,001 | - | 565 | - | 54,031 |
| 43,766 | 7,725 | 42,579 | 364 | 3,576 | - | 98,010 | |
| Zinc assets | |||||||
| Australia: Mount Isa, McArthur River | - | - | 38,105 | - | 4,377 | - | 42,483 |
| Kazakhstan: Kazzinc | - | 277,283 | 156,962 | 4,417 | - | 438,662 | |
| North America: Brunswick | - | - | - | - | 19 | - | 19 |
| North America: Matagami, Kidd | - | 5,569 | - | - | 40 | - | 5,609 |
| Other Zinc: Minera Aguilar/AR Zinc, Los Quenuales, Sinchi Wayra, Illapa, Perkoa³, Rosh Pinah⁶ | - | 7,739 | 32,783 | 2,646 | 1,394 | - | 44,562 |
| - | 290,591 | 227,850 | 7,063 | 5,830 | - | 531,334 | |
| Total | 43,766 | 1,098,003 | 1,069,041 | 484,139 | 40,909 | 46,070 | 2,781,928 |
2 Taxes on income: Comprises of income taxes paid in Colombia, Peru and Chile relating to Glencore's proportionate ownership interest in certain relevant joint ventures (Cerrejón, Antamina and Collahuasi) amounting to a total of $415 million. 3,6 Disposed related assets in August 2017.
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Payments for crude oil purchased from state-owned enterprises in EITI Countries
This information is aggregated annually by parent group, relevant sub-entity and country and port of loading, where available. We include EITI country members as they have committed to more detailed disclosures. We included the level of detail that we believe will support stakeholders' understanding of the amounts and nature of the information provided, while also balancing our legitimate interest in protecting the confidentiality and commercial sensitivity of such information.
| Load port | Load country | Parent group | Counterparty | Country | Volume (000 barrels) | Grade | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not disclosed^{1} | Cameroon | Societe Nationale des Hydrocarbures - SNH | Societe Nationale des Hydrocarbures - SNH | Cameroon | 6,049.81 | Not disclosed^{1} | 311,253,430.79 |
| 2 | Cameroon | Societe des hydrocarbons du Tchad | Societe des hydrocarbons du Tchad | Chad | 6,603.26 | Doba | 294,065,668.12 |
| 2 | Ghana | Ghana National Petroleum Corporation | Ghana National Petroleum Corporation | Ghana | 995.66 | Ten CO | 45,175,945.06 |
| 2 | Nigeria | Nigerian National Petroleum Co | Nigerian National Petroleum Co | Nigeria | 1,900.07 | Not disclosed^{1} | 94,278,899.77 |
| Sture | Norway | Statoil ASA | Statoil ASA | Norway | 594.90 | Oseberg | 34,379,452.87 |
| Primorsk | Russian Federation | Statoil ASA | Statoil ASA | Norway | 1.10 | Urals | 63,820.68 |
| Hound Point | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Statoil ASA | Statoil ASA | Norway | 605.75 | Brent | 31,365,476.10 |
| Hound Point | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Statoil ASA | Statoil ASA | Norway | 1,806.70 | BFOFO | 90,746,289.08 |
| Hound Point | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Statoil ASA | Statoil ASA | Norway | 4,773.65 | Forties | 259,650,328.40 |
| Sullom Voe Shetland Is UK | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Statoil ASA | Statoil ASA | Norway | 1,800.28 | Brent | 93,127,431.18 |
| 2 | Angola | Societe Nationale Des Petroles Du Congo | Societe Nationale Des Petroles Du Congo | Republic of the Congo | 950.93 | Nemba | 45,359,170.20 |
| 2 | Congo (Democratic Republic of the) | Societe Nationale Des Petroles Du Congo | Societe Nationale Des Petroles Du Congo | Republic of the Congo | 520.03 | Yombo CO | 19,240,626.97 |
| Djeno Terminal Congo | Congo (Democratic Republic of the) | Societe Nationale Des Petroles Du Congo | Societe Nationale Des Petroles Du Congo | Republic of the Congo | 2,642.03 | Djeno | 129,640,241.97 |
| Total | 29,244.17 | 1,448,346,781.19 |
1 Not disclosed as commercially sensitive information 2 The names of ports are provided where available
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Payments for oil purchased from state-owned enterprises in non-EITI countries
This information is aggregated by volume and value only as these countries have not committed to detailed disclosures.
| Volume (000 barrels) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|
| 216,658.89 | 11,174,817,367.7 |
Direct financial pre-payments to state-owned oil enterprises*
During 2017 we did not make any pre-payments to state-owned oil enterprises. Going forward, we will provide this information when relevant finance payments have been made.
*Information on outstanding material advances and loans to state-owned oil enterprises is available on page 157 of the 2017 Annual Report.
About this report
Basis of preparation and scope
This report has been prepared as required by the Transparency Directive Amending Directive (2013/50/EU), with the disclosure of Payments to Governments, in line with Chapter 10 of the EU Accounting Directive (2013/34/EU), along with a voluntary additional report of payments by 'regions and commodity'.
The presentation of taxes, production entitlements, royalties and other payments to governments is on a cash-paid basis during the reporting period. In-kind payments are converted into monetary value at the date of settlement. The report includes all such payments for activities which relate to exploration, discovery, development and extraction of minerals, oil, coal deposits and other materials resulting from extracting activities of each of our operations, including joint operations. It also includes Glencore's proportionate share of payments by various relevant joint venture entities that are accounted for using the equity method, notably Cerrejón, Antamina and Collahuasi.
The base report excludes payments related to refining, processing, marketing and trading, as these are not in the scope of the EU directive, however such payments are provided as an additional voluntary disclosure on pages 9 to 10, so as to reconcile to the Group's overall payments to governments as presented in our annual sustainability report.
We have also included information on commercial payments to state-owned oil enterprises for oil in those countries compliant with the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).
Processing and refining
Our expertise and technological advancement in processing and refining mean we can optimise our end products to suit a wider customer base and provide a security of supply as well as valuable market knowledge.
Blending and optimisation
Our ability to blend and optimise allows us to offer a wide range of product specifications, resulting in a superior service and an ability to meet our customer specific requirements.
Extraction and production
We mine and beneficiate minerals across a range of commodities, mining techniques and countries, for processing or refining at our own facilities, or for sale.
Exploration, acquisition and development
Our focus on brownfield sites and exploration close to existing assets lowers our risk profile and lets us use existing infrastructure, realise synergies and control costs.
Covered activities
Glencore Payments to Governments Report 2017
Glencore plc, as parent of the Group, has prepared the report on a consolidated basis, adjusted for Glencore's proportionate share of payments by various relevant material joint venture entities that are accounted for using the equity method, notably Cerrejón, Antamina and Collahuasi, but are otherwise reported on within the Group's underlying segment results on a proportionate consolidation basis. This report captures the activity of the relevant entities active in the extractive industry.
Unless noted otherwise in the report, the following terms have the meanings noted below:
Bonuses
Payments to general government units related to awards, grants, or transfer of extraction rights. Payments can be in the form of periodic payments or a fixed amount upon signing of a contract, achievement of certain production levels or targets and discovery of (additional) mineral resources or deposits.
Customs / export & import duties
Payments to governments in relation to goods imported into and/or exported from a country. Customs duties are usually imposed on an ad valorem basis, but sometimes on the basis of specific duties charged on particular items. These payments have been voluntarily added to the reports.
Disclosure threshold
Payments made to a government as a single payment or as a series of related payments of £86,000 (EUR 100,000) or more made in a financial year form part of this report.
Dividends
Payments so named to governments, other than dividends to government units in their capacity as ordinary shareholders in an enterprise. Such dividends are normally paid to a government in lieu of production entitlements or royalties. There were no such dividend payments to governments during the reporting period.
Fees
Payments to governments where no specific service is attached, but rather 'levies' on the initial or ongoing right to use an area for exploration, development and/or production. Such fees include licenses, rentals, entry fees and other consideration for licences and concessions.
Government
Any national, regional or local authority of a country and includes any department, agency or undertaking controlled by such an authority.
Infrastructure improvements
Payments to governments, comprising of the provision of public access infrastructure, such as roads and bridges. Payments are either in the form of cash or in-kind contributions (the completed infrastructure). Payments in respect of social or community programs such as building / providing a hospital, school or playground are excluded.
Municipal recipient entities
These include county councils, city councils
National recipient entities
These include federal governments, ministries of mines
Project
Operational activities that are governed by a single contract, license, lease, concession or similar legal agreements and form the basis for payment of liabilities to a government. Where multiple such agreements are substantially interconnected, this is considered as a single project. Most of Glencore's extractive operations are covered by operationally and geographically connected contracts and activities. As a result, the projects reported by Glencore are mainly defined per commodity within an interconnected geographical area.
Production entitlements
Payments to governments based on the volume of output, as mandated in any agreement or license. These mandated volume based calculations can be paid in cash or in-kind, and can be net of any other royalty payments. In-kind payments are converted to a dollar amount based on the market price prevailing at the date of settlement.
Regional recipient entities
These include regional councils, state governments
Royalties
Payments to governments in respect of revenue or production related to the extraction of mineral, coal, oil and gas reserves.
Taxes on income
Payments to governments based on taxable profits and taxes levied on production. It also includes withholding taxes paid on dividends, interest, royalties and services. These taxes are generally represented as income taxes in the Consolidated Income Statement of Glencore. Taxes levied on consumption such as value-added taxes, personal income taxes or sales taxes are excluded.
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By their nature, forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Glencore's control. Forward looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and may and often do differ materially from actual results. Important factors that could cause these uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those discussed in Glencore's Annual Report 2017.
Neither Glencore nor any of its associates or directors, officers or advisers, provides any representation, assurance or guarantee that the occurrence of the events expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements in this document will actually occur. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward looking statements which only speak as of the date of this document. Other than in accordance with its legal or regulatory obligations (including under the UK Listing Rules and the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority and the Listing Requirements of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange Limited), Glencore is not under any obligation and Glencore and its affiliates expressly disclaim any intention, obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. This document shall not, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in the business or affairs of Glencore since the date of this document or that the information contained herein is correct as at any time subsequent to its date.
No statement in this document is intended as a profit forecast or a profit estimate and no statement in this document should be interpreted to mean that earnings per Glencore share for the current or future financial years would necessarily match or exceed the historical published earnings per Glencore share.
This document does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to sell or issue, or any solicitation of any offer to purchase or subscribe for any securities. The making of this document does not constitute a recommendation regarding any securities.
The companies in which Glencore plc directly and indirectly has an interest are separate and distinct legal entities. In this document, "Glencore", "Glencore group" and "Group" are used for convenience only where references are made to Glencore plc and its subsidiaries in general. These collective expressions are used for ease of reference only and do not imply any other relationship between the companies. Likewise, the words "we", "us" and "our" are also used to refer collectively to members of the Group or to those who work for them. These expressions are also used where no useful purpose is served by identifying the particular company or companies.
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The companies in which Glencore plc directly and indirectly has an interest are separate and distinct legal entities. In this document, "Glencore", "Glencore group" and "Group" are used for convenience only where references are made to Glencore plc and its subsidiaries in general. These collective expressions are used for ease of reference only and do not imply any other relationship between the companies. Likewise, the words "we", "us" and "our" are also used to refer collectively to members of the Group or to those who work for them. These expressions are also used where no useful purpose is served by identifying the particular company or companies.
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