Glencore, Schneider Electric partner to decarbonize copper supply chains

Schneider
Electric
is
an
existing
partner
in
the
recycling
of
Lithium-Ion
Batteries
working
with Glencore and
their
portfolio
company,
battery
recycler Li-Cycle.
It
is
also
working
towards
a
copper
and
electronic
waste
take-back
program
and
said
it
is
shifting
its
supply
chain
by
directly
acquiring
raw
materials
from Glencore and
distributing
them
through
its
network
of
sub-suppliers
to
its
European
factories. 

The
partnership
entails
developing
high-efficiency,
low-carbon
procurement
specifications
for
capital
equipment supporting
‘best
practices’
aligned
to Schneider
Electric’s
Zero
Carbon
project. 

Schneider
said
it is
designing
and
deploying
power
and
energy
management
systems
with
measurement
and
analytics
features,
helping Glencore to
monitor
and
report
on
energy
consumption
more
accurately. 

To
support Glencore in lowering
the
carbon
intensity
of
its
raw
material
supply,
Schneider
said
it
is
also
providing
industrial
digital
transformation
services
and
process
electrification
consulting
services.
 

“The
relationship
between
Schneider
Electric
and Glencore is
built
on
the
joint
aim
of
decarbonizing
copper
production
and
building
resilience
in
its
supply,”
Schneider
Electric
president
of
mining,
minerals
&
metals
Rob
Moffitt
said
in
a
news
release.
 

“In
the
past,
lowering
emissions
has
been
a
challenge
due
to
the
complexity
of
supply
chains,
however,
by
leveraging
digitization
we
are
able
to
close
the
material
loop
and
boost
our
circularity.
This,
together
with
integration
of
power
and
process
all
along
the
asset
life
cycle,
is
a
critical
component
in
our
race
towards
net
zero,”
Moffit
said.
  

Glencore’s
head
of
copper
&
cobalt
marketing
Jyothish
George
said
the
company
plans
to
use
Schneider’s tools
and
solutions
to
digitize
and
decarbonize
its
raw
material
supply
chains
and
operations.

“This
collaboration
will
enable
both
companies
to
establish
circular
supply
chains,
lowering
their
respective
carbon
footprints,
George
said.