date:Dec 20, 2012
Swiss commodities trader Glencore International has completed the acquisition of Canadian grain handler Viterra for C$6.1bn ($6.18bn).
Glencore noted that the acquisition gives the company a significant presence in the key grain markets of North America, while materially expanding Glencore's existing operations in Australia.
Fran Malecha, formerly chief operating officer of Viterra, has been appointed as the director, agricultural products, North America, with responsibility for all North Amer