Glencore PLC operates within the Bituminous coal and lignite--surface sector. In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Glencore PLC with three other coal companies in Europe: Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka S.A. of POLAND (2020 sales of 1.82 billion Polish New Zlotys [US$480.64 million] of which 97% was Sale of Coal), Raspadskaya PAO of RUSSIAN FEDERATION (619.00 million Russian Rubles [US$8.16 million] of which 100% was Coal Mining), and Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa SA which is based in POLAND (6.99 billion Polish New Zlotys [US$1.84 billion] of which 51% was Coal).

Sales Analysis. During the year ended December of 2020, sales at Glencore PLC were £110.13 billion (US$152.12 billion). This is a sharp decrease of 34.5% versus 2019, when the company's sales were £168.17 billion. The sales level in 2020 was fairly close to the level five years ago: in 2015, Glencore PLC had sales of £111.81 billion. Contributing to the drop in overall sales was the 36.7% decline in Marketing Activities, from £151.81 billion to £96.05 billion. There were also decreases in sales in Industrial Activities (down 4.9% to £30.18 billion) .