Suspended Glencore iron ore chief Peter Hill told partner firm to 'say nothing on email'

From the Newshound archive · first published 19 September 2026.

Glencore has suspended its head of iron ore, Peter Hill, amid a review of the mining giant's ties to iron ore trader Radiant World, with Bloomberg reporting Hill instructed Radiant to avoid putting communications in writing. The suspension comes as Glencore finds itself entangled in a $2bn dispute involving the firm. Hill's alleged instruction to 'say nothing on email' has sharpened scrutiny of how deeply the relationship ran.

The $2bn battle between Glencore and Radiant World has drawn fresh attention to how the trading relationship between the two firms was conducted.