Radiant World sues Glencore for $2.5 billion in Singapore, Bloomberg News reports

Sept 15 - Radiant World and Sapphire Minmetals have filed a lawsuit against London-listed miner Glencore in Singapore claiming US$2 billion (S$2.5b) in damages, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing a senior executive at the group of companies.

Sapphire Minmetals, which used to be part of Radiant World, was joining forces with the Singapore-based iron ore trader for the claim, the trading firm's chairman, Rakesh Sethi, told Bloomberg News.

Radiant World and Sapphire Minmetals are subject to a London court order freezing up to $499 million in assets after a Jefferies-managed fund alleged they used fake iron ore invoices in a scheme to defraud it, the report said.

Reuters could not immediately verify the report. Radiant World and Sapphire Minmetals did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.

Glencore referred Reuters to a statement issued earlier on Tuesday when asked for comment.

The miner said it had confirmed evidence that Radiant World and associated companies sent falsified invoices, contracts and fabricated emails purporting to be from Glencore personnel to several financial institutions.

Glencore also said it had incurred losses and been exposed to risks through its dealings with the companies and would pursue appropriate action.

Sapphire Minmetals has also drawn scrutiny over invoices, according to media reports.

Radiant World and Sapphire Minmetals said they hold significant claims against Glencore. The miner dismissed the claims as "without merit", adding that it would contest them vigorously.

In August, Glencore said it had stopped all business and exited all obligations with Radiant World.

9月15日——据彭博新闻周二报道，Radiant World和Sapphire Minmetals已在新加坡对伦敦上市的矿业公司嘉能可提起诉讼，索赔20亿美元（25亿新元）。彭博新闻援引了这两家公司一位高管的话。

据彭博新闻社报道，蓝宝石五矿公司（Sapphire Minmetals，原为 Radiant World 的一部分）将与这家总部位于新加坡的铁矿石贸易商联手争夺该矿权。该贸易公司董事长拉凯什·塞蒂 (Rakesh Sethi) 向彭博新闻社透露了这一消息。

报道称，伦敦一家法院下令冻结 Radiant World 和 Sapphire Minmetals 高达 4.99 亿美元的资产，此前 Jefferies 管理的一家基金指控这两家公司使用虚假的铁矿石发票进行欺诈。

路透社未能立即核实该报道。Radiant World和Sapphire Minmetals尚未回复路透社的置评请求。

路透社就此事向嘉能可寻求置评时，嘉能可建议读者参考周二早些时候发布的一份声明。

该矿业公司表示，已证实有证据表明 Radiant World 及其关联公司向多家金融机构发送了伪造的发票、合同和电子邮件，这些文件冒充是嘉能可员工发送的。

嘉能可还表示，由于与这些公司的交易，公司遭受了损失并面临风险，并将采取适当的行动。

据媒体报道，蓝宝石五金属的发票也受到了审查。

Radiant World 和 Sapphire Minmetals 声称对嘉能可拥有重大索赔权。嘉能可驳斥这些索赔“毫无根据”，并表示将予以坚决反驳。

8 月份，嘉能可表示已停止与 Radiant World 的所有业务往来，并解除了与该公司的所有义务。