Glencore is said to be among Britishvolt emergency lenders

Glencore, one of the world’s biggest mining and commodity trading companies, was among lenders that provided emergency funding for Britishvolt, according to people familiar with the situation.

Glencore provided less than £5-million ($5.7-million) in short-term funding to the company that’s at the heart of Britain’s bid to create an electric-car battery industry, said the people, who declined to be identified as the situation is private.