Company Announcement: Stainless Steel an Aluminium Update

BHP Billiton announced today that its Stainless Steel Materials and Aluminium Customer Sector Groups will consolidate into a single CSG to be named Aluminium and Nickel.

BHP puts aluminium and nickel under one banner

Mining giant BHP Billiton on Wednesday announced that its stainless steel materials and aluminium customer sector groups (CSGs) would consolidate into a single unit. The new aluminium and nickel CSG would be headquartered in Perth under the...

BHP moves to ease worries over mega project spend

Miner BHP Billiton moved to reassure investors fretting over its spending on "mega projects", promising discipline and potential noncore asset sales in one of the sector's clearest efforts to address market worries over the cost of growth. BHP,...

BHP says China can sustain growth, Roubini sees ‘hard landing’

The Chinese economy would continue to grow by between 7% and 8% in the foreseeable future, without any major changes to its economic model, the world’s largest diversified miner said on Tuesday. “Everything we see from our offices in China...

BHP Billiton's Southern African aluminium smelters going ex-growth?

Southern Africa's aluminium smelters appear to be heading for an ex-growth future. BHP Billiton CEO Marius Kloppers, who has announced a 16%-higher $12,5-billion profit for the world's largest mining company in the 12 months to June 30, indicates...

World short of copper, 10Mt supply gap in 2020 – BHP

A copper supply shortage is looming, but top tier copper resources that could fill the supply gap are not only hard to find, but would take time to turn to account. Independent consultancy GFMS says a copper deficit of 88 000 t is likely, which,...

World short of copper, 10 Mt supply gap in 2020 – BHP Billiton

A copper supply shortage is looming, but top tier copper resources that could fill the supply gap are not only hard to find, but would take time to turn to account.

BHP Billiton views investments in Africa as complex

The world’s largest mining company BHP Billiton was unlikely to invest in Africa for the next five years to avoid putting “risk on risk”, its chief commercial officer Alberto Calderon said on Tuesday. Calderon told Ambrian Capital mining...

Aluminium losing its glister – BHP Billiton

Aluminium was losing its appeal, BHP Billion chief commercial officer Alberto Calderon said on Wednesday. Calderon told Citigroup analyst Clarke Wilkins during a marketing briefing that the long-term issue with aluminium was that China was not...

Australia clears BHP’s Rio Tinto bid

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission had cleared BHP Billiton’s proposed acquisition of Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton said on Wednesday. BHP Billiton welcomed the commission’s decision that the commission had no objection.

Maphai sizes up BHP Billiton’s contribution

On the fourth anniversary of his BHP Billiton South Africa chairpersonship, Vincent Maphai spoke to Mining Weekly about the company’s contribution to the South African economy, its black economic empowerment (BEE) progress, its strides in...

Company Announcement: BHP Billiton Announces New Diamonds and Specialty Products President

Attached pleaes find a press release on: BHP Billiton announced today the appointment of Graham Kerr as President of its Diamonds and Specialty Products Customer Sector Group. Mr Kerr will be based in London and will replace Alberto Calderon who...