South32

South32 Limited
Public
Traded as ASX: S32
LSE: S32
JSE: S32
Industry
Predecessor BHP Billiton
Founded May 25, 2015 (2015-05-25)
Headquarters Perth, Australia
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Graham Kerr (CEO)
  • Brendan Harris (CFO)
  • Beng Ricus Grimbeek (President & COO Australia)
  • Mike Fraser (President & COO South Africa)
Products
Revenue US$6,948 million (2015)
US$1,001 million (2015)
US$575 million (2015)
Total assets US$11,035 million (2015)
Total equity US$12,247 million (2015)
Number of employees
15,545 (2015)
Divisions
  • Australia Region
  • Africa Region
  • Marketing
Website www.south32.net

South32 is a base metal and coal mining company based in Perth, Western Australia. It was spun out of BHP Billiton on 25 May 2015.[1] The company is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange with secondary listings planned for the Johannesburg bourse and a standard listing on the London market.[1]

Products

The company is a major producer of commodity metals and coal.[2] They are aluminium, manganese, silver, zinc, lead, nickel, coking coal and thermal coal. It operates mines in South Africa and Australia.[2]

Assets

South32 owns mines and processing facilities in Australia, Colombia, South Africa and Mozambique.

References

  1. 1 2 "South32 Demerger Implemented". bhpbilliton.com. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 "South32 debuts as Australia's third-biggest miner with market value of $11.3b". Retrieved 2015-06-16.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Australia Region". South32. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Africa". South32. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
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