We are distinguished from other resource companies by the quality of our assets; our deep inventory of growth projects; our customer-focussed marketing; our diversification across countries, commodities and markets; and our Petroleum business. We have some 38,000 employees working in more than 100 operations in approximately 20 countries. Reflecting our aim to be a premier global company, we occupy industry leader or near industry leader positions in major commodity businesses, including aluminium, energy coal and metallurgical coal, copper, ferro-alloys, iron ore and titanium minerals, and have substantial interests in oil, gas, liquefied natural gas, nickel, diamonds and silver.

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