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BHP Billiton


Headquarters location: 600 Bourke St. Melbourne, Victoria 3000AustraliaTel. 61-3-9609-3333 Job offers, investor relations: www.bhp.com.au Email: investors@bhp.com Stock: BHP


BHP Billiton belongs to

shareholder
country     %
source
Capital Guardian Trust Co.United States of America0.7

BHP Billiton owns

subsidiary
country     %
source
Billiton plc United Kingdom100Les Echos
WMC Ltd. Australia100Bloomberg

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« ETHICAL » RATING OF BHP_BILLITON , group and subsidiaries
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2
Labor: 2 violation(s) of fundamental labor rights
3%
Job: 3% of company's jobs cut since 1998
1
Delinquency: 1 act(s) of financial or trade delinquency
1
Tax haven, secret bank account, shell companies: operates in 1 offshore financial center(s)
23
Sales: more than 23 billion(s) dollars/euros in annual sales
7
Net profit: more than 7 billion(s) dollars/euros in cumulated net profit since 1998
3
Influence: 3 act(s) of direct corruption or lobbying

Relevance: business & market share

year
business
source
2007BHP Billiton extracts 16% of the iron ore produced in the world.Les Echos
2007BHP Billiton produces 10% of the world nickel, world's third-largest nickel producer.Les Echos
2006Fifth-largest aluminium producer in the world with 1,4 million tons per year.Les Echos
2006Australia's biggest oil and gas producerBloomberg
2006Fourth-largest uranium oxide producer in the workd, with a production of 10 million pounds.Les Echos
2006Second-largest copper producer in the world during the second quarter 2006 with 311 700 tons.Les Echos
2006BHP Billiton is the world's largest mining company.
2004Largest mining group in the world. Second-largest copper producer, third-largest nickel producer in the world.Les Echos

World locations & Manufacturing

country incentive : address & contact : production type
source
Algeria  Rhourde Ouled Djamma : Les Echos
Brunei Darussalam  bloc J (25%) : offshore Les Echos
Chile  Escondida (30%) :
Colombia  Cerrejon Zona Norte : Sydney Morni.
Mozambique  Mozal : Aluminium The Age ABIX
Papua New Guinea  Ok Tedi mine : Copper/Gold The Age ABIX
Trinidad y Tobago Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) bloc 3 : huile
Trinidad y Tobago Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Canteen-1 (45%) : huile

BHP Billiton is managed by

year name
photo position; compensation
source
2003Buchanan, John
See the photo of: Buchanan, John Director;
2003Salamon, Mike
See the photo of: Salamon, Mike Director;
2001Anderson, Paul
See the photo of: Anderson, Paul Chief Executive Officer;
2001Goodyear, Charles
See the photo of: Goodyear, Charles Director;
2000Jenkins, David
See the photo of: Jenkins, David Director;
2000Schubert, John
See the photo of: Schubert, John Director;
1999Argus, Don
See the photo of: Argus, Don Chairman of the Board;
1999Blount, Frank
See the photo of: Blount, Frank Director;
1997Brink, David
See the photo of: Brink, David Director;
1997Clifton, Lord Renwick of
See the photo of: Clifton, Lord Renwick of Director;
1995Chaney, Michael
See the photo of: Chaney, Michael Director;
1994Crawford, David
See the photo of: Crawford, David Director;

Made by

year
employees
<>
social impact : country
source
2003
34801
2002
-1000
Bloomberg
2001
58953
2001
ILO violation 87, 98 : Layoff of union workers.: Mozambique
Africa Int.
1998
50000
ILO violation 87, 98 :

Environmental impact

year
country : consequences
source
2006Papua New Guinea : BHP sold the OKTedi gold mine after having destroyed 9600 km2 of forest in the region.Marianne

Influence

year
purpose : intermediary/lobby : institution
source
2000Prevent binding environmental regulations (environmental protection through economic growth, self-regulation and free trade) : WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development) : : United Nations translateCorporate .
1999Market access and investment protection (through WTO, GATS), avoid social and environmental rules : ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) : : WTO, GATS translateCorporate .

Financials

yearfinancial misdemeanorsalesincome buybacksource
2006   13billion US$Les Echos
2005 BHP a financé deux projets australiens dans le fer (Beenup et Hot Briquette) en empruntant à sa filiale BHP Finance. Selon les services fiscaux australiens, l'emprunt aurait été surévalué afin de réduire l'impôt payé entre 2000 et 2003. L'Etat australien réclame le paiement de 727,7 millions de dollars américains au titre d'arriérés.     Les Echos
2004   22.893.4   billion US$
2004   1.787billion US$Cercle Fin.
2003   15.611.9   billion US$
2002   15.91.65   billion US$
2001   10.561.02   billion US$
2000   12.840.97   billion US$
1999   12.55-1.51   billion US$

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