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Rio Tinto PLC


Headquarters location: 6 St. James's Sq London SW1Y 4LDUnited KingdomTel. 44-20-7930-2399 Job offers, investor relations: www.riotinto.com Stock: RTP


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Alcan Aluminium Ltd. Canada79AFP
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« ETHICAL » RATING OF RIO_TINTO , group and subsidiaries
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17%
Job: 17% of company's jobs cut since 1998
2
Delinquency: 2 act(s) of financial or trade delinquency
8
Tax haven, secret bank account, shell companies: operates in 8 offshore financial center(s)
6
Net profit: more than 6 billion(s) dollars/euros in cumulated net profit since 1998
4
Influence: 4 act(s) of direct corruption or lobbying
2
Advertising & marketing: 2 dubious practice(s)

Relevance: business & market share

year
business
source
2007Rio Tinto extracts 24% of the iron ore produced in the world.Les Echos
2006Rio Tinto is the world's second-largest uranium producer with a production of 5.820 tons in 2006, that is to say 14% of the world production.Les Echos
2006En 2005, Rio Tinto a extrait 124,49 millions de tonnes de minerai de fer, 7,19 millions de tonnes de charbon à coke, 2,96 millions de tonnes d'alumine, 1,72 millions d'onces d'or, 7,598 millions de carats de diamants, 6,582 tonnes d'uranium, 15,6 millions de tonnes de molybdène.Les Echos
2006Rio Tinto Group is the world's second-largest iron ore exporter.Bloomberg
2004The world's third-largest mining company.Bloomberg

World locations & Manufacturing

country incentive : address & contact : production type
source
South Africa 
Australia  Argyle mines (80%) :
Chile  Escondida :
Indonesia  Lihir Island : SWIFT
Indonesia  Irian Jaya :
Lao  Sepon gold mine (20%) : The Age ABIX
Madagascar  Mines et port : exploitation de sables minéralisés, 400.000 tonnes/an puis 750.000 tonnes/an (10% des besoins mondiaux) AFP
Mongolia  Oyu Tolgoi mine : Production, réserves estimées de 32 millions de tonnes de cuivre et de 31 millions d'onces d'or. Les Echos

Rio Tinto is managed by

year name
photo position; compensation
source
2003Davis, Leon
See the photo of: Davis, Leon Vice-president;
2003Elliot, Guy R
See the photo of: Elliot, Guy R Chief Financial Officer;
2003Giordano, Richard
See the photo of: Giordano, Richard Vice-president;
2003Groeneveld, Oscar
See the photo of: Groeneveld, Oscar Chief Operating Officer;
2003Skinner, Paul D
See the photo of: Skinner, Paul D Chairman;
2000Clifford, Leigh
See the photo of: Clifford, Leigh Chief Executive Officer;
2000Wilson, Robert P
See the photo of: Wilson, Robert P Chairman;

Advertising & marketing

year
dubious practice : image
source
2000Arguable partnership: Global Compact with the United Nations: value: Respects human, social and environmental laws;

Made by

year
employees
<>
social impact : country
source
2003
36016
2002
35793
2001
34399
2000
34399
1998
34809

Influence

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

Financials

year  salesincome buybacksource
2005   0.775billion US$Bloomberg
2003   9.231.51   billion US$
2002   8.780.68   billion US$
2001   7.871.51   billion US$
2000   7.871.51   billion US$
1998   26.81million sharesSmartMoney
1998   7.120.7   billion US$

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