Our mission
We will grow and manage a diversified portfolio of metals and mining businesses with the single aim of delivering industry-leading returns for our shareholders.
We can achieve this only through genuine partnerships with employees, customers, shareholders, local communities and other stakeholders, which are based on integrity, co-operation, transparency and mutual value-creation.
Our strategy
Strategy to deliver growth and value
How we achieve our strategy
Xstrata’s primary strategic aim is to create superior shareholder value in a sustainable manner.
We aim to do this by:
- Offering shareholders exposure to an attractive portfolio of assets diversified by commodity, currency, geographic location and end-use segment
- Growing our business through developing our portfolio of organic growth projects and executing value-adding acquisitions
- Continuously improving the quality of our assets, for example, through year-on-year operating cost reductions, mine life extensions and productivity improvements
- Achieving and maintaining industry-leading standards of health, safety and environmental performance and working in partnership with stakeholders for mutual benefits, balancing economic, ethical, environmental and social considerations in how we manage our business
- Fostering a high performance and entrepreneurial culture through a highly devolved management structure, with appropriate incentives for exceptional performance
- Conducting our business activities ethically and with the maximum transparency commercially possible
