Group information / Commodity businesses
Commodity Businesses
Xstrata's activities are organised into five global commodity business and a technology business, each of which operates with a high level of autonomy. The business are as follows:
Xstrata's operations
Xstrata Alloys
Xstrata Alloys is the world’s largest producer of ferrochrome and a leading producer of primary vanadium. Xstrata Alloys also owns carbon and anthracite operations which supply key raw materials to its ferrochrome smelters and an interest in a joint venture platinum group metals mine and concentrator.
Xstrata Coal
Xstrata Coal is the world’s largest exporter of thermal coal and a significant producer of premium quality hard coking coal and semi-soft coal. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Xstrata Coal has interests in over 30 operating coal mines in Australia, South Africa and Colombia and an exploration project in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Xstrata Copper
Xstrata Copper is the fourth largest global copper producer, with mining and processing facilities located in Australia, Chile, Peru, Argentina and Canada. It also manages a recycling business (Xstrata Recycling) with offices in North America, Europe and Asia. Xstrata Copper’s world-leading portfolio of growth projects includes Las Bambas in Peru, Tampakan in the Philippines, El Morro in Chile, El Pachòn in Argentina and Frieda River in Papua New Guinea.
Xstrata Nickel
Xstrata Nickel, headquartered in Toronto, Canada, is the fourth largest global nickel producer and one of the world’s largest producers of cobalt. Xstrata Nickel’s operations include five mines and processing facilities in Canada, a ferronickel mine and processing facility in the Dominican Republic and a refinery in Norway. Xstrata Nickel’s promising portfolio of growth projects includes Nickel Rim South in Canada, Kabanga in Tanzania, and Koniambo in New Caledonia.
Xstrata Zinc
Xstrata Zinc is one of the world’s largest miners and producers of zinc. Xstrata Zinc’s operations span Spain, Germany, Australia, the UK and Canada, with an interest in the Antamina copper-zinc mine in Peru. Xstrata Zinc’s growth projects include interests in the Lady Loretta deposit in Queensland, Australia, and the Perseverance zinc deposit in Quebec, Canada.
Xstrata Technology Services
Xstrata Technology Services provides proprietary technologies and specialist services in the areas of mining, mineral processing and metals extraction to major mining companies worldwide and to Xstrata’s own operations to improve efficiency and reduce operating costs.
