Xstrata at a Glance
Xstrata is a major global diversified mining group, listed on the London and Swiss stock exchanges. The Group is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland and has approximately 24,000 employees world-wide, including contractors.
Xstrata maintains a meaningful position in six major international commodity markets: copper, coking coal, thermal coal, ferrochrome, vanadium and zinc, with additional exposures to gold, lead and silver. The Group's operations and projects span four continents and eight countries: Australia, South Africa, Spain, Germany, Argentina, Peru, Canada and the UK.
Xstrata | our activities are structured into four major commodity business units, a technology business and a small corporate centre.
In 2005, Xstrata managed 65 sites and had interests in a further two operations.
Alloys | the world's largest producer of ferrochrome and a leading producer of primary vanadium.
Operates five operating chromite mines and 18 ferrochrome furnaces, through the Xstrata-Merafe Chrome Venture and one integrated vanadium plant in South Africa
Coal | Xstrata Coal is the world's largest producer of export thermal coal and a significant producer of coking coal.
Interests in 32 coal mines, 19 in Australia and 13 in South Africa, and an exploration project in Canada
Copper | one of the world's top ten producers of copper.
Copper mines, processing operations and port facilities in Australia, mining and processing operations and port facilities in Argentina (50% owned) and an exploration project in Peru
Zinc | one of the largest producers of zinc globally.
Zinc smelting operations in Spain and Germany, three zinc-lead mines and a lead smelter in Australia and one lead refining plant in the UK.
*Before non-trading items, continuing operations excluding Technology and unallocated
**Excluding unallocated
†Continuing operations excluding Technology and unallocated