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/ 28 March 2008

BHP Billiton to phase out Standard Bank business

Mining group BHP Billiton will phase out annual business with Standard Bank in the first corporate spat brought on by the power crisis. Business Day reported that the business may be worth R2,4-billion and the decision came after a bank executive suggested that one of the mining group’s aluminium smelters be shut down to save electricity.

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/ 23 October 2007

Billiton may build $3bn aluminium smelter in DRC

Mining group BHP Billiton and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government would like to jointly build a -billion aluminium smelter using hydroelectric power, the firm said on Tuesday. BHP Billiton, the world’s largest diversified mining company, signed an agreement with the government of the DRC on Monday about the proposed project.

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