Mining giant BHP Billiton has announced it intends to continue the consolidation of its Stainless Steel Materials and Aluminum Customer Sector Groups (CSGs) into a single CSG to be named Aluminum and Nickel.

 

According to the company, the new CSG will be headquartered in Perth under the leadserhip of Glenn Kellow as President.  

 

The CSG will include all nickel and aluminum assets in the portfolio, including Nickel West and Worsley, Cerro Matoso, Mozal, Hillside and Bayside and two non-operated joint ventures, Alumar and Mineracao Rio do Norte.

 

BHP Billiton Chief Executive Aluminium, Nickel and Corporate Development, Alberto Calderon said: “Despite the current challenges, BHP Billiton is committed to Aluminium and Nickel as commodities that may benefit from later phases of economic development in the emerging economies.

 

“However, individually, Aluminium and Nickel are small divisions relative to the other businesses in BHP Billiton. The combination of these into a single business unit will provide appropriate scale within the BHP Billiton portfolio, as well as simplifying the functional structure of the business to assist in our efforts to make it a more efficient and competitive organisation.”