BHP Billiton announced that its Stainless Steel Materials and Aluminum Customer Sector Groups will consolidate into a single CSG to be named Aluminum and Nickel.

The new CSG will be headquartered in Perth, Australia, under the leadership of Mr Glenn Kellow as president (currently president Stainless Steel Materials).

The Aluminum and Nickel CSG will include all current nickel and aluminum assets in the portfolio: Nickel West and Worsley (both Australia), Cerro Matoso (Colombia), Mozal (Mozambique), Hillside and Bayside (South Africa), and two non operated joint ventures, Alumar and Mineracao Rio do Norte (both Brazil).

Mr Alberto Calderon CEO Aluminum, Nickel and Corporate Development at BHP Billiton said that "Despite the current challenges, BHP Billiton is committed to Aluminum and Nickel as commodities that may benefit from later phases of economic development in the emerging economies."

He added that “However, individually, Aluminum 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."

Source - BHP Billiton

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