About Us

We are a world-class business. We have a diverse range of products, customers and markets, outstanding management depth and an enviable portfolio of growth opportunities. Use the About Us navigation on the left or the links below to find out more about BHP Billiton, our history and what we're up to today.

History Timeline

History Timeline

BHP Billiton is a world-class business, built on the complementary strengths of two successful companies - BHP and Billiton. We value our heritage and we're proud of the organisations from which we've come.

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Charter

Learn about our company's purpose and unifying set of values and success measures.

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Company Overview

Get a quick overview of BHP Billiton, who we are, what businesses we operate, where we've come from and our Board and Executive Team.

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Annual Report

Recently we released our 2009 Annual Report, Summary Review and Sustainability Summary Report.

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Governance

Corporate governance reflects the manner in which we conduct our business.

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Share Prices

Exchange Price % Move
ASX A$43.01 -0.53
LSE GBP21.93 -2.42
NYSE (Ltd ADR) US$78.19 -1.14
NYSE (Plc ADR) US$66.32 -0.9854
JSE ZAR243.94 -1.46

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CAD=USD 0.9741 0.1659
CHF=USD 0.9358 -0.1122
CNY=USD 0.1465 0.0
CZK=USD 0.0536 -0.1551
EUR=USD 1.3676 0.1611
GBP=USD 1.5048 0.5009
HKD=USD 0.1289 0.0077
IDR=USD 0.0001 0.2731
JPY=USD 0.011 0.0553
KRW=USD 0.0009 0.3835
MYR=USD 0.3015 -0.0603
NOK=USD 0.1704 0.0256
NZD=USD 0.6991 -0.2853
SGD=USD 0.7156 -0.0429
ZAR=USD 0.1352 -0.2011

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Company Profile

BHP Billiton History Timeline