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.

View an interactive timeline to find out more about the rich histories of BHP and Billiton.

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

See the 2008 Business Review, Annual Report and our Sustainability 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$29.90 -3.55
LSE GBP10.82 -9.00
NYSE (Ltd ADR) US$37.09 -7.32
NYSE (Plc ADR) US$32.92 -9.81
JSE ZAR165.25 -8.40

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Exchange Rates

Currency Price % Move
AUD=USD 0.6455 -1.1485
CAD=USD 0.808 0.0728
CHF=USD 0.8314 -0.8327
CNYUSD=USD ? 0.0
CNY=USD 0.1453 0.8615
CZK=USD 0.0492 2.2635
EUR=USD 1.2636 -0.5822
GBP=USD 1.486 -3.2741
HKD=USD 0.129 0.0077
JPYUSD=USD 0.9315 2.5506
JPY=USD 0.0107 -2.5134
KRWUSD=USD ? 0.0
KRW=USD 0.0007 -1.9482
MYR=USD 0.2757 0.1657
NOK=USD 0.1406 1.3061
NZD=USD 0.5348 -2.0871
SGD=USD 0.6533 1.2502
ZAR=USD 0.096 2.9669

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BHP Billiton History Timeline

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