Turnover: 42.9 billion USD (2020)

Country: Australia

Mining Group

News

Three groups vie for the title of top copper producer 25/08/2023

  • Codelco, Chile's national mining company, has dominated the copper market for years.
  • It is about to lose its title as the world's leading copper producer to Australia's BHP and the USA's Freeport McMoRan.
  • BHP could become the world's leading copper producer as early as 2024, following its acquisition of OZ Minerals and its copper mines
  • Freeport McMoRan overtook Codelco last year with the start-up of a mine in Indonesia, but had to sell half of this asset for regulatory reasons.

Studies mentioning this company

The copper market - France

Other companies mentioned:

  • BHP Billiton
  • Aurubis (Richmond)
  • Nexans groupe
  • Silec Cable (groupe Prysmian)
  • Reynolds Cuivre France
  • Prysmian Group
  • Lebronze alloys
  • Nyrstar