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SWOT ANALYSIS OF BHP BILLITON

BHP Billiton

Parent Company

BHP Billiton

Category

Diversified Metals & Mining

Sector

Mining and Manufacturing

Tagline/ Slogan

Resourcing the future

World’s largest producers of major commodities, including aluminium, copper, energy coal, iron ore, manganese, metallurgical coal, nickel, USP silver and uranium along with substantial interests in oil and gas.

STP

Segment

Industrial Segmentation – based on commodities it extracts

Customer sector groups (CSG) - iron ore, base metals, petroleum, metallurgicalcoal, energy coal, aluminum, stainless steel materials, manganese, and diamonds and specialty Target Group products

Positioning

Provides diversified, low cost commodities

SWOT Analysis

1. Strong market position – Good return on assets owned 2. Diversified revenue stream and strong financial position 3. Marketing is done centrally for all CSGs 4. Very strong international brand name 5. Strong workforce with over 45,000 employees 6. One of the largest petroleum and mining companies Strength 7. CSR activities enhance the brand image further

1. Govt intervention causes operation inefficiences Weakness 2. Past cases of accidents have often lead to criticism

1. Acquisition of related smaller companies 2. Expansion of operations in Coal, Copper Opportunity 3. Tieups and associations with other global companies

1. Reduction in export demand in certain countries because of strong in-house production Threats 2. Intense competition

Competition

1. Anglo American plc 2. ExxonMobil Corporation 3. ThyssenKrupp AG 4. BP Plc 5. Chevron Corporation 6. Nippon Steel Corporation 7. Royal Dutch Shell plc Competitors 8. TOTAL S.A.



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