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BHP Group Limited (BHP) is an Australian multinational resources company headquartered in Melbourne, founded in 1885 as the Broken Hill Proprietary Company. It is the world's largest mining company by market capitalization, specializing in the extraction and production of essential commodities.
The company operates through Copper, Iron Ore, and Coal segments, producing iron ore, copper, metallurgical coal, nickel, potash (under development), and other metals including uranium, gold, zinc, lead, molybdenum, silver, and cobalt. Major assets include Western Australia Iron Ore, Escondida copper mine in Chile, Queensland coal mines in Australia, and the Jansen potash project in Canada. BHP conducts operations across more than 90 locations in Australia, the Americas, and beyond.
Its products support steelmaking, renewable energy infrastructure, electrification, and sustainable agriculture. While primarily focused on mining, BHP supplies raw materials indirectly relevant to the chemical industry, such as metallurgical coal and metals used in chemical processes.
Also known as BHP Billiton Limited, BHP Billiton, BHP Group (UK) Ltd, BHP BILLITON PLC, BHP GROUP PLC and 4 more.
chemXplore tracks 5 projects involving BHP, of which 5 are active.
Closest to start-up first.
Industry investment and policy support sustain demonstrations across blast‑furnace retrofits, DRI–ESF, and electrochemical routes while economics and infrastructure shape deployment timing.
Craig makes safety his first priority after two recent site fatalities, flags FY2026 results (US$33bn EBITDA; US$13bn profit), confirms Jansen first production mid next year and 3–4% CAGR to 2035.
Two fatalities at operations; copper output fell amid planned grade declines, maintenance and weather; Jansen Stage 1 is 87% complete and on track for mid‑2027 start; copper prices ~50% higher YoY.
Kambalda concentrator and associated tenements to transfer; completion expected CY2027 subject to conditions; BHP to manage the asset through handover.
Partnership will focus on modified blast furnaces, DRI and electric smelting demonstrations using Pilbara iron ore to lower steelmaking emissions.
Contracts cover study and EPCM work for potential Olympic Dam block cave and Carrapateena underground expansion; both projects are subject to BHP final investment decisions.
Industrial pilot connects a plasma CO₂-to-CO unit to a carbon-capture stream to produce CO for blast-furnace reductant use or as feedstock for chemicals and fuels.
The 6 sharing the most projects, of 10.
