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BHP Billiton operates nine Customer Sector Groups (CSGs), aligned with the commodities we extract and market. The nine CSGs are Petroleum, Aluminium, Base Metals, Diamonds and Specialty Products, Stainless Steel Materials, Iron Ore, Manganese, Metallurgical Coal and Energy Coal.

• Record annual production at 14 of our assets, including Western Australia Iron Ore, GEMCO, TEMCO, Illawarra Coal, Hunter Valley Energy Coal, Minerva and Worsley (all Australia), Escondida (Chile), Samarco and Alumar (both Brazil), Samancor (South Africa), Cerrejón Coal (Colombia), Zamzama (Pakistan) and Paranam (Suriname).
• Record production in seven commodities, including petroleum, copper, iron ore, manganese ore and alloy, alumina and molybdenum. Annual production also increased in crude oil and condensate, uranium, lead, zinc, silver and diamonds.
• We continue to develop and deliver world-class projects that add significant shareholder value. First product was delivered from 10 major projects across five commodities during the year. A further seven major projects spanning four commodities were approved by the Board for development during the period.