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Xstrata plc is an international mining company, listed on

Xstrata 斯特拉塔公司

both the London Stock Exchange and the zurich Stock Exchange. Its headquarters are in Zug in Switzerland and it is a member of the FTSE 100 Index. It has major operations/projects in eighteen countries (Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Germany, Jamaica, New Caledonia, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Peru, South Africa, Spain, Tanzania, the United States and the United Kingdom) and it is a major producer of copper, coking coal, thermal coal, nickel, ferrochrome, vanadium and zinc. It has smaller scale involvement in aluminum, gold, lead and silver.

Xstrata reports its results in U.S. Dollars. Turnover for the year to 31 December 2005 was $8,049.8 million. Profit before tax was $2,461.9 million and attributable profit (ie after tax and minority interests) was $1,706.4 million. Xstrata has grown from a market capitalisation of just over US$2 billion, at its listing in March 2002, to around US$40 billion in August 2006, after its successful acquisition of Falconbridge Limited, a Canadian diversified mining company. Its largest shareholder (with a 14% shareholding) is Glencore International AG .

In 2003, it doubled in size with the A$4.9 billion takeover of Australian copper, zinc and coal miner MIM Holdings. But it failed in a 2005 bid for another Australian miner, WMC Resources, which was captured by BHP Billiton, the world's biggest mining company. In August 2005, Xstrata purchased a 19.9% stake in Falconbridge Limited, a diversified Canadian mining company producing copper, nickel, aluminum and zinc. Following a contested take-over battle with Inco Limited, Xstrata successfully acquired the remaining 80% of Falconbridge in August 2006.

Xstrata is also noted for its association with the commodity trader Glencore, whom media reports accuse of having done illegal deals with rogue states. Glencore is reported to serve as a marketing partner for Xstrata. As of 2006, Glencore leaders Willy Strothotte and Ivan Glasenberg are on the board of Xstrata, which Strothotte chairs.According to The Sunday Times, Glencore controls 40% of Xstrata stock and has appointed the Xstrata CEO, Mick Davis.

In 2006, The Northern Territory (NT) and Australian Governments approved the expansion of the McArthur River Mine, near the popular fishing destination of Borrooloola. The expansion involves diversion of the river to a new 5.5km channel, to allow construction of a massive open-cut pit in the existing river. On behalf of the Traditional Owners of the region - the Yanyuwa, Mara, Garrawa and Gurdanji peoples - the Northern Land Council have launched a legal challenge to the Northern Territory Government’s decision to approve the mining of and diversion of the McArthur River. On the first of May 2007, The Northern Territory Supreme Court ruled in favour of the Northern Land Council to stop the expansion. Xstrata will appeal the decision.On 3 May 2007, the NT government rushed through retrospective legislation to overrule the court decision and allow the open-cut mine to proceed.

斯特拉塔公司
斯特拉塔公司总部位于瑞士，是全球大型矿业公司之一。该公司的主营业务包括铜、焦煤、动力煤、铬铁、钒、锌。在2004年，Xstrata公司铁合金业务 增幅较大，营业额达到9.53亿美元（2003年为5.43亿美元）。其中，铬营业额8.193亿美元（2003年为4.722亿美元）；钒营业额 1.337亿美元（2003年为7080亿美元）。斯特拉塔公司在澳大利亚、南非、西班牙、德国、阿根廷、英国设有分公司。

斯特拉塔公司目前已在伦敦期交所和苏黎世证券交易所上市，公司总部在瑞士楚格。目前公司项目遍布18个国家（澳大利亚，阿根廷，巴西，加拿大，智利，哥伦比亚，多明尼加共和国，德国，牙买加，新喀里多尼亚，挪威，巴布亚新几内亚，秘鲁，南非，西班牙，坦桑尼亚，美国和英国）。

2005年公司营业额达到804.98万美元。税前利润246.19万美元，税后利润170.64万美元。 在成功收购Falconbridge公司以后，斯特拉塔公司的市值在2002年3月上市时为20亿美元，到2006年8月涨至400亿美元。

2003年，斯特拉塔公司收购澳大利亚MIM Holding (经营铜，锌和煤矿)，因此年交易额翻倍达到49亿美元。2005年8月，斯特拉塔公司购买Falconbridge有限公司19.9%的股份，2006年8月成功赢得该公司其余80%股份。

斯特拉塔公司和Glencore—全球最大的商品和原料供应商，有着密切联系，Glencore公司的高层也在斯特拉塔公司董事会中占有一席之地，据报道Glencore 掌控斯特拉塔公司40%的股权。