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The Sydney Morning Herald reported that based on BHP Billiton’s results presentation on Wednesday, it revealed that the company’s nickel division recorded a loss of $285M, with impairments also contributing to its 58% fall in profit for the first half of 2012-13.
The Sydney Morning Herald reported that based on BHP Billiton’s results presentation on Wednesday, it revealed that the company’s nickel division recorded a loss of $285M, with impairments also contributing to its 58% fall in profit for the first half of 2012-13.
As quoted in the market news:
Further, impairments of $US1.5 billion after tax against the Worsley alumina refinery, and $US865 million against BHP’s Nickel West assets, both in Western Australia, contributed substantially to the 58 per cent fall in attributable profit for the first half of 2012-13, to $US4.2 billion.
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