BHP Reports $13.7B Profits, Eyes Additional Copper Expansion
BHP Reports $13.7B Profits, Eyes Additional Copper Expansion
Leading miner BHP Group (NYSE:BHP) announced its full-year financial results for the fiscal year ending June 30.
领先矿业公司必和必拓集团（纽交所：BHP）宣布截至6月30日的财政年度全年财务业绩。
Despite a challenging macroeconomic environment, BHP delivered a solid performance. It grew profits by 2% year-over-year to an underlying attributable profit of $13.7 billion.
尽管宏观经济环境具有挑战性，BHP的业绩表现稳定。利润同比增长2%，达到137亿美元的归属利润。
As a result, BHP's dividend payout for this period was slightly reduced to 74 cents per share. That's down from 80 cents the previous year. Still, BHP has maintained its profitability, outperforming some competitors like Vale, whose second-quarter results were hindered by higher expenses.
因此，BHP的股息分红在这个时期略有降低，每股为74美分。这比去年的80美分有所下降。尽管如此，BHP仍然保持了盈利能力，超越了一些竞争对手，比如矿商巴莱，其第二季度的业绩受到了较高费用的阻碍。
BHP's chief executive expressed cautious optimism about the outlook of the global economy.
BHP首席执行官对全球经济前景持谨慎乐观态度。
"We anticipate developed economies will face gradual relief from the lingering effects of higher interest rates in coming years," he said.
他表示：“我们预计发达经济体将逐渐从较高的利率的持续影响中获得缓解。”
BHP has been increasingly focusing on copper as a center of its growth strategy. He also acknowledged the rising demand for the metal crucial for green technology transition and outlined plans to expand copper production.
BHP越来越关注铜作为其增长策略的核心。他也承认了对于绿色技术转型至关重要的金属铜的需求持续增长，并概述了扩大铜产量的计划。
"We have a pathway toward well over two million tons a year of copper," he stated.
他表示：“我们的目标是年产超过200万吨的铜。”
BHP's copper production grew 9% for the second consecutive year, reaching 1.9 million tons in FY 2024. The copper growth strategy involves expanding its operations in Australia and South America. In South Australia, BHP aims to ramp up production to 650,000 tons per year by the mid-2030s, up from 310,000 to 340,000 tons annually.
BHP的铜产量连续第二年增长9%，达到2024财年的190万吨。铜增长战略涉及在澳大利亚和南美扩大业务。在南澳大利亚，BHP计划在2030年代中期将产量从每年31-34万吨增加到65万吨。
The company also made acquisitions, including a 50% stake in Argentina's Filo del Sol and Josemaria copper projects. These projects represent some of the most promising copper discoveries in recent years. They will play a critical role in meeting the anticipated 70% increase in global copper demand by 2050.
该公司还进行了一些收购，包括阿根廷Filo del Sol和Josemaria铜矿项目的50%股权。这些项目代表着近年来最有前景的铜矿发现之一。它们将在2025年前迎接全球铜需求预计增长70%的关键角色。
Yet, regardless of short-term hurdles, like the recent strike at the Escondida mine, BHP's robust portfolio and managerial expertise position the company to capitalize on the positive industry trend.
然而，无论是近期的困难，比如埃斯孔迪达矿的最近的罢工，BHP集团强大的投资组合和经理专业素养，使得该公司能够从积极的行业趋势中获益。
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