0000811809-01-500091.txt : 20011008 0000811809-01-500091.hdr.sgml : 20011008 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000811809-01-500091 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20010917 FILED AS OF DATE: 20010919 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BHP BILLITON LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000811809 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: METAL MINING [1000] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-09526 FILM NUMBER: 1740027 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 600 BOURKE ST STREET 2: MELBOURNE 3000 CITY: VICTORIA AUSTRALIA STATE: C3 ZIP: 00000 BUSINESS PHONE: 0116139609 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 600 BOURKE ST STREET 2: MELBOURNE 3000 CITY: VICTORIA AUSTRALIA STATE: C3 ZIP: 00000 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BHP LTD DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010129 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY CO LTD DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960116 6-K 1 nr14.txt STH AFRICAN ALUMINIUM SMELTERS MINIMAL DISRUPTION Date 17 September 2001 Number 14/01 BHP BILLITON ADVISES MINIMAL IMPACT FROM POWER DISRUPTION AT SOUTH AFRICAN ALUMINIUM SMELTERS BHP Billiton advises that power was disrupted for a short period to its Bayside and Hillside aluminium smelters owing to unprecedented snowfalls in the northern KwaZulu Natal region in South Africa on Friday 14 September 2001. Bayside operations returned to normal soon after the interruption. However the process of restoring production at Hillside led to the closure of some pots and about 20,000 tonnes of production may be lost as a result. Hillside's annual production capacity is 500,000 tonnes. Further news and information can be found on our Internet site: www.bhpbilliton.com Australia Andrew Nairn, Investor Relations Tel: + 61 3 9609 3952 Mobile: +61 408 313 259 email: Andrew.W.Nairn@bhpbilliton.com United Kingdom Marc Gonsalves, Investor Relations & Communications Tel: +44 20 7747 3956 Mobile: +44 7768 264 950 email: Marc.Gonsalves@bhpbilliton.com Mandy Frostick, Media Relations Tel: +61 3 9609 4157 Mobile: +61 419 546 245 email: Mandy.J.Frostick@bhpbilliton.com Ariane Gentil, Manager Communications Tel: +44 20 7747 3977 Mobile: + 44 7881 518 715 email: Ariane.Gentil@bhpbilliton.com South Africa Michael Campbell, Investor & Media Relations Tel: +27 11 376 3360 Mobile: +27 82 458 2587 email: Michael.J.Campbell@bhpbilliton.com United States Francis McAllister, Investor Relations Tel: +1 713 961 8625 Mobile: +1 713 480 3699 email: Francis.R.McAllister@bhpbilliton.com BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 Registered in Australia Registered Office: 600 Bourke Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Tel +61 3 9609 3333 Fax +61 3 9609 3015 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: 1-3 Strand London WC2N 5HA United Kingdom Tel +44 20 7747 3800 Fax +44 20 7747 3900 The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia