Shaping brighter futures together

Quarterly Report - September 2026

We’ve released South32's Quarterly Report for September 2026, maintaining production guidance and balance sheet strength while investing in base metals growth.

We’ve made a positive start to FY27, maintaining production guidance across all our operations and achieving key development milestones for our copper and zinc growth projects.

FY26 Full Year Results

Base metals business drives strong earnings growth and shareholder returns

Strong operating performance coupled with commodity price tailwinds underpinned one of our largest financial results, with Group Underlying EBITDA increasing by 28 per cent to US$2.5 billion and Underlying earnings increasing by 55 per cent to US$1 billion.

Learn more about our performance in FY26

Agreement to sell aluminium value chain assets to Alcoa

South32 has signed a binding conditional agreement to sell its aluminium value chain assets to Alcoa Corporation for an implied enterprise value of up to US$5.6B.  Alcoa will also assume related rehabilitation provisions of approximately US$1.2B.

Celebrating 30 years of Hillside Aluminium

As Hillside Aluminium marks 30 years of operation, the milestone carries more than industrial significance. It reflects three decades of people, progress and partnership. It tells the story of a smelter that grew alongside a region and became part of its identity.