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Xstrata Plc is engaged in the mining industry. Its business units include Xstrata Alloys, Xstrata Copper, Xstrata Zinc, Xstrata Coal, Xstrata Nickel, and Xstrata Technology Services. The Xstrata Alloys business unit produces ferrochrome, primary vanadium and owns carbon and anthracite operations, which supply key raw materials to its ferrochrome smelters. The Xstrata Copper business unit is a global copper producer and also manages a recycling business, Xstrata Recycling. The Xstrata Zinc business unit specializes in the mining and production of zinc. The Xstrata Coal business unit is an exporter of thermal coal and a significant producer of premium quality hard coking coal and semi-soft coal. The Xstrata Nickel business unit focuses on nickel and cobalt production and operates mines, refineries, and processing facilities. The Xstrata Technology Services business unit provides proprietary technologies and specialist services in the areas of mining, mineral processing, and metals extraction to major mining companies. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.

Metropolitan Holdings Ltd. provides financial services, administration and investment solutions. It has branch offices throughout South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Lesotho, and Swaziland, providing employment to approximately 9,800 people. The group comprises six independent operating businesses, each with clearly defined areas of focus, performance and profit objectives. They are retail, corporate, asset management, international, health and strategic initiatives. Products range from life insurance for individuals, including retirement annuities and credit life, medical scheme administration, managed healthcare, asset management services and collective investment schemes, to employee benefits packages for large and small organizations. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa.

Iliad Africa Ltd. engages in the sourcing, distributing, wholesaling, and retailing of building materials. The company operates through two business segments: General Building Materials and Specialized Building Materials. The General Building Materials segment sources, distributes, and retails building materials, including roof trusses, cement, doors, windows, bricks, ceramic tiles, sanitary ware, lighting, plumbing, and related products and accessories. The Specialized Building Materials segment supplies, through market niche-focused clusters, the finishes that enhance quality of life. The company was founded by Ralph Bruce Patmore in 1998 and is headquartered in Midrand, South Africa.

Transnet SOC Ltd. engages in the provision of freight transportation services. The company operates through the following segments: Freight Rail, Engineering, National Ports Authority, Port Terminals, and Pipelines. It serves customers in coal and iron ore export mining, manufacturing, agriculture, forestry, containers, and automotive industries . The company was founded in 1850 and is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.