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Don Argus

March 2022

Don Argus says BHP increased Marius Kloppers’ security.

Former BHP chairman Don Argus says board worried for CEO’s safety

Former BHP CEO Marius Kloppers was under a safety cloud in China when he was negotiating much higher spot prices for Australian iron ore exports.

  • Andrew Clark
Marius Kloppers was instrumental in the push for a spot price and managed to convince Chinese steelmakers to drop the annual contracts in favour of the price of the day in March 2010.

Fear and loathing at BHP and Rio Tinto

Spying, intrigue, fears over the safety of BHP’s CEO: welcome to the rough-house world of noughties iron ore price negotiations.

  • Andrew Clark

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