Editing Anglo American plc (section)

{{Short description|British multinational mining company}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Anglo American plc
| logo = AngloAmerican - Logo.svg
| logo_size = 250px
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| traded_as = {{LSE|AAL}}<br/>{{JSE|AGL}}<br/>[[FTSE 100 Index|FTSE 100 Component]]
| industry = [[Metals]] and [[mining]]
| founder = [[Ernest Oppenheimer]]
| foundation = 1917 ([[Johannesburg]])<br/><small>(Anglo American Corporation)</small><br/>1999 (London)<br/><small>(Anglo American plc)</small><ref name="CompaniesHouse">{{Cite web |date=1998-05-14 |title=Anglo American PLC overview |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03564138 |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=[[Companies House]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Terms and conditions |url=https://www.angloamerican.com/site-services/terms-and-conditions |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=Anglo American |language=en}}</ref>
| location = [[London]], England, UK
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = [[Stuart Chambers (businessman)|Stuart Chambers]]<br />(chairman of the board)<br/>Duncan Wanblad (chief executive)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/cb4473e0-5f32-4023-83ab-e9cc2b87a87f|title=Anglo American appoints Duncan Wanblad as chief executive|newspaper=Financial Times|date=3 November 2021|access-date=28 July 2022}}</ref>
| products = {{hlist|[[Copper]]|[[diamond]]s|[[iron ore]]|[[metallurgical coal]]|[[nickel]]|[[platinum]]|[[thermal coal]]}}
| revenue = {{decrease}} {{US$}}27.354&nbsp;billion (2024)<ref name=results>{{cite web|url=https://www.angloamerican.com/~/media/Files/A/Anglo-American-Group-v9/PLC/media/press-release/releases/2025pr/anglo-american-preliminary-results-for-the-year-ended-31-december-2024.pdf|title=Preliminary Results 2024|website=Anglo American plc|access-date=20 February 2025}}</ref>
| operating_income = {{decrease}} {{US$}}5.012&nbsp;billion (2024)<ref name=results/>
| net_income = {{decrease}} {{US$}}(2.788)&nbsp;billion (2024)<ref name=results/>
| num_employees = 60,000 (2024)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/anglo-american-freezes-hiring-globally-after-pledge-simplify-company-document-2024-05-16/|title=Anglo unveils hiring freeze, document shows, after rejecting $43 billion takeover bid|newspaper=Reuters|date=16 May 2024 |access-date=8 February 2025}}</ref>
| owner = 
| subsid = [[De Beers]], [[Anglo American Platinum]], [[Kumba Iron Ore]]
| homepage = {{URL|https://angloamerican.com}}
}}

'''Anglo American plc''' is a British [[Multinational corporation|multinational]] [[mining company]] with headquarters in [[London]], England. It is the world's largest producer of [[platinum]], with around 40% of world output, as well as being a major producer of [[diamond]]s, [[copper]], [[nickel]], [[iron ore]], [[polyhalite]] and steelmaking [[coal]]. The company has operations in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and South America.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.angloamerican.co.uk/aal/about/operate/|title=Where we operate|access-date=31 August 2010|website=Anglo American plc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100807173600/http://www.angloamerican.co.uk/aal/about/operate/|archive-date=7 August 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Anglo American has a primary listing on the [[London Stock Exchange]] and is a constituent of the [[FTSE 100 Index]]. The company has a secondary listing on the [[JSE Limited|Johannesburg Stock Exchange]].<ref name=AR>{{cite web|url=http://ar09.angloamerican.solutions.investis.com/financial_statements/principal/index.html|title=Anglo American Annual Report|work=investis.com|access-date=15 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831180446/http://ar09.angloamerican.solutions.investis.com/financial_statements/principal/index.html|archive-date=31 August 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the 2020 [[Forbes Global 2000|''Forbes'' Global 2000]], Anglo American was ranked as the 274th largest public company in the world.<ref>{{cite web |title=Forbes Global 2000 | website= [[Forbes]] | url= https://www.forbes.com/global2000/#39910f1b335d |access-date=31 October 2020}}</ref>