FY22 Overview & Safety Program Update
OPERATING UNIT COSTS
Operating unit costs
FY21
H1 FY22
H2 FY22
FY22
FY22
guidance41
FY22 actual vs.
FY22 guidance
(5%)
0%
Worsley Alumina
(US$/t)
214
256
274
265
265
Brazil Alumina (non-operated)
203
262
312
288
(US$/t)
Guidance not
provided
Cannington 34
(US$/t)
124
128
139
133
131
Cerro Matoso
4.01
4.11
4.56
4.34
4.49
(US$/lb)
Illawarra Metallurgical Coal
87
123
129
126
126
(US$/t)
Australia Manganese35
1.52
1.79
1.94
1.86
1.88
(FOB, US$/dmtu)
South Africa Manganese 35
2.48
2.63
2.83
2.73
2.79
(FOB, US$/dmtu)
Hillside Aluminium
1,631
1,935
2,318
2,137
52%
(US$/t)
Mozal Aluminium
1,702
2,008
2,429
2,243
(US$/t)
Foreign exchange Price-linked costs (including royalties)42 Controllable costs Raw material inputs Other
O FY22 actual vs. FY22 guidance % movement O≤5% of guidance
O>5% of guidance
Cost breakdown
FY22
48%
52%
48%
5%
EIII
SOUTH32
Commentary to guidance or FY21
Higher caustic soda prices offset by a
weaker Australian dollar
Lower volumes and costs to recover from
the bauxite ship unloader outage, added to
higher raw material and energy costs
Weaker Australian dollar and lower price-
linked royalties more than offset by lower
throughput as we built run of mine stocks
Lower price-linked royalties and weaker
Colombian peso
Lower price-linked royalties and weaker
Australian dollar offset by lower sales
volumes
Higher sales volumes and a weaker
Australian dollar
Higher sales volumes and a weaker
South African rand
Significant rise in raw material input costs
including alumina, coke and pitch, and
energy cost inflation
Significant rise in raw material input costs
including alumina, coke and pitch, and
energy cost inflation
SLIDE 46View entire presentation