BHP’s net-zero targets don’t include its steelmaking customers

GFG is building up a South Australian franchise to its global steel and energy business.

Five firms, including BHP, were removed from the Prompt Payment Code, an initiative to speed up settlement of invoices owed to suppliers.

Minority shareholders of Vale SA have enough votes to request that board members be elected independently using a cumulative voting system.

The country's sprawling steel sector, which has cut 150 million tonnes of steel production over the past three years, was "far from achieving its tasks" amid Beijing's supply-side reforms, the association reports.

According to the Responsible Mining Foundation, most of the companies assessed show little or no evidence of efforts to strengthen the gender balance of their leadership and governance teams.

The credit ratings and research division of the Fitch Group says producers should take advantage of the current environment of lower supply, healthy demand and higher prices.

The results of the election will be released May 23.

Production dropped 6% in the quarter.

Clive Palmer, who made his fortune in mining, is running for the Senate on his right-of-center United Australia Party ticket.