Commodities glut will last 10 years, says BHP

Original article by John Kehoe
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 18 : 22-Jun-16

BHP Billiton CEO Andrew Mackenzie says factors such as a low cost base means the group is in a better position to ride out the downturn in commodity prices than many rivals. He has forecast that the global oversupply of key commodities could to persist for about 10 years due to the big increase in capital investment during the resources boom. Mackenzie adds that demand and supply of iron ore in particular is likely to be take a long time to return to balance.

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