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Billiton Company

Billiton Company is a mining company in the Dutch East Indies, later Indonesia, founded in 1860.1 It is headquartered in Belitung Island.1

La Billiton Maatschappij, puis de 1924 à 1972 Gemeenschappelijke Mijnbouwmaatschappij Billiton et de 1972 à 2001 Billiton International Metals BV avant de fusionner avec la société minière australienne Broken Hill Proprietary Company ou BHP pour devenir BHP Billiton, était une société minière néerlandaise qui joua aux XIXe et XXe siècles un rôle important dans l'extraction de minerais aux Indes néerlandaises puis en Indonésie.2 From the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1860Founded1
  • Industrymining1
  • HeadquartersBelitung Island, Netherlands1
  • Legal formcorporation1

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COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM De emmerbagger Doejoeng voor anker voor de kust van Billiton TMnr 10007196
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Corporate structure

Billiton Company sits at the top of its group. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Billiton Company Belitung Island, Netherlands
    • Mijnbouw-Maatschappij 'Stannum' Subsidiary
    • Singkep Tin Exploitatie Maatschappij 'Sitem' Subsidiary

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

  • tin

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Mijnbouw-Maatschappij 'Stannum'
  • Singkep Tin Exploitatie Maatschappij 'Sitem'

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 1959Acquired Haagen Chemie1
  2. Succeeded by BHP Group1

Timeline

  1. 1860Founded Founded1

Sources

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