Anglo American plc (AAL) Q4 2024 Earnings Call

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WEBVTT 00:00:00.031 -- 00:00:05.819 So good morning, everyone, and welcome to Anglo-Americans 2024 results 00:00:05.819 -- 00:00:11.226 presentations. Just a few words from me before I hand over to Duncan and 00:00:11.226 -- 00:00:15.912 John and starting, perhaps unsurprisingly, with safety. 00:00:15.912 -- 00:00:20.979 Our very first value in our company is safety, and that cannot and must 00:00:20.979 -- 00:00:26.086 not ever change. We will not and cannot rest until we have 00:00:26.086 -- 00:00:30.473 created a safe workplace for everyone. 00:00:30.473 -- 00:00:34.079 We constantly work to improve our performance in this area. 00:00:34.079 -- 00:00:39.227 However, I'm very sorry to say that we had three workplace 00:00:39.227 -- 00:00:42.672 fatalities in 2024, which 00:00:42.672 -- 00:00:47.416 is, of course, not only tragic, it's also completely unacceptable. 00:00:47.416 -- 00:00:51.344 and it would be inappropriate of me not to mention that right up front. 00:00:51.344 -- 00:00:57.173 And Duncan is going to talk more about that during his presentation. 00:00:57.197 -- 00:01:01.566 Now, as many of you know, in 2024 00:01:01.566 -- 00:01:03.912 and early 2025, 00:01:03.912 -- 00:01:08.257 we have seen substantial change at this company. 00:01:08.257 -- 00:01:13.502 We've made significant progress since we accelerated our strategic execution in the first 00:01:13.502 -- 00:01:19.047 half of last year. And the management team has delivered on all fronts and with some 00:01:19.047 -- 00:01:24.812 pace, not only in improving the operational and cost performance of the underlying business, 00:01:24.812 -- 00:01:27.634 but also, of course, in the simplification 00:01:27.634 -- 00:01:30.157 of the portfolio. 00:01:30.157 -- 00:01:35.601 And you've seen some of those ...