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BHP Billiton had agreed to supply Hulamin with raw materials until December next year, after the mining company warned that a local smelter might be unviable, Hulamin said yesterday. BHP Billiton would supply extrusion billet until September and rolling slab until December next year. Hulamin was studying how to ensure future needs and maintain growth plans. About half of its extrusion billet and 30 percent of its rolling slab were supplied from BHP Billiton’s Bayside plant. – Bloomberg