| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Traded as | SGX: N21 |
| Industry | Conglomerate |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong |
| Key people | Richard Elman (Chairman), David Eldon (Senior Independent Non-executive Director), Harindarpal Banga (Vice Chairman), Ricardo Leiman (CEO) |
| Products | Agriculture, Metals, Minerals, Energy, Logistics |
| Revenue | $56.7 billion (2010) |
| Website | www.thisisnoble.com |
Noble Group Limited is a global conglomerate manager of agricultural, industrial and energy products. Noble manages a diversified portfolio of essential raw materials, integrating the sourcing, marketing, processing, financing, and transportation.
With 2008 revenues of $36.1 billion[1], Noble continues its transition to owning and managing more strategic assets, sourcing from low cost producers such as Brazil, Australia, and Indonesia and supplying to high growth demand markets including China, India, and the Middle East. Noble owns coal and iron ore mines, grain crushing facilities, sugar and ethanol plants, vessels, ports and other infrastructure.
Noble is a global supply chain manager of agricultural and energy products, metals, and minerals. The Group operates from over 150 offices and plants in 38 countries, employing approximately 70 nationalities[2]. Noble manages a diversified portfolio of essential raw materials, integrating the sourcing, marketing, processing, financing and transportation. With revenue for the nine months ended 30 September 2010 exceeding US$39billion[3], Noble owns and manages an array of strategic assets, sourcing from low cost producers such as Brazil, Argentina, Australia, and Indonesia and supplying to high growth demand markets including China, India, and the Middle East. Noble has interests in grain crushing facilities, coal and iron ore mines, fuel terminals and storage facilities, sugar and ethanol plants, vessels, ports, and other infrastructure.
In late 2009, Noble achieved "Investment Grade" ratings (Baa3) from Moody's Investors Service and (BBB-) from Standard & Poor's, complementing its initial "Investment Grade" rating (BBB-) from Fitch the previous year. In addition, Noble Group is among the 30 securities listed on the Straits Times Index.