Global diversified mining group Anglo American PLC has substantially reduced its debt and improved its maturity profile on the back of favorable market conditions in recent months. We think the company should be able to generate at least neutral free operating cash flow in the next several years. We are raising our long-term ratings on Anglo American and its subsidiaries to 'BBB+' from 'BBB'. The stable outlook reflects our opinion that Anglo American should be able to maintain credit metrics commensurate with the ratings in the medium term. On April 18, 2011, Standard&Poor's Ratings Services raised its long-term corporate credit ratings on global diversified mining group Anglo American PLC (Anglo) and its subsidiaries to 'BBB+' from 'BBB'. At