Vale Stock Company Profile
Information
Praia de Botafogo 186, Salas 501 a 1901 18 andar Botafogo
Rio De Janeiro RJ 22250-145
55 21 3485 3900
www.vale.com
Industry: Other Industrial Metals & Mining
Sector: Basic Materials
Description
Vale S.A., together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells iron ore and iron ore pellets for use as raw materials in steelmaking in Brazil and internationally. The company operates through Ferrous Minerals and Base Metals segments. The Ferrous Minerals segment produces and extracts iron ore and pellets, manganese, ferroalloys, and other ferrous products; and provides related logistic services. The Base Metals segment produces and extracts nickel and its by-products, such as gold, silver, cobalt, precious metals, and others, as well as copper. The company was formerly known as Companhia Vale do Rio Doce and changed its name to Vale S.A. in May 2009. Vale S.A. was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.