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Vale (mining company)

Vale (mining company)
Company nameVale S.A.
Company typeSociedade Anônima
IndustryMining, Steel, Energy, Logistics
FoundedItabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
(June 1, 1942)
HeadquartersRio de Janeiro
Area servedWorldwide
Key peopleMurilo Ferreira (CEO)
Fabio Barbosa (CFO)
ProductsBasic metal materials, logistics optimization, railway transport, port operations
Revenue(+) US$ 46.5 billion (2010)
Net income(+) US$ 17.2 billion (2010)
Employees115.000
SubsidiaryVale Limited
Vale Fertilizantes

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Vale S.A.(BM&F Bovespa: VALE5 / , / Euronext - VALE3, / BMAD - BRVALEACNOR0XVALO, XVALP / Hkex - 6210, 6230) is a Brazilian diversified mining multinational corporation and one of the largest logistics operators in Brazil. In addition to being the second-largest mining company in the world, Vale is also the largest producer of iron ore, pellets, and second largest of nickel. Vale also produces manganese, ferroalloys, copper, bauxite, potash, kaolin, alumina and aluminium. In the electric energy sector, the company participates in consortia and currently operates nine hydroelectric plants.

Currently the company is listed on stock exchanges of São Paulo, New York, Paris, Hong Kong and Madrid

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Vale pays first tranche of the 2011 dividend - Reuters (press release) Tweet this news
Reuters (press release)--Rio de Janeiro, April 13, 2011 - -Vale- SA (-Vale-) informs that its Board of Directors approved today the payment of the first installment of the 2011 dividend to shareholders amounting to US$ 2 billion (R$ 3174000000.00), equiva - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:01:24 GMT+00:00
VALE the Flip - does anyone understand this move? - Gizmag Tweet this news
Gizmag--In one of the most astonishing bits of news we've seen in a long time, the iconic Flip video camera was officially pronounced dead earlier this week. Cisco, which paid US$590 million for the business from Pure Digital just two years ago, ... - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:30:16 GMT+00:00
River Vale Backyard garden club to meet - NorthJersey.com Tweet this news
NorthJersey.com--For further information contact the River -Vale- Public Library at 201-391-2323 or visit its website at rivervale.bccls.org. The library is located at 412 Rivervale Road. The next meeting of the Backyard Garden Club will be held on Tuesda - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:41:49 GMT+00:00
Business News: VALE, ZEP, MS - Stock Market Weekly Tweet this news
Stock Market Weekly--Companhia -Vale- do Rio discloses that it has entered into a contract for a five-year revolving credit line facility of US$3 billion supplied by a bank syndicate. Zep, Inc. (Public, NYSE:ZEP). Last Market Price: 17.53, Change: +0.22, - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:31:12 GMT+00:00
Vale makes payment to holders of mandatorily convertible notes - Reuters (press release) Tweet this news
Reuters (press release)--Rio de Janeiro, April 13, 2011 - -Vale- SA (-Vale-) will pay additional interest to the holders of the mandatorily convertible notes due June 15, 2012 (the series -VALE--2012 and -VALE-.P- 2012) issued by its wholly-owned subsidia - Date : Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:03:31 GMT+00:00
'We're being targeted by extremists' - The Age Tweet this news
The Age--In the latest attack on the group's Pascoe -Vale- headquarters, arsonists torched the main hall after breaking into the rear of the building early Wednesday morning. Association president Suleyman Ates said Kurdish refugees, who had fled the - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:21:24 GMT+00:00
Trial update: Expert says one of three shots fatal for ENMU student - Portales News-Tribune Tweet this news
Portales News-Tribune--The prosecution in the murder trial of 13-year-old DeAngelo Montoya spent most of Thursday morning questioning key scientific experts in attempt to link the defendant to the death of Angel -Vale-, 21. A DNA expert testified evidence - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:05:41 GMT+00:00
EXCLUSIVE: Half-pipe halfwits in Mona Vale ``fight club'' - The Manly Daily Tweet this news
The Manly Daily--THESE are the disturbing images of youths engaging in uncontrolled hand-to-hand combat at a Mona -Vale- skate park. Posted on video-sharing website YouTube, the footage shows hoards of youths gathering around the Kitchener Park skate prec - Date : Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:13:15 GMT+00:00
Vale runners set for charity race around Wales - Barry and District News Tweet this news
Barry and District News--A GROUP of -Vale- lads are set to test their physical endurance and mental determination and run against the clock around the entire perimeter of Wales - for three charities particularly important to them. ... - Date : Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:42:36 GMT+00:00
Quarter of ruling Lib Dems group on Vale of White Horse District Council to ... - Herald Series Tweet this news
Herald Series--MORE than a quarter of the ruling Liberal Democrats are to quit the -Vale- of White of Horse District Council at next month's elections � as a Tory leader predicts the party will lose power. All 51 seats are up for election on May 5 on - Date : Wed, 06 Apr 2011 06:14:33 GMT+00:00

Vale's acquisitions on the Brazilian iron ore industry
Vale consolidates the Brazilian iron ore industry :
Name Price Annual iron ore production at the time Reserves at the time Year Vale's ownership
Socoimex $55 million 7 million tonnes 106 million tonnes 2000 100%
MBR $25 million 2001 5%
Samitri $710 million 17 million tonnes 709 million tonnes 2001 100%
Ferteco $523 million 11.4 million tonnes 138 million tonnes 2001 100%
Rio Verde $47 million 3.5 million tonnes 37 million tonnes 2006 100%

Vale's Hydroeletric power plants
Vale world offices : Inco is acquired for $18.9 billion
Name Location Production Capacity Vale's Ownership Vale's Investment Start of Operations
Aimorés Minas Gerais 330 MW 51% $141 million July 2005
Candonga Minas Gerais 140 MW 50% $46 million September 2004
Capim Branco I Minas Gerais 240 MW 48.42% $90 million February 2006
Capim Branco II Minas Gerais 210 MW 48.42% $90 million May 2007
Estreito Tocantins 1,087 MW 30% $355 million August 2009
Funil Minas Gerais 180 MW 51% $49 million December 2002
Igarapava Minas Gerais 210 MW 38.15% $88.1 million January 1999
Porto Estrela Minas Gerais 112 MW 33.33%% $20 million September 2001

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