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Port Colborne: Development and Sustainability 

More than a century ago, the Port Colborne Refinery was inaugurated. Today, we are proud to operate it, generating development, sustainable growth and employment for the region. We operate in partnership with the local society, through a strong, attentive, and capable team. Port Colborne: proud to belong!

Check out our Journey Together Report to learn more.

Job creation 

The refinery employs approximately 150 people on the 140-hectare site that: 
  • Produces electro-cobalt
  • Makes, packages and distributes finished nickel products, and
  • Processes precious metals and minor metals.
Products are shipped from Port Colborne Refinery to destinations around the world.
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Our Community

If you have any questions or concerns about Vale’s Port Colborne Operations, please call us on our Community Concerns Line at: 289-478-VALE (8253) for 24 hour service, seven days of the week. Or, email us at: ontario.questions@vale.com. 

If you have any questions or concerns about Vale’s Port Colborne Operations

please call us on our Community Concerns Line at: 289-478-VALE (8253) for 24 hour service, seven days of the week. Or, email us at: ontario.questions@vale.com.

Find out more about the Port Colborne community and how Vale contributes to it​​​. ​

Vale invites you to learn more about its Emergency Preparedness and Pandemic Response plans here.

An online repository of all Community-Based Risk Assessment studies.

Sustainability Report 2022

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The materials and products we deliver play a critical role in keeping us and the rest of the world healthy.