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We produce high-quality copper, nickel and cobalt for a low-carbon future.
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Vale Base Metals is uniquely placed as North America’s largest integrated nickel producer and among the largest copper businesses globally with the scale, resources and capital to deliver critical minerals essential for the global decarbonization and electrification megatrends.
The company has secured agreements to supply low carbon and high purity nickel to major automakers and is strategically focused on expanding mine life and development of growth projects across the portfolio.
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In nickel these include the Onça Puma 2nd furnace in Brazil, the Pomalaa and Morowali projects in Indonesia, and the Voisey’s Bay Mine Expansion in Canada.
Vale Base Metals is a top 10 copper producer in the Americas with an operating base concentrated in Brazil that includes the country’s largest copper deposit at Salobo with 40-plus years of remaining life, complemented by a strong pipeline of development and growth projects from Alemão, Cristalino and Bacaba in Brazil to the large- scale Hu’u project in Indonesia.
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Nickel
We are one of the world's largest and most carbon-efficient producers of this important metal.
Nickel is rarely used in its pure form and is instead combined with other metals such as iron, chromium and copper. It is used to make alloys such as cast iron, steel (including austenitic stainless steels) and non-ferrous alloys. It is also used in nickel-based alloys, which have more demanding applications.
The electric vehicle industry is currently increasing the demand for low-carbon and high purity nickel products, essential for long-range batteries.
Used in:
Batteries for electric vehicles, bathroom taps and shower heads, coins, mobile phones, jet engines, cutlery.
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Nickel Pellet Products
Nickel Pellets:
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Nickel P-Pellets™:
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Nickel S-Pellets™ :
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Nickel Plating Chips™:
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Electrolytic Nickel Rounds
Long Harbour Nickel Melt Rounds:
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Nickel Plating Rounds™:
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Nickel Powders
T255™ Nickel Powder:
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T123™ Nickel Powder:
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Chemical Grade Nickel Powder (CGNP™):
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Ferronickel
Onça Puma Ferronickel:
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Tonimet Utility Nickel
Tonimet®:
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Copper
Malleable, recyclable and resistant to corrosion and high temperatures, copper is an extremely important metal for modern industry.
Used in:
Power generation and transmission, wiring and virtually all electronic equipment, such as TVs and cell phones
Copper
- Copper is the third-most used metal in the world, after iron and aluminum.
- There are records of objects made from this metal dating back 10,000 years.
- 66% of annual copper consumption goes on electrical applications.
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Salobo Concentrate
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Sossego Concentrate
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Voisey’s Bay (VBN) Concentrate
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Sudbury Concentrate
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Cobalt
This is a transition metal, resistant to high temperatures and important for the production of metallic superalloys. It is essential for industry, hospitals and the energy sector.
Used in:
Manufacture of tools, medical equipment and batteries.
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Cobalt is present in vitamin B-12 as cyanocobalamin, which helps prevent anemia.
It is also part of the composition of some pigments and dyes. Cobalt has been detected in Egyptian objects dating back to 3,000 BC.
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Where we are
Our base metals operations are located in Brazil, in the state of Pará, where we have copper and nickel operations; in Canada, where we have extensive infrastructure to produce, refine and distribute nickel, copper and cobalt; and in Indonesia, where PT Vale produces nickel.
We are also present in Japan, at Matsusaka Refinery, which processes nickel, cobalt and inorganic industry chemical products; and in the United Kingdom, where we refine the nickel oxide produced by our mines in Indonesia and Canada.
For questions regarding our products, please contact VBMsales@vale.com.
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