Close

Vale employee smiling in green landscape. She is wearing a green Vale
uniform, goggles, helmet and ear plugs. Visual wave artifact Vale
Photo of the chest of Vale female employee in an operational area. She is wearing a light green shirt, a darker green vest,  a face mask, goggles and a white helmet with Vale logo.
Photographer: Ricardo Teles
Vale employee smiling in an operational space. He is wearing light green uniform, radio communicator fixed to the shoulder, goggles, ear muffs and a white helmet with Vale logo.
Photographer: Marcelo Coelho

Vale in Maranhão

Our Maranhão operations are highly strategic for mining in Brazil.

The state supports the logistics of exporting ore production, through the transportation from the Carajás Railway to the Ponta da Madeira Maritime Terminal, which distributes to consumer markets around the world, especially China, one of the largest buyers of ore in current times. 

Vale Balance +

First half year

Valuing Maranhão’s culture also means valuing the people who keep it alive and strong.

In this edition, we share initiatives by the Vale Cultural Institute to preserve and strengthen this theme via the Cultural Incentive Law.

Among other projects, we ran an exhibition called “An Overview of the São Luís World Heritage Site,” marking the 25th anniversary of the historic downtown’s status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Projections and lots of interactivity took place inside a giant inflatable set up on the island’s squares and public spaces.

To find out more about this and other Vale initiatives in Maranhão, access the full report.

Bumba Meu Boi celebration
Onda
World icon

Visit Vale regardless of where you are

Flash icon

Our initiatives 

Browse the tabs and learn more about our actions in the region

Vale employees standing side by side in a company port. All wear uniforms with gray pants and green shirts, face masks, goggles and  white helmets.

Photographer: Ricardo Teles

World icon

Sustainability

Ponta da Madeira Complex

Initiatives such as improving water management, controlling air quality in areas surrounding our operations and preserving forest areas are some examples of the our operations in the region. Our priority is to invest in the continuous improvement of processes and in the strengthening of our commitment to dialogue with society and ensure its sustainable development. 
Vale employee standing with a radio communicator in his hands in an outdoor operational area of the company. He is wearing gray pants, a green shirt, a face mask, goggles and a white helmet with Vale logo.

Photographer: Ricardo Teles

Icon representing people

Culture

Caravana nos Trilhos 

With Caravana nos Trilhos, we seek to promote activities regarding education, health and safety on the railroad. The activities also offer entertainment and recreation for children, youth and adults from the communities surrounding the Carajás Railroad.  
Vale employee crouching beside a large vehicle. He is wearing jeans, a light green shirt, an orange vest, ear muffs, and a white helmet.

Photographer: Ricardo Teles

Youth and adult education

In Açailândia, the Vale Foundation promotes a project aimed at Youth and Adult Education (EJA). We develop ongoing training for teachers and school managers, contributing to the preparation of these professionals to work with EJA. With this, we seek to strengthen the mobilization of community leaders so that young people and adults who have dropped out of school can resume their studies and expand their social and citizen participation. 
A woman sitting at an office desk. She is holding a sheet of paper in her hands and there are other sheets on the table. The woman is wearing her hair back, orange uniform with gray details and a red face mask.

Photographer: Ricardo Teles

Helmet icon

Operacional

Ponta da Madeira logistics

The ore transported by Vale travels 979 kilometers along the Carajás Railway (EFC) until it reaches the Ponta da Madeira Railway Complex. Upon arriving at the train yard, the set of 330 wagons is subdivided into lots and goes to the wagon dumpers. The ore then arrives at the Ponta Madeira Port terminal, consisting of three piers, and fills the vessels that depart to customers around the world. 
Vale employee in a closed operational space. He is wearing orange uniform, with blue pants and a white helmet.

Photographer: Ricardo Teles

ValeMax 

The Ponta da Madeira Maritime Terminal was the first port in the world to operate Valemax ships. These ships are larger than the Eiffel Tower, capable of transporting up to 400,000 tonnes of iron ore. 
A man on a metal platform, inside a port, looking at a ship in front of him in a lake. He is wearing jeans, a light green shirt, ear muffs, and a white helmet.

Photographer: Ricardo Teles

Pelletizing Plant

The São Luís Pelletizing Plant resumed its operations in 2018 and is part of the Ponta da Madeira Complex. Here, part of the iron ore (pellet feed) that arrives from the mines in Pará goes through a thermal processing technology that uses the fines generated during extraction. 

This process results in pellets, small balls of iron ore used to manufacture steel. The São Luís plant has a capacity of 7 million tonnes per year and has 380 employees dedicated to the activity. 

Vale employee climbing the stairs of a metal structure inside an operational area. The employee is wearing jeans, a light green shirt, a darker green vest, a face mask, goggles, ear muffs and a white helmet the company logo.

Photographer: Ricardo Teles

Highlights

Green and yellow icon representing a hand and a heart.

Green and yellow icon representing a helmet.

Green and yellow icon representing two trees.

Green and yellow icon representing  localization.

Green and yellow icon representing a train.
A train on a track near a region full of trees. Photographer: Ricardo Teles
Onda

News

megafone branco centralizado em fundo rosa.

Vale releases Ethics & Compliance Program 2023 Report

Ethics, integrity and transparency. On the three-year anniversary of the Ethics & Compliance Program, Vale shares the 3rd edition of its annual report on the subject

 
Visual wave artifact Vale
folha branca de papel em fundo verde

2024 Annual and Extraordinary Shareholder's Meetings

The General Meetings will be held on April 26th, 2024 at 10 a.m. (GMT-3)

 
Visual wave artifact Vale
ícone de prancheta

Vale informs on the CEO’s mandate

The Board of Directors of Vale, in agreement with the Company’s CEO, Eduardo de Salles Bartolomeo, decided to extend his current mandate until December 31st

 
Visual wave artifact Vale
relatório financeiro

Check out the 4Q23 Financials Results ​

Vale’s 4Q23 financial performance is now available.​

 
Visual wave artifact Vale
globo terrestre branco e verde centralizado em fundo amarelo

Vale completes installation of battery system that reduces electricity demand by up to 55% at Guaíba Island Terminal (TIG)

Technology is an important step in the company's energy transition strategy

 
Visual wave artifact Vale
Scroll to see more