Vale, formerly Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, is a Brazilian multinational corporation engaged in metals and mining and one of the largest logistics operators in Brazil. It is the world's largest producer of iron ore and nickel, also producing manganese, copper, bauxite and cobalt, though its operations have been marked by two catastrophic tailings dam failures, at Mariana in 2015 and Brumadinho in 2019.
Facts
Company TypeBrazilian multinational corporation engaged in metals and mining 1 Founded Year Headquarters Connections
Operates In
A major mining company; classified in the atlas mining-industry.
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, located there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia, Vale S.A.
WikipediaHistory section
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (widely known as CVRD prior to 2007) (in English, "Doce River Valley Company") was founded in Itabira, Minas Gerais, by the Brazilian Federal Government on 1 June 1942.
Infobox, hq_location field
hq_location = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lead section
is a Brazilian multinational corporation engaged in metals and mining and one of the largest logistics operators in Brazil.
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