Fact Sheets
Vale, Vale Inco and Ontario Operations – At A Glance
| Vale S.A. | Vale Inco Limited | Ontario Operations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The second largest diversified mining and metals company in the world and the largest publicly-traded company in Latin America by market capitalization (approximately US $70 billion). | A wholly-owned subsidiary of Vale S.A. | An integrated mining-smelting-refining operation within Vale Inco. | |
| Total Workforce | 142,473 as of March 31, 2009 |
19,585 as of May 31, 2009 |
4,560 as of May 31, 2009Port Colborne: 168 (116 in Local 6200) Sudbury: 4,392 (3075 in Local 6500) |
| Locations | Vale operates in more than 35 countries across 5 continents.Vale has 26 subsidiaries, affiliates and joint ventures, of which Vale Inco is one.Headquarters
Rio de Janiero, Brazil Operations Joint Ventures China |
Corporate Office
Toronto Mining and Processing Operations Sudbury, Ontario Research Facility Vale Inco Technical Services Limited Growth Projects Vermelho Project, Brazil |
Port Colborne Sudbury |
| Maps | www.vale.com/vale_us/cgi/ cgilua.exe/sys/start.htm?sid=485 |
www.inco.com/global | |
| Products | Vale operates in many countries and has a diversified portfolio: it produces and trades iron ore, pellet, nickel, copper, coal, bauxite, alumina, aluminum, potassium, kaolin, manganese and iron alloys.Vale also has major shipping and rail operations in Brazil.http://www.vale.com.br/vale_us/ cgi/cgilua.exe/sys/start.htm?sid=23 |
Vale Inco manufactures primary nickel used in melting applications, specialty nickel products, and plating products. It is also a producer of copper, cobalt and precious metals.http://www.inco.com/products/ | Sudbury: Nickel, copper, precious metals
Port Colborne: Produces a platinum-group metals concentrate and cobalt metal. |
| More Information | www.vale.com | www.valeinco.com |
- Vale Fact Sheet (PDF)