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    Photo of a man and a woman talking, and in the background, several red barrels. The woman is holding a clipboard and the man is pointing at it. The woman is wearing jeans, boots, a green Vale shirt, a green vest with yellow signs and a helmet. The man is wearing boots, gray pants, a green Vale shirt, glasses and a helmet.
    Photographer: Ricardo Teles
    An employee, outdoors in an operation. She is wearing a helmet and goggles, smiling, and wearing a green uniform.
    Photographer: Vitor Nogueira

    On this page you can access a detailed report on our company’s acquisitions and divestitures.

    Check the report below

    Asset Business Date Total PaymentR$/US$ million Notes
    Vale Oman Pelletizing Company LLC (VOPC)
    Iron ore
    'Apr-23
    US$ 130 million
    Partner exercised its option to sell its 30% noncontrolling interest. Vale now owns 100% of VOPC.
    Vale Moçambique 
    Coal
    Jun-21
    US$ 270
    Non-controlling acquisition - 15% stake
    CLN 
    Coal
    Jun-21
    R$12,665
    (US$2,517)
    Acquisition of 50% of
    remaining shares in CLN
    Boston Metal 
    Steel
    Feb-21
    R$33
     (US$6)
    Participation of 3.24%
    Ferrous
    Minério de ferro
    Ago-19
    R$1.986 
    (US$525 milhões)
     
    Asset Business Date Total PaymentR$/US$ million Notes
    MBR
    Iron Ore
    Dec-2019
    R$ 3.309
       
    Ferrous
    Iron ore
    Aug-2019
    US$ 550
       
    New Steel
    Dry ore processing technique
    Jan-2019
    US$ 500
       
    Capim Branco I and II
    Energy
    Mar-2013
    US$ 112
       
    Belvedere
    Coal
    Feb-2013
    US$ 156
       
    EBM
    Iron Ore
    Jun-2012
    US$ 437
    Acquisition of an additional 10.5% stake.
    Carborough Downs
    Coal
    Feb-2012
    US$ 69
        
    Vale Fertilizantes
    Fertilizers
    Dec-2011
    US$ 1.217
    Acquisition of the free floating shares.
    Terminal Ultrafertil - TUF
    Logistics
    Jun-2011
    US$ 95
    Acquisition of a 51% stake in the joint venture.
    Norte Energia S.A.
    Energy
    Apr-2011
    US$ 1.400
    Acquisition of a 9% stake.
    Biopalma
    Energy
    Feb-2011
    US$ 174
       
    FNS
    Logistics
    Dec-2010
    US$ 893
        
    SDNC
    Logistics
    Sep-2010
    US$ 21
           
    Simandou
    Iron Ore
    May-2010
    US$ 500
    First tranche, total of a US$ 2.5 billion.
    Belvedere
    Coal
    Jun-2010
    US$ 92
    Additional participation of 24.5%.
    Fertilizantes assets
    Fertilizers
    Jan-2010 / Dec-2010
    US$ 5.829
    Includes acquisition of 78.92% of Fosfertil, working capital adjustment and upstream assets in Brazil.
    TK CSA
    Steel
    Sep-2009
    US$ 681
       
    Corumbá
    Iron Ore
    Sep-2009
    US$ 814
       
    Argos
    Coal
    Apr-2009
    US$ 306
         
    Teal
    Copper
    Mar-2009
    US$ 65
         
    Rio Colorado / Regina
    Potash
    Jan-2009
    US$ 857
        
    Apolo
    Iron Ore
    May-2008
    US$ 128
        
    Belvedere
    Coal
    Jul-2007
    US$ 90
        
    EBM / MBR
    Iron Ore
    May-2007
    US$ 231
        
    AMCI HA
    Coal
    Apr-2007
    US$ 656
        
    Ferro Gusa Carajás
    Pig Iron
    Mar-2007
    US$ 20
        
    Inco
    Nickel
    Nov-2006
    US$ 18.243
        
    Caemi
    Iron Ore & Kaolin
    May-2006
    US$ 2.552
    Stock swap
    Rio Verde
    Iron Ore
    Jan-2006
    US$ 47
        
    Valesul
    Aluminum
    Jul-2006
    US$ 28
         
    Canico
    Nickel
    Dec-2005
    US$ 800
         
    FCA
    Raildroad
    Sep-2003
    US$ 67
         
    CST
    Steel
    Mar-2003
    US$ 60
        
    Rana
    Ferro Alloy
    Feb-2003
    US$ 18
         
    MVC
    Bauxite
    Jul-2002
    US$ 2
         
    Alunorte
    Alumina
    Jun-2002
    US$ 42
        
    Salobo
    Copper
    May-2002
    US$ 51
        
    Caemi
    Iron Ore & Kaolin
    Dec-2001 / Mar-2003
    US$ 705
        
    Sossego
    Copper
    Oct-2001
    US$ 43
        
    Ferteco
    Iron Ore & Pellets
    Apr-2001
    US$ 566
        
    GIIC
    Pellets
    Oct-2000
    US$ 91
          
    Samitri / Samarco
    Iron Ore & Pellets
    May-2000
    US$ 710
         
    Socoimex
    Iron Ore
    May-2000
    US$ 48
         
    Asset Bussines Date Total PaymentR$/US$ million Notes
    Vale Base Metals (VBM)
    Nickel & Copper
    'Apr-24
    US$ 2.5 billion
    Equity investment in VBM, diluting Vale's interest to 90%.
    Mineração Rio do Norte S.A. (MRN)
    Bauxite
    'Nov-23
    US$ -72 million
    Sale of our 40% interest, including all associated obligations and rights. At closing, we paid US$ 72 million to the buyer.
    Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém (CSP)
    Steel
    'Mar-23
    US$ 1.082 billion
    Sale of our 50% interest, and proceeds were used to prepay our interest's outstanding net debt balance (US$ 1.149 billion).
    Asset Bussines Date Total PaymentR$/US$ million Notes
    Sistema Centro-Oeste
    Iron Ore, Manganese and Logistics
    Jul-22
    US$153
    (R$815)
    Coal assets
    Coal
    Apr-22
    R$ 1,285
    CSI  
    Steel
    Feb-22
    US$437 
    (R$2,269)
    Participation of 50%
    Manganese ferroalloy operations
    Manganese ferroalloys
    Jan-22
    US$40 
    (R$210 milhões)
    VNC
    Nickel
    Mar-21
    R$3,134 
    (US$555 milhões)
    VLI 
    Logistics
    Dec-20
    R$ 1,223
    Participation of 8%
    PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium 
    Mining
    Oct-20
    R$1,560 
    (US$278 milhões)
    Participation of 14,9%
    Henan Longyu 
    Coal
    Dec-19
    US$156 milhões
    Participação de 25%
    Asset Business Date Total PaymentR$/US$ million Notes
    Asset Eagle Downs (50% participation)
    Coal
    Sep-2018
    US$ 117
       
    Vale Cubatão
    Fertilizers
    May-2018
    US$ 255
       
    Vale Fertilizantes
    Fertilizers
    Jan-2018
    US$ 1,150
    Also includes 34.2 million shares of Mosaic
    Lubambe
    Copper
    Dec-2017
    US$ 42
       
    2 VLOCs
    Logistics
    Dec-2017
    US$ 178
       
    2 VLOCs
    Logistics
    Aug-2017
    US$ 178
       
    Coal equity - Mitsui
    Coal
    Mar-2017
    US$ 733
       
    Capesize vessels
    Logistics
    Dec-2016
    US$ 140
       
    Salobo – Goldstream
    Copper
    Aug-2016
    US$ 823
       
    3 VLOCs
    Logistics
    Jun-2016
    US$ 269
       
    MBR preferred shares
    Iron ore
    Set-2015
    US$ 1.072
    Sale of 36.4% of MBR’s share capital for R$ 4 billion.
    4 VLOCs
    Logistics
    Jul-2015
    US$ 448
       
    4 VLOCs
    Logistics
    May-2015
    US$ 445
       
    Belo Monte
    Energy
    Apr-2015
    US$ 97
       
    Salobo - Goldstream
    Copper
    Mar-2015
    US$ 900
       
    Fosbrasil
    Fertilizers
    Dec-2014
    US$ 46
       
    Vale Florestar
    Wood
    Jun-2014
    US$ 90
       
    Log-in Logística
    Logistics
    Dec-2013
    US$ 94
       
    Tres Valles
    Copper
    Dec-2013
    US$ 25
       
    Power Generation
    Assets Reestructure
    Energy
    Dec-2013
    US$ 88
       
    VLI
    ​​General Cargo​
    Dec-2013
    US$ 851
       
    Fosbrasil
    Fertilizers
    Dec-2013
    US$ 52
       
    Oil and gas concessions
    Energy
    Nov-2013
    US$ 8
       
    Norsk Hydro
    Aluminum
    Nov-2013
    US$ 1.811
       
    VLI
    General Cargo
    Sep-2013
    US$ 1.206
       
    Salobo and Sudbury
    Gold Stream
    Feb-2013
    US$ 1.900
       
    Oil and gas concessions
    Energy
    Dec-2012
    US$ 40
       
    Araucária
    Fertilizers
    Dec-2012
    US$ 234
       
    Manganese Ferroaloys Europe
    Manganese
    Oct-2012
    US$ 160
       
    Oman (30%)
    Pellets
    Oct-2012
    US$ 125
       
    10 Ships large ore carriers
    Logistics
    Oct-2012
    US$ 600
       
    Thermal coal assets in Colombia
    Thermal coal
    May-2012
    US$ 407
    Includes 100% of El Hatillo and Carro Largo, 100% of Sociedad Portuária Rio Córdobo and 8.43% stake in Ferrocarriles Del Norte de Colombia S.A.
    CADAM
    Kaolin
    May-2012
    US$ 30
       
    Alunorte, Albras, CAP e Paragominas
    Aluminum
    Feb-2011
    US$ 503
       
    Oman's minority holding
    Pellets
    Jan-2010
    US$ 125
       
    Bayovar's minority holdings
    Fertilizers
    Jan-2010
    US$ 660
       
    PPSA
    Kaolin
    Jan-2010
    US$ 74
       
    Valesul
    Aluminum
    Jan-2010
    US$ 31
       
    Mineral rights to manganese and iron ore
    Manganese
    Jan-2010
    ​US$ 16
       
    PCHs​
    ​Energy
    Jan-2010
    ​US$ 20
       
    Inco Advanced Tech. Mat.​
    Nickel​
    Dec-2009​
    US$ 6​
       
    Jinco​
    Nickel​
    Dec-2009​
    US$ 7​
       
    INMETCO​
    Nickel
    Dec-2009
    ​US$ 34
       
    PTI
    Nickel
    Aug-2009
    US$ 88
       
    Florest Assets​
    Wood
    Jul-2009​
    US$ 43​
       
    Usiminas
    Steel
    Apr-2009
    US$ 273
       
    Jubilee
    Niquel
    Feb-2008
    US$ 130
       
    Lion Ore​
    ​Nickel
    Jul-2007
    US$ 105
       
    Log-In Logística
    Logistics
    Jun-2007
    US$ 204
       
    Siderar
    Steel
    Dec-2006
    US$ 108
       
    Usiminas
    Steel
    Nov-2006/May-2007
    US$ 904
       
    Gerdau
    Steel
    Oct-2006
    US$ 67
       
    GIIC
    Pellets
    May-2006
    US$ 418
       
    Foz do Chapecó
    Energy
    Feb-2006
    US$ 4
       
    NES
    Ferro Alloy
    Feb-2006
    US$ 14
       
    Quebec Cartier Mining Co.​
    Pellets​
    Jul-2005​
    US$ 126​
       
    CST
    Steel
    Jun-2004
    US$ 580
          
    Fosfértil
    Fertilizers
    Oct-2003
    US$ 84
       
    Sepetiba Tecon / CFN
    Port/Railroad
    Sep-2003
    US$ 7.4
       
    Fazenda Brasileiro
    Gold
    Aug-2003
    US$ 21
       
    Florestas Rio Doce
    Wood
    May-2002
    US$ 59
       
    Docenave Ships
    Ships
    Sep-2001
    US$ 60.5
       
    Rio Doce Pasha
    Logistics
    Aug-2001
    US$ 10
       
    Cenibra
    Pulp
    Jul-2001
    US$ 671
       
    Bahia Sul
    Paper & Pulp
    Feb-2001
    US$ 318
       
    CSN
    Steel
    Dec-2000
    US$ 249
       
    Açominas
    Steel
    Dec-2000
    US$ 10