Aluminium
Vale is involved in all stages of aluminium production, from bauxite mining and alumina refining to primary aluminium production. However, the company's main strategy focuses on mining and alumina refining.
Vale has large, undeveloped bauxite reserves and is working toward expansions in alumina refining. For primary aluminium production the company works to develop projects in nations with lower energy costs.
Alumina is the main raw material for aluminium production and it is obtained from the refining of bauxite, an ore abundant in the state of Pará where the company has operations.
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