If it's essential for you,
It has everything to do with Vale.
The essentiality of mining
At Vale, we believe that minerals are essential to people’s daily lives and to the world’s transformations.
Present in energy generation and storage, mobility, urban infrastructure, digital technologies, and artificial intelligence, they are part of everyday life—even when they go unnoticed.
From the nickel used in electric vehicle batteries to the copper essential for power grids, electronic equipment, and data centers, the minerals produced by Vale are essential to accelerating the energy transition, industrial decarbonization, and the expansion of digital infrastructure.
The future is now
Our way of operating is increasingly innovative, technology-driven, and aligned with our commitment to reducing impacts and creating value for society. At Vale, we use robots and autonomous trucks to increase operational safety; we transport minerals in vessels equipped with rotor sails that harness wind power to reduce carbon emissions; 100% of the electricity used in our operations in Brazil comes from renewable sources; we help protect a forest area equivalent to one million football fields; and we have committed to reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
As we advance the transformation of our operations, we produce minerals that support electrification, the expansion of renewable energy, the growth of digital infrastructure, and technological innovation worldwide.
All of this to accelerate decarbonization and the energy transition right now. Because mining that thinks about today and tomorrow is just like that: essential for everyone’s future.
Essential
Constitutes the necessary part of something; indispensable.
Exists as an inherent part of something or someone.
The most important part of something; fundamental.