Vale Canada
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Vale Canada Limited (formerly Vale Inco, CVRD Inco and Inco Limited; for corporate branding purposes simply known as "Vale" and pronounced /ˈvɑːleɪ/ in English)[1] is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Brazilian mining company Vale. Vale's nickel mining and metals division is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It produces nickel, copper, cobalt, platinum, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium, gold, and silver. Prior to being purchased by CVRD (now Vale) in 2006, Inco was the world's second largest producer of nickel, and the third largest mining company outside South Africa and Russia of platinum group metals. It was also a charter member of the 30-stock Dow Jones Industrial Average formed on October 1, 1928.
Company type | Wholly owned subsidiary |
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Industry | Mining |
Founded | 1902 |
Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Products | Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, PGMs |
Revenue | US$ 8.3 billion (2012) |
US$ 3.8 Billion (2012) | |
Number of employees | 12,000 |
Parent | Vale |
Subsidiaries | PT Vale Indonesia (34%) |
Website | nickel.vale.com |