United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of
July 2021
Vale S.A.
Praia de Botafogo nº 186, 18º andar, Botafogo
22250-145 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)
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 | Press Release |
Maintenance conclusion of ship loader 6 at Ponta da Madeira Maritime Terminal
Rio de Janeiro, July 2nd, 2021 - Vale S.A (“Vale”) informs that is commissioning its loading activities at ship loader 6 (“CN6”) at the Ponta da Madeira Maritime Terminal (“PDM”), in São Luís, Maranhão, after a 5 months maintenance, as previously announced.
The maintenance of CN6, which evolved the substitution of over 60% of its components, did not impact PDM’s monthly iron ore shipment schedule.
On January 14th, 2021, a fire occurred at CN6 at the Southern berth of Pier IV ("P4S"). The fire was controlled, without casualties or environmental damage. During the maintenance period, the P4S sustained its shipping activities using its second ship loader (CN7), which was not affected by the fire.
Luciano Siani Pires
Executive Officer of Investor Relations
Ever since the Covid-19 outbreak began, our highest priority is the health and safety of our employees. Our IR team adopted work-from-home, and as we continue to face these new circumstances, we strongly recommend you prioritize e-mail and online engagement.
For further information, please contact:
Vale.RI@vale.com
Ivan Fadel: ivan.fadel@vale.com
Andre Werner: andre.werner@vale.com
Mariana Rocha: mariana.rocha@vale.com
Samir Bassil: samir.bassil@vale.com
This press release may include statements that present Vale’s expectations about future events or results. All statements, when based upon expectations about the future, involve various risks and uncertainties. Vale cannot guarantee that such statements will prove correct. These risks and uncertainties include factors related to the following: (a) the countries where we operate, especially Brazil and Canada; (b) the global economy; (c) the capital markets; (d) the mining and metals prices and their dependence on global industrial production, which is cyclical by nature; and (e) global competition in the markets in which Vale operates. To obtain further information on factors that may lead to results different from those forecast by Vale, please consult the reports Vale files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Brazilian Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM) and in particular the factors discussed under “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in Vale’s annual report on Form 20-F.
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Vale S.A. | |
| (Registrant) |
| By: | /s/ Ivan Fadel |
| Date: July 02, 2021 | Head of Investor Relations |