Vale’s Iron Ore Production Grew to Multiyear Highs in 2025 in Commodity News 29/01/2026 Vale delivered strong operational results in 2025 across all business segments, exceeding its production guidances set at the beginning of the year. Iron ore and copper output reached their highest levels since 2018, at 336 Mt and 382 kt, respectively, and nickel production was the strongest since 2022, at 177 kt, supported by the ramp-up of key projects and continued operational stability. Iron ore production totaled 90.4 Mt in Q4, 6% (5.1 Mt) higher y/y, driven by Brucutu’s robust performance and the continued ramp-up of the Capanema and VGR1 projects. Pellets output totaled 8.3 Mt in Q4, 9% (0.8 Mt) lower y/y, reflecting market conditions. Iron ore sales reached 84.9 Mt in Q4, up 5% (3.7 Mt) y/y, consistent with higher production volumes. Copper production totaled 108.1 kt in Q4, 6% (6.3 kt) higher y/y, the highest quarterly production since 2018. This increase reflects the all-time-high production at Salobo and consistent operational performance at Sossego and Canadian polymetallic assets. Nickel production totaled 46.2 kt in Q4, 2% (0.7 kt) higher y/y, driven by the successful commissioning of Onça Puma’s 2ndfurnace and Voisey’s Bay underground mines ramp-up. Source: VALE 2026-01-29 hellenicshippingnews... window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en-US'}; (function(w, d, s) { function go(){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], load = function(url, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.src = url; js.id = id; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }; load('//connect.facebook.net/en/all.js#xfbml=1', 'fbjssdk'); load('https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js', 'gplus1js'); load('//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js', 'tweetjs'); } if (w.addEventListener) { w.addEventListener("load", go, false); } else if (w.attachEvent) { w.attachEvent("onload",go); } }(window, document, 'script')); tweet Share