Vale to reduce pellet output in October

Oct 04, 2012 | 03:28 PM | Michelle Madsen

Tags  Vale, iron ore, iron ore pellets, sinter feed, Michelle Madsen

LONDON — Vale SA will cut pellet production in October in the face of falling demand.

Operations at Vale’s San Luis pellet plant in Brazil’s Maranhao state and its Tubarao plants in Espirito Santo state will temporarily halt Oct. 8 and Nov. 13, respectively. The two plants produced 4.93 million tonnes of pellet in the first....





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