Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 (6-k)
March 12 2021 - 11:32AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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
March 2021
Vale S.A.
Praia de Botafogo nº 186, 18º
andar, Botafogo
22250-145 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will
file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
(Check One) Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
(Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the
Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1))
(Check One) Yes ¨ No
x
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(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing
the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
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(If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number
assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b). 82- .)
Vale starts commissioning to resume production
capacity on the Timbopeba site
Rio de Janeiro, March 12th,
2021 - Vale S.A. (“Vale”) informs that it has started commissioning to increase wet processing production on the Timbopeba
site, part of the Mariana Complex, in line with the previously announced in its Production and Sales Report on February 3rd, 2021.
At the end of commissioning process, which is expected to last 2 months, the Timbopeba site will operate with an iron ore production
capacity of 12 Mtpy, adding 7 Mtpy to the current capacity of the site.
Timbopeba operations were resumed with
partial capacity in May 2020, after being suspended since March 2019, using 3 of its 6 beneficiation lines at the processing
plant. The tailings generated by the wet processing in the 3 additional lines, in line with requirements and authorizations from
the competent authorities, will continue to be disposed of in Timbopeba pit, a bedrock self-contained structure.
The resumption of Timbopeba capacity is
another step in stabilizing iron ore production and on the way to resume the of 400 Mtpy production capacity by the end of 2022.
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.
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Vale S.A.
(Registrant)
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By:
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/s/ Ivan Fadel
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Date: March 12, 2020
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Head of Investor Relations
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