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Vale is a term with several uses. In geography, vale is the word for a valley in English and several Romance languages, and it appears in place names and descriptions around the world. As a proper noun, Vale is also the name of a major Brazilian company and can be a surname or given name in various cultures.

Vale S.A., formerly known as Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD), is a Brazilian multinational mining and

Vale has been involved in major industrial incidents that drew global attention. The Samarco disaster in 2015,

Beyond the company, vale remains a common geographic and linguistic term for valley, used in various place

logistics
company
headquartered
in
Rio
de
Janeiro.
It
was
established
in
1942
by
the
Brazilian
government
to
promote
regional
development
around
the
Rio
Doce
valley.
After
decades
as
a
state-owned
enterprise,
it
was
privatized
in
the
late
1990s
and
rebranded
as
Vale.
The
company
is
one
of
the
world's
largest
producers
of
iron
ore
and
pellets
and
also
produces
nickel,
copper,
coal,
and
fertilizers.
Vale
operates
mining
and
processing
facilities,
as
well
as
extensive
logistics
networks
that
include
ports
and
railways,
supporting
its
global
metal
and
ore
shipments.
It
is
traded
on
the
Brazilian
stock
exchange
(B3)
and
on
the
New
York
Stock
Exchange
(NYSE)
under
the
VALE
ticker.
a
joint
venture
with
BHP
Billiton,
and
the
Brumadinho
dam
disaster
in
2019
led
to
significant
loss
of
life,
environmental
damage,
and
substantial
financial
settlements.
These
events
prompted
reforms
in
tailings
management,
governance,
and
compliance,
and
influenced
safety
standards
across
the
mining
sector.
names
and
as
a
surname
in
several
cultures.