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Vale partners with China's Jinnan steel to build iron ore processing plant in Oman

Gustavo Pimenta

Gustavo Pimenta

29th October 2024

By: Reuters

  

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Brazilian miner Vale, one of the world's largest iron ore producers, said on Monday it had partnered with China's Jinnan Steel Group to build an iron ore beneficiation plant in Oman to produce high quality pellet.

With the front-end investment exceeding $600-million, the plant, which will be located in Oman's Sohar port and free trade zone, will provide higher quality iron ore for producing pellet and hot briquetted iron (HBI) locally, reducing environmental impact, Vale said in a statement on its WeChat account.

The Sohar plant is scheduled to start commissioning in mid-2027, processing 18 million metric tons of iron ore annually to produce 12.6 million tons of high grade concentrate, it said.

"We are strengthening our capability to meet rising global demand for high grade iron ore and further expand our exposure in the Middle East region," said Gustavo Pimenta, CEO at Vale.

Vale will invest $227 million for the connection of the beneficiation plant and the pellet and HBI production facility while Jinnan Steel, a private steelmaker headquartered in north China's Shanxi province, will invest about $400 million for the building and the operation of the plant.

Vale did not disclose the equity share held by each party.

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

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