The world's three largest iron ore giants refer to the Brazilian Vale Company, the Australian BHP Billiton Company and the British Rio Tinto Group. The introduction is as follows:
1. The Brazilian Vale Company is referred to as "Vale". It is the world's largest iron ore producer and exporter. It was founded on June 1, 1942. The company's iron ore output accounts for 80% of Brazil's total output. Iron ore resources are concentrated in the "Iron Four Corners" region and the state of Barra in northern Brazil, with iron ore reserves of approximately 4 billion tons, and its main minerals can sustain mining for nearly 400 years.
2. Australia's BHP Billiton, referred to as "BHP BILLITON", is the world's largest mining company, mainly engaged in petroleum minerals. It was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Melbourne. It has stocks in Australia, London and New York. Listed on an exchange. The mine is located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Its main products include iron ore, coal, copper, aluminum, nickel, petroleum, liquefied natural gas, magnesium, diamonds, etc.
3. The British Rio Tinto Group, referred to as "Rio Tinto", is one of the world's largest resource mining and mineral product suppliers, and the world's second largest iron ore producer. Founded in 1873, the group Headquartered in the UK and Australia headquartered in Melbourne, its main products include aluminum, copper, diamonds, energy products, gold, industrial minerals and iron ore.
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The world's three largest iron ore giants have gradually increased their cooperation with China and launched business in China.
On March 19, 2010, Chinalco announced the establishment of a joint venture with Rio Tinto to jointly develop the world-class iron ore Simandou project in Guinea, West Africa, held by Rio Tinto. The project has an annual production capacity of It will be no less than 70 million tons. On the morning of March 26, 2013, the opening ceremony of Rio Tinto’s Asia Technology Center for Refining and Minerals was held in Suzhou Park, China. The technology center is also Rio Tinto's first R&D center in China.
On January 27, 2008, Brazilian Vale Mining Company announced the establishment of a new pellet mining plant in Zhuhai. On March 18, 2016, Brazilian Vale signed a contract with China Ocean Shipping Group in Beijing. Long-term transportation agreement. According to the agreement, in the next 27 years, China Mining will carry approximately 16 million tons of iron ore shipped by Vale every year.
BHP Billiton is currently one of China's largest mineral product suppliers. China is now an important market for BHP Billiton's iron ore and alumina, accounting for about 20% of our alumina sales and about 40% of our iron ore sales. Some other important products include copper, nickel, chromium, coking coal and manganese.
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