U-Vale umemezele ukuthi ngo-April 6, inkampani yenze isivumelwano ne-J & F Mining Co., Ltd. (“umthengi”) olawulwa yi-J & F ngokudayiswa kwe-minera çã ocorumbaense reunidas A.、MineraçãoMatoGrossoS.A. , internationalirocompany, Inc. kanye ne-transbargenavegaci ó nsociedadan ó I-NIMA basayine isivumelwano esiyisibopho kuwo wonke amasheya akhishwe inkampani.Le nkampani engenhla iphethe i-iron ore, i-manganese ore kanye nezimpahla zohlelo lwe-China western system.Isivumelwano sibeka ukuthi umthengi uzothwala wonke amalungelo nezibopho "zokuthatha noma ukukhokha" izinkontileka zezokuthutha ngaphambi kwemvume yomunye.Ngokwemibandela okuvunyelwene ngayo, ukuthengiselana kubiza cishe amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-1.2, kanye neqembu lezimpahla elinikela ngezigidi ezingu-US $110 ku-EBITDA ka-Vale elungisiwe ngo-2021. Ngemva kokuthengiselana, u-Vale uzothola cishe ama-US $150 wezigidi futhi adlulisele “ukuthatha noma ukukhokha. ” Izibopho zenkontileka yezokwenziwa nezinye izibopho ezihlobene nezimpahla zomsebenzi eziya kumthengi ngemvume yenkampani esebenzisana nayo.
Umthengi uzoqhubeka nokusebenza endaweni yokugcina bonke abasebenzi.Ukuqedwa komsebenzi kuncike ekwanelisekeni kwemibandela yangaphambili, okuhlanganisa ukugunyazwa kweKhomishini Yokuphatha yase-Brazilian yokuvikela umnotho (i-Cade), i-ejensi yezokuthutha yasemanzini kazwelonke yase-Brazilian (i-antaq), I-Brazilian National Defence Commission (CDN) nezinye iziphathimandla ezilawulayo.
Ngo-2021, uhlelo lwase-China West lwakhiqiza amathani ayizigidi ezingu-2.7 wensimbi yensimbi kanye namathani angu-200000 we-manganese ore.Ukuthengiswa kwezimpahla zohlelo lwase-China West kuqondiswa ukwabiwa kwezimali okuqinile, okuhambisana nesu lika-Vale lokwenza lula iphothifoliyo yokutshalwa kwezimali nokugxila emabhizinisini amakhulu kanye namathuba okukhula.