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Samarco carries out the first shipment, after five years, with 75 thousand tons of iron ore pellets

Written by Roberta Souza
Published 11/01/2021 às 16:44
Iron ore, Samarco, Espírito Santo
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Samarco ships today at the Port of Ubu, in Espírito Santo, a large quantity of iron ore for Europe

A ship docked yesterday, the 10th, at the Port of Ubu, in Espírito Santo to load 75 thousand tons of iron ore from Samarco. It is a milestone for the company, as it will be the first time since the collapse of the Fundão dam, in November 2015, that the company has carried out operations like this again. The forecast was that the ship would depart today, the 11th. Niobium and Graphene: Brazil and Japan sign a cooperation agreement to explore production and use of minerals

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The mining company, a joint venture owned by Vale and BHP, said in a statement that the ship is bound for Europe and will leave the Port of Ubu this Monday.

Evair de Melo, a federal deputy, spoke about the great expectation in the face of what this resumption represents for Espírito Santo: “It was a long road to get here, long were the learnings, as I always said, life that goes on”, declared the parliamentarian who accompanied the docking of the ship.

Samarco generated around 20 thousand direct and indirect jobs, responsible for 5% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Espírito Santo. With the gradual return of its activities, it is estimated that 6 thousand jobs will be generated. This will represent 1,7% of the GDP of the state of Espírito Santo.

Check out the video of federal deputy Evair de Melo, who followed the whole process!

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