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| For this year, I think we’re going to have everything is looking to be another solid year in terms of cost performance |
| In the next quarters, we expected our expended net debt to benefit from our solid operational performance, enabling health value generation to our shareholders |
| We continue to make substantial progress in our safety and ESG commitments, as example by record low injury rates in our operations and continued advancements on upstream dam decharacterization |
| I'm excited that we are now taking Vale to an even higher level of performance to the five key levers we outlined on the last Vale Day |
| In iron ore, we are very encouraged with the recent operational performance from our assets and very confident on our ability to deliver on the targets for the year |
| On growth, we are seeing a very steady progress on our key projects to add 50 million tonnes per year of high quality iron ore with limited capital intensity by 2026 |
| Our C1 cost performance in Q4 was solid as we move it closer to the $20 per tonne level supported by our efficiency program initiatives, a positive exchange rate impact and an inventory carryover effect |
| So, we feel good about the ability to expand and take the business and help Anglo take the business to the next level |
| Looking into the first quarter, market conditions remain favorable for high silica products and therefore, we should continue to manage our product portfolio accordingly |
| In our path to transform the Energy Transition Metals business, copper production had an impressive 50% growth in the fourth quarter |
| And one of our key competitive advantages is that we have a very extended flexible infrastructure, right? And that’s so we see a lot of value, opportunity to work with others |
| We can improve the value for Vale and the value for the partners |
| So look, on dividends, I think we will continue to see how the year evolves, right? And I think we are optimistic in terms of the operational performance of the business |
| And we're really confident that the Board is taking it very professionally on the right way |
| First, our performance on Q4 was solid |
| The year was also remarkable for our dam management performance |
| We started the year very strong as well |
| So all this together led us to stronger results in Q4 and also are sustaining our performance during Q1 |
| We are already seeing a safer Vale, built with operational discipline in maturing management model |
| The fourth quarter was a very strong one, leading us to deliver an iron ore output that exceeded our guidance |
| So we believe Samarco has a very solid path to be able to contribute to the case |
| We are delivering more robust operational and cost performance across all businesses |
| We are on our way to lead a sustainable mining, an industry able to create and share value with all of its stakeholders |
| We are striving to be a nature-positive company uniquely positioned to leverage decarbonization efforts |
| In 2024, we are at a fast pace to deliver another strong performance |
| Vale's major competitive advantage is its potential to grow its high quality portfolio with low capital intensity |
| With growing volumes, higher average iron content and cost efficient program in place, we are preparing Vale to be one of the most efficient mining companies in the world |
| In the Energy Transition Metals business, we delivered a remarkable output in copper, an outstanding 50% increase quarter-on-quarter driven by the successful ramp up of Salobo III and improved performance at Salobo I and II plants |
| A lot of the efficiency initiatives that we've launched a year ago or so are bearing fruits now and we've seen some improvements in Q4 and we should continue to see some improvements this year |
| Premiums for pellets, we – on the other hand, we are really bullish for that |
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| Regarding costs, our iron ore EBITDA breakeven declined 4% in Q4, reaching $53.3 per tonne in the quarter and $54.8 per tonne in 2023 below our most recent guidance |
| And when we look at the results for Vale, you can see Onça Puma, Voisey’s Bay e Long Harbour, we’re all EBITDA negative in Q4, nickel prices on average so far this year below Q4 levels |
| That is a huge challenge for the whole industry to do |
| Direct production is really under pressure |
| With our full year CapEx at $5.9 billion, is slightly below our guidance |
| Other than that in 2023 you delivered costs slightly below the guidance |
| We are the lowest by ton growth in iron ore in any comparison that we would do |
| The second question, sorry to continue on this topic of these issues, right? But we’ve all been hearing about the headlines and somewhat concerned about the headlines, specifically on Samarco and Renova |
| My question is the following, I think investors have been expecting not a lot from Vale at the end of the day, given all the challenges that the company faced on the operating side |
| So we had this soft landing of property markets, hard landing for private, but partially offset it by the social housing and the SOEs |
| And from our perspective, if anything, the risk is probably to the upside on price |
| Keeping in mind that Q1 is usually a quarter where we have higher costs given the lower production level |
| So we can have some extra or an upside risk for that |
| I said, I have never been so optimistic |
| As we have this low margin in the industry in China |
| This was partially offset by higher maintenance costs at Sossego, despite higher production volumes in both operations |
| There were some doubts maybe a couple of months ago, but considering everything that’s happening and all the headlines from Samarco and the higher provision potential, it seemed to be the prudent approach, right, from you guys |
| Obviously a number of nickel mines being shut down globally at the moment |
| Because we have been through the rainy season |
| We never passed through the rainy season so well |
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