Brazil · Companies

Key Facts

—Q2 iron ore output. Vale produced roughly 85 million metric tons, a sharp quarterly recovery driven by Capanema and Vargem Grande volumes.

—Cost pressure. Analysts at Citi project a 14% drop in net profit to about US$1.8 billion, with high costs eating into revenue gains.

—Government nominee. The Brazilian government formally nominated a candidate for Vale’s board of directors, reviving a long-running governance debate.