On May 18, 2022, the signing ceremony of the first batch of mining equipment procurement between Vale and XCMG Brazil was grandly held at the XCMG Brazil factory in Bauso, Minas. Mining and infrastructure equipment including 5 sets of GR3505 graders will be Delivery to Vale's Brazil operations by the end of 2022.

This signing marks that XCMG has officially become the supplier of Vale in Brazil, and batches of mining equipment have entered Vale. This is another breakthrough made by XCMG in the global high-end market, following the efforts made by XCMG to overcome the unfavorable factors such as the epidemic from January to April this year, and the export volume of its products significantly leads the domestic industry.

Wang Yansong, Chairman of XCMG Brazil, said: XCMG has good social resources in Brazil and is committed to serving global customers, providing complete sets of mining equipment solutions and comprehensive sales and service guarantees, and will take advantage of the Brazilian market environment to increase environmental protection pure electric products. promotion and investment.

Vale procurement representative Marco Braga said: We are very pleased to strengthen cooperation with China's largest construction machinery manufacturer. As a long-term partner of China for nearly half a century, Vale has not only continuously supplied high-quality iron ore products and base metal products to China, but also established a win-win partnership with China's leading manufacturers and service providers. Having XCMG as our supplier allows us to better leverage the scale and technology that China's manufacturing industry has acquired over decades of development.

The two parties also discussed topics such as the cooperative development and manufacturing of mining machinery, energy conservation and emission reduction, the development of green and environmentally friendly new energy pure electric products, the intelligent and unmanned products, and the construction of smart mines based on 5G and other fields.

GR3505 mine grader

According to Gan Xinting, Deputy General Manager of XCMG Brazil, XCMG Brazil is the first wholly-owned overseas subsidiary of XCMG, integrating R&D, production, sales, service, spare parts and finance, with an annual production capacity of 7,000 hosts. In 2021, XCMG's Brazilian business will grow by 222% against the trend.

Vale is a global mining company headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and one of the world's largest producers of iron ore and nickel. Since the first shipment of iron ore to China in 1973, Vale has established a partnership with China for nearly half a century.

On October 26, 2021, Vale signed a memorandum of cooperation with XCMG on the potential supply of mining and infrastructure equipment, including zero-emission equipment and autonomous driving equipment. Among them, two zero-emission battery-powered mining trucks with a load of 72 tons will be delivered to Vale's operating areas in Brazil and other places as scheduled in June.

After the ceremony, Vale and his delegation visited XCMG's Brazil factory to gain an in-depth understanding of XCMG's mining machinery exhibition area in Brazil, and were full of confidence in the cooperation between the two parties. Editor / Zhao E