Built with an investment of $1.37bn, the Teluk Rubiah Maritime Terminal has a capacity to handle 30 tons of iron ore each year.
The center will serve as a strategic distribution hub to Vale’s customers in Asia as well as allow the company to blend ores with different grades from its production systems, which were always sold on the market separately, and reduce GHG emissions for iron ore delivered in Asia.
It features a deep water wharf and five stockyards where different types of iron ore can be tailored to the needs of regional steelmakers.
The facility also houses an import system with the ability to unload vessels of up to 400,000 deadweight tons and an export system with the capacity of loading Capesize vessels.
Vale CEO Murilo Ferreira said: "Teluk Rubiah is a cornerstone of Vale’s business strategy of investing in solutions which aim to enhance the company’s capability to supply iron ore more efficiently to the Asian markets.
"The distribution center brings our mines closer to our customers in Asia."
The center will support the region with around 600 direct jobs and 1200 indirect jobs.
