Vale Records Nickel Production Growth Of Up To 21 Percent, Generates 16,769 Tons In First Quarter

Nickel Ore Processing (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - PT Vale Indonesia Tbk announced that nickel production in the first quarter of 2023 was recorded to have reached 16,769 metric tons (mt) in the form ofxies. "The number of these productions has increased by 21 percent compared to the same period in 2022 of 13,827 mt nickel dare," said CEO and President Director of INCO Febriany Eddy to the media quoted on Saturday, April 22. He added that nickel production was also recorded to increase by 4 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2022. While noting the increase in nickel productionORKEE, Vale also continued to maintain its operational reliability (furnace) 4 after the rebuilding (rebuilding) was completed last year. In engaged 2, as part of the strategy, INCO has carried out a safe roof repair which was carried out earlier in March 2023, and not in the fourth quarter of 2023. This is to gain the reliability of Furnace 2 productivity in 2023. In addition, the Company is also able to increase mining recovery by maximizing a smaller mining fleet in the under-recovery project," continued Febriany.

Regarding the nickel waste production target this year, continued Febriany, his party is targeting production of up to 70,000 mt by the end of 2023. "Our target is to produce production safely and sustainably in the 70,000 mt range by 2023," he concluded.