N'oge na-adịbeghị anya, Vale wepụtara akụkọ mmepụta na ire ere ya nke afọ 2020. Akụkọ ahụ gosiri na ire ere ígwè, ọla kọpa na nickel siri ike na nkeji nke anọ, yana mmụba nke nkeji iri na ise ruo nkeji iri na ise nke 25.9%, 15.4% na 13.6%, n'otu n'otu, ma dekọọ ire ere ígwè na nickel.
Data na-egosi na ire ere nke ígwè na pellets na nkeji nke anọ ruru tọn nde 91.3, nke ahịa China ruru nde tọn 64 (ahịa ahịa China na nkeji nke anọ nke 2019 bụ tọn nde 58), ndekọ nke ndekọ ire ere nke 2020 na ahịa China na nkeji nke anọ. Na 2020, mmepụta ígwè na Vale ruru tọn nde 300.4, otu ahụ dị ka ọ dị na 2019. N'ime ha, mmepụta ígwè na nkeji nke anọ bụ tọn nde 84.5, mbelata nke 5% site na nkeji gara aga. N'iburu n'uche mmachi mmepụta, ikike mmepụta ígwè nke Vale ga-eru tọn nde 322 ka ọ na-erule ngwụcha afọ 2020, a na-atụkwa anya na ikike mmepụta ígwè ga-eru tọn nde 350 ka ọ na-erule ngwụcha afọ 2021. Na 2020, mkpokọta mmepụta nke pellets bụ tọn nde 29.7, mbelata kwa afọ nke 29.0% ma e jiri ya tụnyere 2019.
Akụkọ ahụ gosiri na n'afọ 2020, mmepụta nke nickel emechara (ewezuga osisi New Caledonia) bụ tọn 183,700, nke bụ otu ihe ahụ dị na 2019. Na nkeji nke anọ nke afọ 2020, mmepụta nickel ruru tọn 55,900, mmụba nke 19% site na nkeji nke gara aga. Ahịa nickel n'otu nkeji bụ nke kachasị elu kemgbe nkeji nke anọ nke afọ 2017.
N'afọ 2020, mmepụta ọla kọpa ga-eru tọn 360,100, mbelata kwa afọ nke 5.5% ma e jiri ya tụnyere nke afọ 2019. N'ime ọkara nke anọ nke afọ 2020, mmepụta ọla kọpa ga-eru tọn 93,500, mmụba nke 7% site na nkeji gara aga.
Banyere mmepụta kol, akụkọ ahụ kwuru na azụmaahịa kol nke Vale malitere ịrụzi ọrụ na Nọvemba 2020. A na-atụ anya na a ga-emecha mmezi ahụ na nkeji mbụ nke 2021, a ga-enyekwa ọrụ nke ngwa ọhụrụ na nke emegharịrị ọhụrụ. Mmepụta nke ebe a na-egwupụta kol na ebe a na-etinye ihe ga-amalite na nkeji nke abụọ nke 2021 ma gaa n'ihu ruo na njedebe nke 2021. A na-eme atụmatụ na ọnụego ọrụ mmepụta na ọkara nke abụọ nke 2021 ga-eru nde tọn 15/afọ.