Vale Fertilizantes

Vale Fertilizantes was a Brazilian fertilizer company established in 2010 after Vale, the Brazilian mining group, acquired Fosfertil. The business operated in Brazil's agricultural-input sector, supplying fertilizer products derived from phosphate and other mineral nutrients. Its creation expanded Vale's presence beyond mining and metals into the production and distribution of inputs used by Brazilian agriculture. The company became notable as a Vale-controlled fertilizer operation during a period when Brazil was strengthening domestic fertilizer production and seeking to support a large agricultural economy. In its early operating period, Vale Fertilizantes reported a profit of 114 million Brazilian reais for the first quarter of 2011. This result was reported in the context of the company's first years under Vale's ownership, although the available reference material does not provide a longer financial series, detailed revenue breakdown, product-level results, or market-share data. Vale Fertilizantes remained part of Vale's portfolio until The Mosaic Company completed its acquisition of the business in 2018. That transaction transferred the fertilizer operations to Mosaic and ended Vale Fertilizantes' existence as a standalone Vale-controlled company. The available sources do not establish whether the name continued as a commercial brand after the transaction, nor do they provide a separate current corporate identity, headquarters address, executive roster, website, or detailed product catalog. Accordingly, Vale Fertilizantes is best understood as a former Brazilian fertilizer-company identity associated with Vale's 2010 acquisition of Fosfertil and Mosaic's subsequent 2018 acquisition. Its historical significance lies primarily in the consolidation of Brazil's fertilizer industry and in Vale's temporary participation in agricultural inputs, rather than in a currently operating consumer-facing brand.

Vale Fertilizantes was created in Brazil in 2010 after Vale acquired Fosfertil. The transaction placed a fertilizer producer within Vale's broader industrial portfolio and gave the mining group a direct position in the agricultural-input sector. The company's activities were associated with the production of fertilizer and mineral nutrients used by Brazilian agriculture, although the available reference does not identify a complete list of facilities, brands, product grades, distribution channels, or export markets. The formation of Vale Fertilizantes occurred against the background of Brazil's large and expanding agricultural economy. Fertilizer production was strategically relevant because crop yields depend on reliable supplies of nutrients such as phosphate and other mineral inputs. Vale's ownership connected the business to a major Brazilian mining group with experience in mineral extraction and processing, but the available material does not provide enough information to describe the company's operating model in detail or to determine the extent of vertical integration between Vale's mining assets and the fertilizer business. The company recorded a profit of 114 million Brazilian reais in the first quarter of 2011. This is the only financial figure identified in the supplied reference material. No additional financial statements, annual results, sales figures, valuation data, or profitability trends are included here, so the figure should not be treated as representative of the company's entire operating period. Vale Fertilizantes remained under Vale until The Mosaic Company completed its acquisition of the business in 2018. The acquisition marked a change in ownership and brought the operations into Mosaic's fertilizer portfolio. It also ended the period in which Vale Fertilizantes functioned as a Vale-controlled fertilizer company. The supplied sources do not clarify the precise legal treatment of the name after the transaction, whether all facilities and product lines continued under the same identity, or whether the business was integrated into Mosaic under different corporate and commercial names. The historical record therefore presents Vale Fertilizantes mainly as a former Brazilian fertilizer company: founded through Vale's acquisition of Fosfertil in 2010, financially visible in its reported 2011 first-quarter profit, and transferred to The Mosaic Company in 2018. Further research would be needed to document its production sites, executive leadership, detailed product portfolio, financial history, regulatory record, and post-acquisition brand status.

1. 2018Mosaic completes acquisition

   The Mosaic Company completed its acquisition of Vale Fertilizantes, ending Vale's ownership of the fertilizer business.

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2. 2011First-quarter profit reported

   The company reported a profit of 114 million Brazilian reais for the first quarter of 2011.

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3. 2010Vale Fertilizantes is established

   Vale Fertilizantes was founded after Vale acquired Fosfertil, creating Vale's fertilizer-company operation in Brazil.

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A Brazilian agricultural-inputs company focused on fertilizer production and related mineral nutrients for agriculture.

• FertilizersAgricultural inputs

  Vale Fertilizantes produced fertilizer products for agricultural use in Brazil. The supplied reference identifies the company as a fertilizer producer but does not provide enough detail to identify specific product names, nutrient grades, formulations, or individual brands.

• Phosphate-based agricultural inputsFertilizers

  The company was associated with mineral-based fertilizer production, including phosphate-related agricultural inputs. The available material does not establish a definitive product list or the precise share of phosphate products in the portfolio.

• 2018Mosaic acquires Vale FertilizantesM&A

  The Mosaic Company pursued the acquisition of Vale Fertilizantes as part of its fertilizer-business portfolio.

  What changed. Mosaic completed the acquisition of Vale Fertilizantes.

  Aftermath. Vale Fertilizantes ceased to be a Vale-controlled company. The supplied sources do not specify the subsequent legal or commercial treatment of the name.

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• 2010Vale acquires Fosfertil and establishes Vale FertilizantesM&A

  Vale expanded into fertilizer production through its acquisition of Fosfertil.

  What changed. The acquired fertilizer operations were organized as Vale Fertilizantes.

  Aftermath. The transaction created a Vale-controlled fertilizer business in Brazil that operated until its acquisition by The Mosaic Company in 2018.

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• 2018The Mosaic Company completes acquisition of Vale Fertilizantes

  The Mosaic Company completed its acquisition of Vale Fertilizantes, transferring the fertilizer business from Vale to Mosaic.

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• 2011Vale Fertilizantes reports first-quarter profit of 114 million reais

  The company reported a profit of 114 million Brazilian reais in the first quarter of 2011.

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• 2010Vale forms Vale Fertilizantes after acquiring Fosfertil

  Vale Fertilizantes was established in 2010 following Vale's purchase of Fosfertil, creating a Vale-controlled fertilizer company in Brazil.

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1. Vale Fertilizantes