# Vale Europe

Group: Vale Base Metals  
Ownership path: Vale Europe (company, LEI 2138008ZC8D6U8AI4N49) → Vale Canada Limited (direct parent, LEI PRAQ4VOSFIK7OQ8Z2512) → [Vale S.A.](https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/vale-s-a.md) (corporate group, LEI 254900SMTWBX7RU2SR20)  
Country of seat: United Kingdom  
Data as of: 2026-10-21, version 2.32  
Page: https://www.ai-waw.com/en/companies/vale-europe

## Plants

### Clydach (Clydach, United Kingdom)

- Link: refinery
- Status: operating
- Metals: nickel
- Coordinates: 51.69, -3.9
- Source [B]: Vale Base Metals website – https://valebasemetals.com
- Note: The only nickel refinery in the United Kingdom (since 1902), producing carbonyl nickel for alloys and powders. Owner: Vale Base Metals (Vale S.A.; since 2023 10 % Manara Minerals).
- Verified at source: 2026-10-08