[2024-04-12] Chinese university and Vale do Brasil establish joint laboratory

Source: Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao)

A low-carbon and hydrogen metallurgy laboratory set up jointly by the Central University of Southern China and Vale do Brasil went into operation on April 8 in Changsha, Hunan Province, central China.

With a total area of 3,000 square meters, the laboratory is a five-storey building with scientific instruments and equipment.

The laboratory is now open to all researchers from the mining and steel industries, and its working committee is made up of 12 technical experts from the Central South University of China and Vale.

Vale is a Brazilian multinational company involved in metals and mining. It is one of the largest producers of iron ore and nickel in the world.