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Nickel: The silent saviour

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Nickel: The silent saviour

Every year, vaccinations protect millions of people all over the world. And they couldn’t do it without Nickel.

Nickel: The silent saviour

Every year, vaccinations protect millions of people all over the world. And they couldn’t do it without Nickel.

LIFE AT THE SHARP END

Nickel adds strength and durability to hypodermic needles. And that ensures the life-saving vaccinations inside get to precisely where they’re needed.

RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT TIME

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), immunisation currently prevents between two and three million deaths every year, the majority of them children.

And while this is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of what could be achieved in future, vaccination programmes are increasingly effective in preventing the spread of infectious diseases and ensuring the right help reaches the right people at the right time.

It is also a process that requires considerable investment.

Qualified health professionals to administer injections safely and promptly. Mobile treatment centres to reach remote communities. And vast quantities of medical supplies and hypodermic needles.

And right there at the sharp end of it all is nickel.

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Vital Versatility

From hospitals to our homes, dentistry to desalination, the real power of nickel lies in its versatility.

TOUCHING LIVES

Nickel has been at the heart of our everyday life for centuries. Ancient Chinese writings even suggest it was being used as far back as 1400BC.

Fast forward to today and it can be found almost anywhere you care to look. From mobile telephones and watches to cutlery, cookware and coins, nickel is present in some of modern culture’s most important innovations.

In the medical world, it’s a key component of surgical implants and dental treatments, including dentures, fillings and braces. Meanwhile, the resilience of cupronickel (a nickel-copper alloy) gives it a crucial role in reinforcing the tubes used to desalinate and purify drinking water.

Nickel can even be found inside the stainless steel of fridges and freezers, doing its bit to keep our favourite foods tasting delicious. And if that’s not enough to make it your favourite metal, we don’t know what is.

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A LASTING IMPACT

For us, uncovering a vital nickel resource is only the beginning. Creating a legacy for the communities around us is just as important.

INVESTING IN THE FUTURE

Having a positive impact on the areas we operate in is central to everything we do. And nowhere is this more apparent than at our Barro Alto nickel mine in Brazil.

Here, we're working with CARE International, a leading humanitarian and development charity, to build a brighter future for the local community. This ranges from teacher training and entrepreneur loan schemes to concrete investment in schools, water and sanitation.

We're also helping develop the area's burgeoning honey production industry by providing equipment, site construction and training for beekeepers in six local towns and cities. This will enable them to continue to provide for their families long after our mining operations finish.

It's a project we're extremely proud of. After all, supplying the world's nickel is exciting but making a difference to the people around us is a real buzz.

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POWER TO THE PEOPLE

No matter what we're doing and where we're doing it, our people are the ones who make it all possible.

REMOTE WORKING

Nickel production requires us to work in some of the most challenging and remote places on Earth.

From the geologists and miners who find and extract the metal itself to the community relations officers who work tirelessly to support the people around us, it's a true team effort with each and every person crucial to our success.

People like Samuel de Assis Neves, a production technician at our geology laboratory in Barro Alto, Brazil, whose job is to analyse output volumes and identify areas in which productivity could be improved.

His efforts help ensure the whole team is working together as responsibly and efficiently as possible. And that keeps the plant ticking over nicely whatever the conditions.

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SAFETY FIRST

Nickel helps protect the world against disease. But for our own operations, health and safety starts much closer to home.

PASSIONATE ABOUT PROTECTION

Just like the process of vaccinating a growing global population, unlocking the planet's nickel resources is a long, complex and occasionally dangerous process.

At our nickel operation in Barro Alto, Brazil, we follow a stringent set of operating standards specifically designed for the requirements of that location.

These range from the use of technology that makes the mining process smarter and more efficient, to comprehensive safety training for everyone who works with us. Sometimes, it's as simple as providing people with the correct pair of ear defenders or the right type of inhalation mask.

What's true for every site we operate is that our goal is ‘zero harm'.

It might not sound as scientific as the latest, cutting-edge immunisation discovery but it's no less important when it comes to keeping our employees safe, secure and protected in their jobs.

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