Votorantim Metais is a Brazilian Mining company subisidiary of the Brazilian comglomerate Votorantim Group

Votorantim Group

Votorantim Group is one of the largest industrial conglomerates in Latin America, operating in various sectors such as finance, energy, siderurgy, steel, pulp and paper among others...

. Was founded in 1981 and is based in São Paulo

São Paulo

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. The company ranks among the six largest zinc producer in the world, apart from controlling the Latin American leadership in the production of the nickel and of the Brazilian market of primary aluminum.

In Brazil, operates four plants and seven captive mines located in the states of Sao Paulo

São Paulo

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, Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais

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 and Goiás

Goiás

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. In the world, the zinc's operations include the refinery of Cajamarquilla in Peru

Peru

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 and stake in the Peruvian mining company Milpo

Milpo (Mining company)

Milpo is a Peruvian mining company headquartered in Lima and listed in Lima Stock Exchange. The company was founded in 1949.It's engaged in the exploration and exploitation of mining claims, as well as in the extraction, concentration and sale of zinc, copper, lead, silver and gold...

, four metallurgical plants in United States

United States

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 and one in China

China

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