Segment disclosures

Company overview

Vale S.A.

Each reported dimension combination stays separate. Revenue and operating income are shown as reported, with their dates and sources.

Revenue · Reported segment facts

39 dimension combinations 587 retained observations 11 reported periods

Counts describe retained dimensioned rows only. Periods and members can change across reports, and this view does not infer missing values or expected segment totals.

All Other Segments

Statement Business Segments

Source dimensions us-gaap:StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis=us-gaap:AllOtherSegmentsMember
PeriodValueUnitFiledEvidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-12-31537000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2012-07-01 – 2012-09-3088000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-09-30284000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2012-04-01 – 2012-06-30104000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-06-30196000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-03-3192000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-10-01 – 2011-12-31134000000 USD20120525Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-12-31541000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2011-07-01 – 2011-09-30152000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-09-30407000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2011-04-01 – 2011-06-3090000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-06-30255000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-03-31165000000 USD20120525Open filing evidence
2010-10-01 – 2010-12-31211000000 USD20120301Open filing evidence
2010-01-01 – 2010-12-31493000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2010-07-01 – 2010-09-30110000000 USD20111110Open filing evidence
2010-01-01 – 2010-09-30282000000 USD20111110Open filing evidence
2009-01-01 – 2009-12-31538000000 USD20120417Open filing evidence

All Other Segments · CN

Statement Business Segments · Statement Geographical

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PeriodValueUnitFiledEvidence
2011-10-01 – 2011-12-3120000000 USD20120525Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-12-3199000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2011-07-01 – 2011-09-3044000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-09-3079000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-06-3035000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-03-3135000000 USD20120525Open filing evidence
2010-10-01 – 2010-12-3122000000 USD20120301Open filing evidence
2010-01-01 – 2010-12-3124000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2010-01-01 – 2010-09-302000000 USD20111110Open filing evidence
2009-01-01 – 2009-12-3111000000 USD20120417Open filing evidence

All Other Segments · JP

Statement Business Segments · Statement Geographical

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PeriodValueUnitFiledEvidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-12-317000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-09-306000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2012-04-01 – 2012-06-304000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-06-306000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-03-312000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-10-01 – 2011-12-312000000 USD20120525Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-12-318000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2011-07-01 – 2011-09-302000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-09-306000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2011-04-01 – 2011-06-302000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-06-304000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-03-312000000 USD20120525Open filing evidence
2010-10-01 – 2010-12-312000000 USD20120301Open filing evidence
2010-01-01 – 2010-12-3110000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2010-07-01 – 2010-09-303000000 USD20111110Open filing evidence
2010-01-01 – 2010-09-308000000 USD20111110Open filing evidence
2009-01-01 – 2009-12-3126000000 USD20120417Open filing evidence

All Other Segments · US

Statement Business Segments · Statement Geographical

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PeriodValueUnitFiledEvidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-12-3136000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-09-301000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-06-301000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-03-311000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-12-312000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-09-302000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-06-302000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-03-312000000 USD20120525Open filing evidence
2010-01-01 – 2010-12-3115000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2010-01-01 – 2010-09-3015000000 USD20111110Open filing evidence
2009-01-01 – 2009-12-3173000000 USD20120417Open filing evidence

All Other Segments · Domestic Country

Statement Business Segments · Statement Geographical

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PeriodValueUnitFiledEvidence
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2012-07-01 – 2012-09-3088000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-09-30237000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2012-04-01 – 2012-06-3086000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-06-30149000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-03-3163000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-10-01 – 2011-12-3185000000 USD20120525Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-12-31347000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2011-07-01 – 2011-09-3079000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-09-30262000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2011-04-01 – 2011-06-3076000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-06-30183000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-03-31107000000 USD20120525Open filing evidence
2010-10-01 – 2010-12-31161000000 USD20120301Open filing evidence
2010-01-01 – 2010-12-31387000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2010-07-01 – 2010-09-30103000000 USD20111110Open filing evidence
2010-01-01 – 2010-09-30227000000 USD20111110Open filing evidence
2009-01-01 – 2009-12-31283000000 USD20120417Open filing evidence

All Other Segments · America Excluding United States

Statement Business Segments · Statement Geographical

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PeriodValueUnitFiledEvidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-12-3116000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-09-3015000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2012-04-01 – 2012-06-304000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-06-3015000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-03-3111000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-10-01 – 2011-12-318000000 USD20120525Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-12-3121000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2011-07-01 – 2011-09-3013000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-09-3013000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2010-10-01 – 2010-12-316000000 USD20120301Open filing evidence
2010-01-01 – 2010-12-314000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2009-01-01 – 2009-12-3111000000 USD20120417Open filing evidence

All Other Segments · Asia Market Excluding Japan And China

Statement Business Segments · Statement Geographical

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PeriodValueUnitFiledEvidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-12-312000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-09-302000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-06-302000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-03-312000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-12-311000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-09-301000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2011-04-01 – 2011-06-301000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-06-301000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2010-10-01 – 2010-12-317000000 USD20120301Open filing evidence
2010-01-01 – 2010-12-319000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2010-01-01 – 2010-09-301000000 USD20111110Open filing evidence
2009-01-01 – 2009-12-3137000000 USD20120417Open filing evidence

All Other Segments · Europe

Statement Business Segments · Statement Geographical

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PeriodValueUnitFiledEvidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-12-3123000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-09-3023000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2012-04-01 – 2012-06-3010000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-06-3023000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-03-3113000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-10-01 – 2011-12-3119000000 USD20120525Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-12-3162000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2011-07-01 – 2011-09-3014000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-09-3043000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2011-04-01 – 2011-06-3011000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-06-3029000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-03-3118000000 USD20120525Open filing evidence
2010-10-01 – 2010-12-3113000000 USD20120301Open filing evidence
2010-01-01 – 2010-12-3144000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2010-07-01 – 2010-09-304000000 USD20111110Open filing evidence
2010-01-01 – 2010-09-3029000000 USD20111110Open filing evidence
2009-01-01 – 2009-12-3197000000 USD20120417Open filing evidence

All Other Segments · Middle East Africa Oceania

Statement Business Segments · Statement Geographical

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PeriodValueUnitFiledEvidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-12-311000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-09-301000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-06-301000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-03-311000000 USD20120525Open filing evidence

Base Metals

Statement Business Segments

Source dimensions us-gaap:StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis=vale:BaseMetalsMember
PeriodValueUnitFiledEvidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-12-317133000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2012-07-01 – 2012-09-301766000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-09-305322000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2012-04-01 – 2012-06-301781000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-06-303556000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-03-311775000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-10-01 – 2011-12-312361000000 USD20120525Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-12-319627000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2011-07-01 – 2011-09-302287000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-09-307266000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2011-04-01 – 2011-06-302230000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-06-304979000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-03-312749000000 USD20120525Open filing evidence
2010-10-01 – 2010-12-313019000000 USD20120301Open filing evidence
2010-01-01 – 2010-12-318200000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2010-07-01 – 2010-09-301919000000 USD20111110Open filing evidence
2010-01-01 – 2010-09-305181000000 USD20111110Open filing evidence
2009-01-01 – 2009-12-316679000000 USD20120417Open filing evidence

Base Metals · CN

Statement Business Segments · Statement Geographical

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PeriodValueUnitFiledEvidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-12-31895000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2012-07-01 – 2012-09-30231000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-09-30651000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2012-04-01 – 2012-06-30264000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-06-30420000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-03-31156000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-10-01 – 2011-12-31308000000 USD20120525Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-12-311235000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2011-07-01 – 2011-09-30271000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-09-30927000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2011-04-01 – 2011-06-30325000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-06-30656000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-03-31331000000 USD20120525Open filing evidence
2010-10-01 – 2010-12-31380000000 USD20120301Open filing evidence
2010-01-01 – 2010-12-31923000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2010-07-01 – 2010-09-30193000000 USD20111110Open filing evidence
2010-01-01 – 2010-09-30543000000 USD20111110Open filing evidence
2009-01-01 – 2009-12-31821000000 USD20120417Open filing evidence

Base Metals · JP

Statement Business Segments · Statement Geographical

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PeriodValueUnitFiledEvidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-12-31722000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2012-07-01 – 2012-09-30159000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-09-30511000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2012-04-01 – 2012-06-30202000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-06-30352000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-03-31150000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-10-01 – 2011-12-31292000000 USD20120525Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-12-311243000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2011-07-01 – 2011-09-30277000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-09-30951000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2011-04-01 – 2011-06-30299000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-06-30674000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-03-31375000000 USD20120525Open filing evidence
2010-10-01 – 2010-12-31420000000 USD20120301Open filing evidence
2010-01-01 – 2010-12-311371000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2010-07-01 – 2010-09-30360000000 USD20111110Open filing evidence
2010-01-01 – 2010-09-30950000000 USD20111110Open filing evidence
2009-01-01 – 2009-12-31913000000 USD20120417Open filing evidence

Base Metals · US

Statement Business Segments · Statement Geographical

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PeriodValueUnitFiledEvidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-12-311137000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2012-07-01 – 2012-09-30201000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-09-30901000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2012-04-01 – 2012-06-30344000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-06-30700000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-03-31356000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-10-01 – 2011-12-31299000000 USD20120525Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-12-311571000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2011-07-01 – 2011-09-30403000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-09-301272000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2011-04-01 – 2011-06-30400000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-06-30869000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-03-31469000000 USD20120525Open filing evidence
2010-10-01 – 2010-12-31303000000 USD20120301Open filing evidence
2010-01-01 – 2010-12-31740000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2010-07-01 – 2010-09-30158000000 USD20111110Open filing evidence
2010-01-01 – 2010-09-30437000000 USD20111110Open filing evidence
2009-01-01 – 2009-12-31744000000 USD20120417Open filing evidence

Base Metals · Domestic Country

Statement Business Segments · Statement Geographical

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PeriodValueUnitFiledEvidence
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2012-07-01 – 2012-09-307000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-09-3078000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2012-04-01 – 2012-06-302000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-06-3071000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-03-3169000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-10-01 – 2011-12-3160000000 USD20120525Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-12-31198000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2011-07-01 – 2011-09-3020000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-09-30138000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2011-04-01 – 2011-06-302000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-06-30118000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-03-31116000000 USD20120525Open filing evidence
2010-10-01 – 2010-12-3177000000 USD20120301Open filing evidence
2010-01-01 – 2010-12-31267000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2010-07-01 – 2010-09-3095000000 USD20111110Open filing evidence
2010-01-01 – 2010-09-30190000000 USD20111110Open filing evidence
2009-01-01 – 2009-12-31279000000 USD20120417Open filing evidence

Base Metals · America Excluding United States

Statement Business Segments · Statement Geographical

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2012-07-01 – 2012-09-30229000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-09-30739000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2012-04-01 – 2012-06-30256000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-06-30510000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2012-01-01 – 2012-03-31254000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-10-01 – 2011-12-31371000000 USD20120525Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-12-311380000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2011-07-01 – 2011-09-30289000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-09-301009000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
2011-04-01 – 2011-06-30258000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-06-30720000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-03-31462000000 USD20120525Open filing evidence
2010-10-01 – 2010-12-31471000000 USD20120301Open filing evidence
2010-01-01 – 2010-12-311170000000 USD20130402Open filing evidence
2010-07-01 – 2010-09-30296000000 USD20111110Open filing evidence
2010-01-01 – 2010-09-30700000000 USD20111110Open filing evidence
2009-01-01 – 2009-12-31942000000 USD20120417Open filing evidence

Base Metals · Asia Market Excluding Japan And China

Statement Business Segments · Statement Geographical

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2012-07-01 – 2012-09-30286000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
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2011-07-01 – 2011-09-30440000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
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2011-01-01 – 2011-03-31405000000 USD20120525Open filing evidence
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2010-01-01 – 2010-09-30963000000 USD20111110Open filing evidence
2009-01-01 – 2009-12-311107000000 USD20120417Open filing evidence

Base Metals · Europe

Statement Business Segments · Statement Geographical

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2012-07-01 – 2012-09-30638000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
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2010-01-01 – 2010-09-301269000000 USD20111110Open filing evidence
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Base Metals · Middle East Africa Oceania

Statement Business Segments · Statement Geographical

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2012-07-01 – 2012-09-3015000000 USD20121106Open filing evidence
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2011-01-01 – 2011-06-3073000000 USD20120808Open filing evidence
2011-01-01 – 2011-03-3118000000 USD20120525Open filing evidence
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2010-07-01 – 2010-09-3039000000 USD20111110Open filing evidence
2010-01-01 – 2010-09-30129000000 USD20111110Open filing evidence
2009-01-01 – 2009-12-31118000000 USD20120417Open filing evidence

Bulk Material

Statement Business Segments

Source dimensions us-gaap:StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis=vale:BulkMaterialMember
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2010-01-01 – 2010-09-3023603000000 USD20111110Open filing evidence
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Bulk Material · CN

Statement Business Segments · Statement Geographical

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Bulk Material · Domestic Country

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Bulk Material · America Excluding United States

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Bulk Material · Asia Market Excluding Japan And China

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Bulk Material · Europe

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Bulk Material · Middle East Africa Oceania

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Fertilizers · Domestic Country

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Fertilizers · America Excluding United States

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Fertilizers · Asia Market Excluding Japan And China

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Fertilizers · Europe

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Fertilizers · Middle East Africa Oceania

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Logistic

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Logistic · Domestic Country

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Logistic · America Excluding United States

Statement Business Segments · Statement Geographical

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Logistic · Asia Market Excluding Japan And China

Statement Business Segments · Statement Geographical

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Logistic · Europe

Statement Business Segments · Statement Geographical

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