Vale’s New Caledonia plant closed for at least a month
The nickel company Vale in New Caledonia says its plant will remain closed until at least late December.
Vale suspended operations a week ago after it became known that an effluent pipe leading through a lagoon of a World Heritage site was broken.
It says an investigation has shown that there was too much air in the pipe, causing it to burst.
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