Ours was the first Company in Brazil to use a pipeline for ore transport, at the end of the 70’s, a unique logistic solution, offering both greater safety and lower socioenvironmental impact. Operations started on 11 May 1977, when the first batch of iron ore slurry was pumped to the coast. The first product shipment from the Ubu Port was of pellet feed (iron ore fines) in August 1977, a milestone in our history. Almost 400 km long, for over three decades our first pipeline was considered the longest in the world for iron ore transport. It crosses 25 municipalities, from the mine in Mariana (MG) to the pellet plant and seaport in Anchieta (ES).