Vale now employs less than 5 per cent of the workforce .
In 2006 , Inco and Falconbridge were taken over by foreign multinational corporations : Inco was acquired by the Brazilian company Vale , and Falconbridge was purchased by the Swiss company Xstrata .
Vale now employs less than 5 per cent of the workforce .
In 2006 , Inco and Falconbridge were taken over by foreign multinational corporations : Inco was acquired by the Brazilian company Vale , and Falconbridge was purchased by the Swiss company Xstrata .