Our Core Values:
  • Passion for Excellence: Striving for the best results by all standards.
  • Creativity/Innovation: Looking for new and better ways to perform tasks efficiently.
  • Adaptability to Change: Recognizing and adapting to change for the good of the organization.
  • High Safety Standards: Prioritizing safety over production goals.
  • Teamwork: Ensuring personal goals feed into team accomplishments.
  • Honesty and Trustworthiness: Upholding fairness, performance ability, and upright character in all dealings.
  • "Can do, Will do" Attitude: Overcoming challenges with effective strategies and tools.
Key Principles:

  • VALCO has the Right Human Organization: VALCO has in place an effective organization structure with the right number of qualified people doing the right jobs right the first time.

  • VALCO is a Zero-Injury Operation: All levels of employees are working on safety processes and activities so that under all operating scenarios, no injuries shall be sustained.

  • VALCO and its Sub Units are Suppliers of Choice: Internal and external customers who utilize our services and products would choose these against those of our competitors.

  • Employees Have Challenging and Satisfying Employment: Management provides the best possible environment, resources, training/development, compensation, and growth opportunities.

  • Employees and their Inputs are Valued: Employees are encouraged to take decisions at the appropriate levels and work to attain sectional, department, and company goals.

  • Teamwork is Part of the VALCO Culture: Individuals go the extra mile for the good of the team.

  • Sound Employee-Management Relations: Employees and their representatives and Management enjoy high levels of trust in one another based on credibility.

  • Continuous Improvement is a Way of Life: Employees work for the best quality service and products, do everything right the first time, and continuously work to eliminate waste and add value to our operations.

  • Attainment of VALCO’s Full Business Potential: Employees work to attain our full business potential regarding optimum Smelter capacity utilization and world-class performance levels.

  • VALCO has a Positive Public Image: We constantly prosecute a comprehensive, value-adding, and enduring Corporate Social Responsibility System.

  • VALCO Smelter - Vehicle for the Integrated Aluminium Industry project: An expanded and modernized Smelter serves as off-taker of the alumina from the refinery and supplier of raw materials for the downstream industries and thereby actualize Ghana’s vision of an Integrated Aluminium industry.