United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant To Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of
December 2002
Valley of the Doce River Company
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
Avenida Graca Aranha, No. 26
20005-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
(Check One) Form 20-F X Form 40-F
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(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing information to the Commission
pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
(Check One) Yes No X
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(If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b). 82-___.)
This current report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the
Registration Statement on Form F-4 of Companhia Vale do Rio Doce and Vale
Overseas Limited, File No. 333-84696.
[COMPANHIA VALE DO RIO DOCE logo] Press Release
CVRD Inaugurates Funil Hydroelectric Power Plant
Rio de Janeiro, December 10, 2002 - Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) announces
that today it inaugurated its third hydroelectric power generation project, the
Funil Hydroelectric Power Plant (Funil). With an installed capacity of 180 MW,
the plant is located on the Rio Grande river, between the municipalities of
Lavras and Perdoes, southern Minas Gerais state. The electricity produced by the
Funil plant will be directed to the Tubarao Port Facilities in the state of
Espirito Santo, including CVRD's pelletizing plants I and II, and will
contribute to a significant reduction in electricity consumption costs.
CVRD holds 51% of the consortium that owns the Funil construction and operation
concession. The Company's projected investment in Funil is US$ 47.6 million and
expenditures until November 2002 totaled US$ 38.4 million.
In addition to two other plants already in operation - Igarapava and Porto
Estrela - and Funil, the Company participates in seven other hydroelectric power
plants projects: Candonga, Aimores, Capim Branco I and II, Foz de Chapeco,
Estreito and Santa Isabel. The installed capacity of all ten plants combined is
4,451 MW, 1,810 MW of which belongs to CVRD pursuant to its stake in the
different groups responsible for the concessions obtained.
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For further information, please contact:
Roberto Castello Branco: roberto.castello.branco@cvrd.com.br +55-21-3814-4540
Andreia Reis: andreia.reis@cvrd.com.br +55-21-3814-4643
Barbara Geluda: barbara.geluda@cvrd.com.br +55-21-3814-4557
Daniela Tinoco: daniela.tinoco@cvrd.com.br +55-21-3814-4946
Eduardo Mello Franco: eduardo.mello.franco@cvrd.com.br +55-21-3814-9849
Rafael Azevedo: rafael.azevedo@cvrd.com.br +55-21-3814-4700
This press release may contain statements that express management's expectations
about future events or results rather than historical facts. These
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those projected in forward-looking
statements, and CVRD cannot give assurance that such statements will prove
correct. These risks and uncertainties include factors: relating to the
Brazilian economy and securities markets, which exhibit volatility and can be
adversely affected by developments in other countries; relating to the iron ore
business and its dependence on the global steel industry, which is cyclical in
nature; and relating to the highly competitive industries in which CVRD
operates. For additional information on factors that could cause CVRD's actual
results to differ from expectations reflected in forward-looking statements,
please see CVRD's reports filed with the Brazilian Comissao de Valores
Mobiliarios and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
COMPANHIA VALE DO RIO DOCE
(Registrant)
Date: December 11, 2002
By: /s/ Fabio de Oliveira Barbosa
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Fabio de Oliveira Barbosa
Chief Financial Officer