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FORM 6-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 or 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For January 09, 2002
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Valley of the Doce River Company
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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Avenida Graca Aranha, No. 26
20005-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
(Address of principal executive offices)
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[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:]
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contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.]
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Companhia Vale do Rio Doce
TABLE OF CONTENTS
This Form 6-K contains the following:
Item Page
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1. Press Release entitled "CVRD Iron Ore Exports Set a New Record
in 2001", dated January 8, 2001................................... 3
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
By: /s/ Eduardo de Carvalho Duarte
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Name: Eduardo de Carvalho Duarte
Title: Chief Accountant
Dated: January 09, 2002
Item 1
[LOGO OMITTED] Companhia Press Release
Vale do Rio doce
CVRD Iron Ore Exports Set a New Record in 2001
Rio de Janeiro, January 8, 2001 - Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) informs
that its iron ore and pellets exports reached an all time high in 2001. Despite
the global recession, CVRD group exports, computed as the external sales of the
parent company, Socoimex, Samitri, the pelletizing joint ventures (Nibrasco,
Itabrasco, Hispanobras and Kobrasco) and Urucum, totaled 103.2 million tonnes
last year against 101.6 million tonnes in 2000, a 1.6% increase. Socoimex was
consolidated into CVRD on August 2000, while Samitri was consolidated on
October 2001.
This result reflects CVRD ability to weather the downcycle, thanks to its
diversified portfolio of high quality products and to the effectiveness of its
client oriented policy.
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For further information. please contact:
Roberto Castello Branco: castello@cvrd.com.br +55-21-3814-4540
Andreia Reis: andreis@cvrd.com.br +55-21-3814-4643
Barbara Geluda: geluda@cvrd.com.br +55-21-3814-4557
Daniela Tinoco: daniela@cvrd.com.br +55-21-3814-4946
This release includes "forward-looking statements" that express expectations of
future events or results. All statements based on future expectations rather
than on historical facts are forward-looking statements that involve a number
of risks and uncertainties. and the company cannot give assurance that such
statements will prove to be correct.