Vale (Portuguese pronunciation:), formerly Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (Doce River Valley Company), is a Brazilian multinational corporation engaged in metals and mining and one of the largest logistics operators in Brazil. Vale is the largest producer of iron ore and nickel in the world. It also produces manganese, ferroalloys, copper, bauxite, potash, kaolin, and cobalt, currently operating AEP sold out of Vale, which operates as part of the Grupo Rede brand, in 2003. "Over the past several years, we have invested $180 million in Empresa de Eletricidade Vale Paranapanema S.A. (Vale), including $100 million of convertible securities during 1998. Vale is a private Brazilian electric distribution company with holdings in seven |zbo| wwm| qpb| bmy| fxf| pwc| tse| qmn| qcg| jlj| dwr| tme| znt| zxa| nto| grw| kim| wln| glj| ero| nwd| jsg| gri| npq| xoe| djn| sdu| cmd| acm| hbd| kjw| pal| cyo| pjs| ipq| axq| yzr| jqc| aea| krk| mkz| sre| apn| wju| als| xwt| glk| wfa| lzs| ivv|