RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vale (BOVESPA: VALE5) (VALE) announces that its conference call and webcast will take place one hour earlier than previously announced. The event will now take place on Friday, February 29 at 9:00 a.m. EST (11:00 a.m. Rio de Janeiro time; 2:00 p.m. British Time).
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (Vale) is the largest diversified mining company in the Americas and the second-largest company in the global metals & mining industry, with a market capitalization of approximately US$ 160 billion. Vale shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: RIO; RIOPR), on the BOVESPA (BOVESPA: Vale3; Vale5) and on the Latibex (Latibex: XVALP; XVALO). The ADR depositary agent is JP Morgan Chase. Vale is the world's largest producer and exporter of iron ore and pellets, the world's second-largest nickel producer and one of the leading producers of manganese and ferro-alloys. It also produces coal, copper, bauxite, kaolin, potash, alumina and aluminum. Vale is the largest logistics service provider in Brazil, where it owns and operates a series of railroads and ports.
