1.   Astra will continue to sell hospital supplies and respiratory drugs through a wholly owned unit, Astra U.S.A.

2.   Aveda will become a wholly owned unit of Estee Lauder and remain based in Minneapolis.

3.   Empresa Brasileira de Telecomunicacoes SA, a wholly owned unit that carries international and long distance traffic, will also be sold, the Communications Ministry said.

4.   Empresa Brasileira de Telecomunicacoes SA, a wholly owned unit that carries international and long distance traffic, will be sold separately, the Communications Ministry said.

5.   Ford Canada is a wholly owned unit of Dearborn, Michigan-based Ford Motor Co.

6.   Furnas and Eletrosul, another wholly owned generating unit, will be the first two Eletrobras assets to be sold to investors.

7.   Furnas Centrais Eletricas SA, a wholly owned generating unit of Eletrobras, was granted a greater-than-expected rate increase, Barreto said.

8.   Ford Canada needs to own the minority stake in order to become a wholly owned unit of Ford Motor Co.

9.   Genencor is a jointly owned unit of Tennessee-based Eastman Chemical Co. and Cultor Ltd. of Finland.

10.   Inepar said the debentures will be convertible into common shares of its wholly owned Iridium Brasil unit.