JFE Holdings

May 26, 2012

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JFE Holdings Company Summary

JFE Holdings (TSE: 5411) is the second largest Japanese steel maker and manufactures steel products such as bars, pipes, steel frames, tubes and stainless steel for the automotive, construction, and petroleum industries. The "J" in JFE stands for "Japan"; "F" is for "Fe," the chemical symbol for "iron"; and "E" stands for "engineering." JFE Holdings disolved its subsidiaries in 2003 and Kawasaki Steel and NKK combined them into the following business segments: steel, engineering, urban development, semiconductors, and research and development.

COMPANY DATA

	Headquarters	1-1-2 Marounchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8202 Japan

	Telephone	+81-3-3217-4049

	President	Yoichi Shimogaichi

	Principal Sector	Industrial

	Principal Industry	Heavy Industry

	Established	2002

	Listed	2002

	Sales	JPY 2,430 bil. (03/2004)

	Employees	118

	Homepage	www.jfe-holdings.co.jp/en/

Key Developments: JFE Holdings

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	Asian Markets Overview of March 8, 2010 MAR 8, 2010 13:30 - Article Views: 4,331 Today Asian stocks are set to rise after Wall Street rallied Friday, boosted by US upbeat jobs data. Asian markets broadly gained on Friday. Tokyo stocks advanced 2.2 per cent on expectations that the Japanese central bank may ease its monetary policy further. Shanghai and Hong Kong markets also powered higher on hope of China's moderately loose policies and an 8 per cent economic growth target this year. Shanghai Composite was up 0.25 per cent, and Hang Seng Index gained 1 per cent. South Korea's Kospi climbed 1 per cent.

	Asian Markets Overview of February 24 FEB 24, 2010 13:00 - Article Views: 3,678 Yesterday Asian markets ended mixed. Japan's Nikkei index was 0.5 per cent lower due to profit-taking after the previous day's sharp gains. China's Shanghai Composite lost 0.9 per cent led by financials on concerns over banks' fundraising plans. Hong Kong shares, however, was pushed higher by property sector stocks.

	Asian Markets Overview of February 18 FEB 18, 2010 13:30 - Article Views: 4,072 Asian markets rallied Wednesday led by resources shares. Japan's Nikkei surged 2.7 per cent while Japanese exporters were helped by the weaker yen. Hong Kong market rose 1.3 per cent led by Chinese banks, as investors digested the Chinese government's decision before the Lunar New Year holiday to increase bank reserve requirement. Singapore also resumed trading on Wednesday and posted a 1.3 per cent gain. Today Shanghai and Taiwan markets remained closed.

	Asian Markets Overview of January 29 JAN 29, 2010 13:30 - Article Views: 5,406 Most Asian stock markets rebounded Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve's pledge to keep interest rates near zero for "an extended period". But analysts expect this would be a temporary rebound. Yesterday, Japan's Nikkei rose 1.6 per cent, boosted by the upbeat earnings reports. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index added 1.6%, South Korea's Kospi climbed 1.0 per cent and Taiwan's Taiex climbed 1.8 per cent.

	Asian Market Overview of November 19 NOV 19, 2009 16:45 - Article Views: 5,341 Asian markets mostly edged higher on Thursday in the morning. Japan's Nikkei Stock Average fell below 9600 points level for the first time in about four months. Nikkei eased its early gains after a real estate company Tokyo Tatemono said it will issue new shares to raise up to 45.64 billion yen. The Korean market was up on Thursday led by gains in key technology companies.