According to the announcement released by Japanese corporation JFE Holdings whose main business is steel production, the company may face a marketable securities impairment loss of JPY 81 billion ($1.053 billion) in H1 (ended September 30) of the fiscal year 2011-12. The drop in the share price of third-largest Indian steel company JSW Steel Corporation is the main reason for the loss in question.
JFE Steel Corp.'s shareholding in JSW exceeds 14 percent, and it provides automobile steelmaking technology to JSW. However, JFE Holdings stated that the long-term cooperation between the two sides would not be affected by the loss.