i just checked a list of major steel makers on wiki and these were the ones from japan in the top 30:
4 Nippon Steel Japan 5 JFE Japan 19 Sumitomo Metal Industries Japan
other major players from japan on the list were these ones:
Aichi Steel Corporation, Japan Japan Steel Works, Japan, Kobe Steel, Japan, Mitsui & Co., Japan, Nisshin, Japan,
if anyone with more time wants some homework maybe they can check if any of these co's are actively seeking a new I/O supply.
re: today's SP i reckon a negative lead from the US and a case of selling the news has dragged it down. darn it, it looks like i'll lose my bet with my bro over who'll hit $1 first PLV or GGG!
PLV Price at posting:
65.7¢ Sentiment: LT Buy Disclosure: Held