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These four groups are: Nippon Steel Corp. (A-/Stable/--), JFE Holdings Inc. (BBB+/Positive/--) and JFE Steel Corp. (BBB+/Positive/--); Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. (BBB-/Stable/--); and Kobe Steel Ltd. (BBB-/Stable/--). Conversely, Korea's largest steelmaker, POSCO (A/Stable/--), saw increased revenues and profits in fiscal 2007 (ended Dec. 31, 2007) as a result of increased production volumes. 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The</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="11">transaction was subject to</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="12">shareholder and regulatory</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="13">approvals.</sdc:value></sdc:n_SYNOPSIS><sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:value>AUSTRALIA - POSCO Australia Pty Ltd, a wholly-owned unit of POSCO Co Ltd, agreed to acquire a 19.99% stake, or 19 mil ordinary shares, in Sandfire Resources NL, a gold, copper, lead and zinc mining company, for 7.225 mil Australian dollars ($6.832 mil US) in cash, in a privately negotiated transaction. The transaction was subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:value sdc:p="0">AUSTRALIA - POSCO Australia Pty Ltd, a wholly-owned unit of POSCO Co Ltd, agreed to</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">acquire a 19.99% stake, or 19 mil ordinary shares, in Sandfire Resources NL, a gold,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">copper, lead and zinc mining company, for 7.225 mil Australian dollars ($6.832 mil US) in</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">cash, in a privately negotiated transaction. 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