一九七九年,世界的冶金业境况不佳,而白铁皮却似一个“沙漠中的绿洲”安安自得。由於白铁皮的需求量恒稳,价格坚挺,生产增长达14.2百万吨,比一九七八年增长百分之三,而比一九六九年增长百分之十五。而且这些数字尚未包括镀铬铁皮。但是这个“绿洲”也不是很大的,它只占世界钢产量的2%——3%。现今,生产镀锡铁皮的工厂企业正转而 In 1979, the world’s metallurgical industry was in poor condition, while Tinplate was like an “oasis in the desert”. As the demand for tinplate is stable and the price is firm, the production growth has reached 14.2 million tons, an increase of 3% over 1978 and an increase of 15% over 1969. And these numbers do not include chrome plated iron. However, this “oasis” is not very big. It only accounts for 2% of the world’s steel production - 3%. Nowadays, the factory enterprises producing tinplate are turning