概况由于西欧和美国钢铁工业的复苏及中国和其他远东国家钢产量的连续增长,1994年全球对铁矿石的需求量增加。铁矿石国际贸易量也达到创记录的4.3亿t。尽管细粒铁精矿市场一直处于良好的供货状态,但是铁矿石球团矿和块矿的供货状况却趋于紧张。由于国际市场上所有铁矿石产品的提价问题已谈判解决,所以主要铁矿石生产者和消费者 At a Glance The global demand for iron ore increased in 1994 as a result of the recovery of the steel industry in Western Europe and the United States and the continuous increase of steel production in China and other Far Eastern countries. International trade of iron ore also reached a record 430 million t. Although the fine iron ore market has been in good supply, iron ore pellets and lump ore supply tended to be tight. Since the issue of price increases for all iron ore products on the international market has been negotiated, the major iron ore producers and consumers