改革开放以来,我国经济持续保持较高的增长速度,钢铁产量快速增长,我国钢产量从1996年突破1亿吨以来,已连续10年居世界第一,2004年钢产量达到2.73亿吨,占世界钢产量的26%。由于我国铁矿石增产潜力有限,不能满足钢铁增产的需要,只能依赖大量进口,每年进口铁矿石迅速增长,2003年 Since the reform and opening up, China’s economy maintained a relatively high growth rate with a rapid growth in steel output. China’s steel output exceeded 100 million tons in 1996 and ranked the first in the world for 10 consecutive years. The steel output in 2004 reached 273 million tons, accounting for 26% of world steel production. As China’s iron ore production potential is limited, can not meet the needs of steel production, can only rely on a large number of imports, the rapid growth of imported iron ore each year, 2003