据总部设在英国的鲍德咨询公司预测，尽管亚洲的金融危机仍未结束，铝市场的前景仍然看好。今年前几个月的铝消费量与去年同期相比将减少2％，但这种状况不会维持太久。鲍德公司甚至觉得亚洲的金融危机可能会增强铝材相对于钢材和塑料的竞争实力。如果真是如此，1999年铝材的需 According to headquartered UK consulting firm Baldor, although the financial crisis in Asia is still not over, the aluminum market is still promising. Aluminum consumption in the first few months of the year will decrease by 2% compared with the same period of last year, but this situation will not last long. Baldor even felt that the Asian financial crisis could enhance the competitiveness of aluminum relative to steel and plastic. If so, the demand for aluminum in 1999