2月18日,日本新日铁和韩国浦项制铁与巴西淡水河谷达成协议:2008财年淡水河谷公司两种不同铁矿石的基准价格分别上涨65%和71%。随之,包括中国宝钢在内的世界各主要钢厂都陆续与世界矿山巨头达成铁矿石基准价格谈判协议,认同上述涨价幅度。2008年度国际铁矿石协议价格谈判由此降下帷幕。这一结果让国内钢铁公司震惊,也大大超出业内人士预期。不过从铁矿石现货价格来看,这一定价似乎又在情理之中。 On February 18, Japan’s Nippon Steel and South Korea’s POSCO reached an agreement with Brazil’s CVRD that the benchmark prices for two different iron ores of Vale at the fiscal year-end increased by 65% ​​and 71% respectively. Subsequently, all the major steel mills in the world, including China Baosteel, have reached agreements on negotiating the benchmark iron ore prices with the world’s mine giants in succession and agree with the above price increases. 2008 international iron ore agreement price negotiations came to an end. This result shocked the domestic steel companies, but also greatly exceeded the expectations of the industry. However, spot prices from the iron ore point of view, this pricing seems to be reasonable.