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China agrees to nearly double ore price
AFP, June, 2008
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SHANGHAI (AFP) — Baosteel, China's largest steelmaker, said Tuesday it had agreed to nearly double what it pays Anglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto for iron ore.
Baosteel, acting on behalf of China's steel industry, negotiated to pay between 80 and 97 percent more than last year depending on the category of iron ore, which is used to make steel.
The new prices will affect all iron ore deliveries for the 2008 contract year that began on April 1, Rio Tinto said in a statement.
Baosteel called the deal mutually beneficial and said it would help the long-term development of the steel industry on both the mining and milling sides.
"Chinese steel companies will support Rio Tinto as it expands its investment and will increase output to meet market demand," Baosteel said in a statement.
The deal was "very significant" as iron ore is one ...
