40多年来，铁矿石价格一直是通过全球钢铁商和矿商之间的秘密的往往充斥着火药味的谈判敲定的。
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炼焦煤和铁矿石这两种钢铁行业主要原材料价格的飞升，已经使钢铁制造商身心俱疲。
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The mining companies are bigger, and steelmakers have virtually no negotiating leverage.
矿业公司实力更加雄厚，钢铁公司几乎没有讨价还价的筹码。
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Several industry analysts said that large steelmakers had been forced to reduce production.
多名业内分析师表示，大型钢厂已经被迫减产。
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In previous downturns Chinese steelmakers could turn to export markets.
在以往的低迷期，中国钢铁制造商可以求助于出口市场。
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Steelmakers had little option but to accept the 65 per cent increase.
钢铁制造商几乎没有选择，只能接受65%的价格涨幅。
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But even Chinese steelmakers don't seem too excited about this prospect.
但就连中国钢企似乎也对这一前景并不感到太振奋。
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It thus looks as if Chinese steelmakers and others will have to pay up.
因此，从目前情况看，中国及其它国家钢铁生产商似乎不得不为此埋单。
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You see, steelmakers need huge amounts of coal to fire their furnaces.
你可以看到，钢铁制造商需要巨大量的煤炭去燃烧他们的炉灶。
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Around 20 Chinese steelmakers have long-term supply contracts with Rio Tinto.
约20家中国钢铁制造商与力拓签有长期供应合同。
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Steelmakers have had to boost production to cope with the state housing programme.
钢铁企业必须提高产量，满足政府住房项目的需求。
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Indian iron ore producers are complaining of the same problem with Chinese steelmakers.
印度铁矿石生产商对中国钢铁厂商出现的同样问题提出抱怨。
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Most steelmakers are thought to want to pass on the increase in their costs to customers.
据信，多数钢铁企业希望将增加的成本转嫁给客户。
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Falling steel prices and rising iron ore prices had squeezed margins for many Chinese steelmakers.
钢铁价格的下跌和铁矿石价格的上涨已挤压了许多中国钢铁制造商的利润空间。
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日本钢铁制造商私下也证实了已经达成了协议，只是尚未发布正式声明。
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