Chinese mills and iron-ore producers including Rio are deadlocked in the longest-running negotiations in the 40-year history of setting annual prices for the steelmaking material.

• 为炼钢原料设定年度价格四十年的谈判历史中，包括力拓在内的中国钢厂和铁矿石生产商，在这次持续时间最长的谈判中相持不下。