Drawing on lessons learned last year, this year CVRD said it would wait for BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto on iron and steel enterprises with the iron ore benchmark prices this year to reach an agreement.

• 吸取了去年经验教训的淡水河谷公司今年表示，将等待必和必拓公司和力拓集团先与钢铁企业就今年的铁矿石基准价格达成协议。