据国际钢铁协会(IISI)的资料显示,去年全球钢使用量比前一年增长2.4％,共计6.57亿吨。而1996年的钢使用量在世界许多区域经济仍在有力发展,但多数工业化国家经济增长将减缓的影响下,预期只会呈小幅增长,增幅将仅为1.3％,达6.65亿吨。 1995年,发达国家中唯一一个钢消耗量未增反而下跌的国家是日本。自1992年起,日本总体经济和钢 According to the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) data show that last year’s global steel use increased by 2.4% over the previous year, a total of 657 million tons. In 1996, however, the use of steel in many regions of the world was still developing vigorously. However, the economic growth in most industrialized countries will only be slightly increased under the influence of the slowdown. The increase rate will only reach 1.3% to reach 665 million tons. In 1995, the only country in developed countries where the consumption of steel had not risen but declined was Japan. Since 1992, Japan’s overall economy and steel