Chinese seaborne iron ore demand forecast 2011-2017

This statistic represents a forecast of China’s seaborne iron ore demand between 2011 and 2017. China’s seaborne demand of iron ore was expected to amount to around one billion metric tons in 2017. Iron ore is the raw material used to make pig iron, which is one of the main raw materials to make steel. In terms of domestic production, China mined 1,459.5 million tons of iron ore between March 2015 and March 2016.

本统计数据反映了2011年至2017年间中国海上铁矿石需求的预测。预计到2017年，中国海上铁矿石的需求量将达到约10亿吨。铁矿石是制造生铁的原料，而生铁则是钢铁制造的主要原料之一。在国内生产方面，中国在2015年3月至2016年3月期间共开采了14.595亿吨铁矿石。