According to Sina Finance on November 3th, mining company Rio Tinto CEO Albanese said that the global
iron ore supply remains tight on the Second China Fair for Foreign Investment and Cooperation.
Albanese said that China accounted for the proportion of the world's seaborne iron ore trade reached 68%,
However, China's urbanization rate is still only 45% in 2009. Rio Tinto believes that by 2025 China needs
50,000 new skyscrapers. The urbanization of the rural population is the world's largest peacetime migration
of people in the history. Also accelerating the development of other developing countries, demand for
resources will grow further.
Albanese stressed that Rio Tinto's cooperation with China focus on helping China achieve a long_term goal
of sustainable raw material supply, Guinea Simandou iron ore joint venture shall be a good example.
Experience of Rio Tinto in mineral exploration and development around the world resources will help China,
meantime,Rio Tinto would help China looking for world_class mineral resources in its "backyard".
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