Dr chan said : " we issued the notes in a highly favorable market environment against a background of increasing interest rates and continued credit tightening in the prc . the notes issue is intended to improve and enhance the matching of our group s expansion plan with its cashflow requirements and debt maturity profile . 陈博士表示:在息率趋升和中国内地持续收紧信贷的情况下,对债券发行人造就了利好的市场环境,亚洲铝业亦在此利好情况下发行了票据,以改善和巩固集团在扩展计划下的现金流量需要和借贷偿还期组合。