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China's cement production

cement072a.PNGNew cement production stats show China far ahead of other nations, evidence of the massive building frenzy sweeping the nation. According to Prof. Goose at The Oil Drum:

Cement is mainly used to make concrete, and is sort of the "active ingredient" in concrete - it is combined with sand and gravel in roughly fixed proportions. So cement production can be considered a rough proxy for the total amount of construction going on in a country.

Related links:
A Pretty Stunning Graph of World Cement Production (and China is Certainly Using It)
Google spreadsheets

Statistics from The Oil Drum

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By Hilary Faxon in on June 19, 2008 9:25 AM

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  • shangpudi

    oops, meant quantity "production". . . . and quality "production".

  • shangpudi

    as some have come to learn the hard way, its not about quantity as much as it is about quality.

  • duboff

    this should really help china *cement* it's place as a world leader.



    lolerz, y'all.

  • nanheyangrouchuan

    But of what quality? Let's ask the Sichuan Mothers' Association...



    ...Our phospate is superior to their phosphate...

  • Alec

    I found this post fascinating, actually - no sarcasm.

  • EPM

    Lamest post ever.





    less bloomberg, more onion, get with the program.

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