This week in Shanghaiist
New 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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Lamest post ever.
less bloomberg, more onion, get with the program.
I found this post fascinating, actually - no sarcasm.
But of what quality? Let's ask the Sichuan Mothers' Association...
...Our phospate is superior to their phosphate...
this should really help china *cement* it's place as a world leader.
lolerz, y'all.
as some have come to learn the hard way, its not about quantity as much as it is about quality.
oops, meant quantity "production". . . . and quality "production".