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Article: China Readjusts Building Materials Industry
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- July 11, 1996
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China has mapped out an ambitious program to readjust its fledging
building materials industry by focusing on new building materials and
products that will bring in high economic returns.
The country's building materials industry has expanded rapidly,
showing a yearly growth rate of more than ten percent in cement,
glass and sanitary ceramics production, said Qiao Longde,
vice-chairman of the State Administration of Building Materials
Industry.
Qiao recently spoke at a press conference for China Building
Materials '96, which will be held at the China World Trade Center un
November.
In 1995, the country's building materials industry brought in 260
billion yuan in output value, he said.
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