More Energy Consuming Industries in China – CCTV

Despite China’s efforts to reduce its energy consumption, officials are concerned that cheap steel and concrete production are damaging the environment.

From CCTV.com:

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China’s top planning body has released figures showing rapid growth so far this year in several high-energy consuming and polluting industries.

Statistics show more-than-20-percent growth rates for steel, construction materials, non-ferrous metal and chemical industries, from January to May of this year. And investment in the cement industries has spiked by a dramatic 54 percent. Steel exports, generally discouraged by the government, have risen by as much as 116 percent. [Full Text]

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