Largest Non-metals Material Production Base Under ConstructionA non-metals material production base with an annual output capacity of one million tons is now under construction in Dongzhi County of east China's Anhui Province.The base, designated as a key project by the central government for the 10th Five-Year Plan period (2001-2005), will involve a total investment of 700 million yuan. When finished three years from now, the base will be China's largest for the production, processing and trading of non-metal materials, and will change the country's long-term reliance on imports of this type. Non-metal materials are now used in a wide range of industries such as plastics, rubber, paper, construction materials, foodstuff, and pharmaceuticals. It is estimated that China's market demand for non-metal material will exceed 8 million tons for the year 2001. |
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