Reuters examined how Chinese-backed cement plants are springing up along its new “Silk Road”, expanding China’s manufacturing base and reshaping industries but also exporting industrial over-capacity. Hundreds of cement plants in China have been shuttered during Beijing’s anti-pollution drive as authorities seek to curb excess output, fueling a massive international expansion in central Asia and beyond.
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Reuters examines cement plants bloom along China’s new Silk Road
30 January 2019, 12:00 am. 1 minute
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Type: Reuters Best
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Regions: Asia
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