ENV 340 Fall 2014 Class Blog
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Mining and Industry in China
Three
of the industries that have made China a global leader are aluminum, steel, and
paper.
Paper:
The
development of the China’s pulp and paper industry is drawing increasing
interest among scholars, policy makers, and international producers. Chinese paper
and paperboard production ranked No.2 in the world, and reached 49.50 million
metric tons in 2004 and increased to 56 million in 2005. In 2005, Chinese
consumption of paper and paperboard reached 59.3 million metric tons. Chinese
pulp production, which attained 14.18 million metric tons in 2004, was also one
of the top 3 producers in the world since 1995.
Steel:
China
underwent rapid economic industrialization since Deng Xiaoping's
capitalist reforms, which took place 3 decades ago in 1978. The steel industry
gradually increased it output. China's annual crude steel output was 100
million tons in 1996. It produced 123 million tons of steel in 1999. After its
ascension to the WTO it aggressively expanded its production for its
growing appetite of manufacturing industries such as automotive vehicles,
consumer electronics and building materials. The Chinese steel industry is
dominated by a number of large state-owned groups, which are owned via
shareholdings by local authorities, provincial governments and even the central
authorities. The biggest steel groups are Baosteel, Angang Steel
Company, Wuhan Iron and Steel, Anshan, Tangshan, Shagang
Group and Hebei Iron and Steel.
Aluminum:
China’s
central government is showing a renewed commitment to cut overcapacity in the
country’s aluminum industry. The question now is whether local governments will
refrain from meddling in the plan to improve efficiency in making the
metal. Whether or not China can implement the changes could play a pivotal
role in the direction of global prices. The National Development and
Reform Commission said Monday that efficient aluminum producers will continue
to pay the same rates they’re used to, but less-efficient producers will have
to pay more.
Provinces of China
What do I want to learn more about in China?
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Rubber Production in China
Rice Farming in China
Biomes of China
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