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To: KyrosL who wrote (55978)	10/7/2009 3:37:18 AM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218534

>>Optimists, looking ahead, suggest a recovery in exports and rising household consumption will keep the Chinese economy buoyant.<< One of the key elements to increasing household consumption is storage: walk-in closets, 3-car garages, basements, attics, personal storage units, etc. That's how the Americans became such world-class consumers. Besides slashing overcapacity in heavy industry, perhaps the Chinese officialdom should take steps to promote household storage... "Let a hundred flowers bloom; let a hundred pairs of shoes reside in your closet." :-)

To: KyrosL who wrote (55978)	10/7/2009 5:21:35 AM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218534

<<China's Overcapacity Worries>> ... why worry about able to get things ever cheaper?

To: KyrosL who wrote (55978)	10/7/2009 5:14:45 PM
From: energyplay	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 218534

That's a lot of cement capacity. Concrete runs about 2 short tons per cubic yard, about 2.4 metric tonnes per cubic meter. Assume 8 inch walls and floor that leaves about 9 3x3 foot slabs per person. Even assuming the use of aggregate to make concrete doubles the volume, that is 18 3 by 3 foot slabs. That's not quiet enough lot. If we allow 2 years, each person can have a hollow cube 9 feet on a side. World use of concrete is about one cubic meter per person, so China has twice the world average production capacity.