product market study china building materials date july 2005 1 0 overview s industry has achieved tremendous progress in the last few years and is now one of leading global players manufacturing manufactures more than 600 types products 5 3 million people are employed 2004 these were mainly used metallurgy machinery electronics aviation national defense industries civil engineering construction projects beijing wuhan foshan harbin main production centers for 2 among all plate glass a critical material also world primary producers its reached 62 cases there 50 urban factories each with annual 500 000 three plants having capacity standard located luoyang qinhuangdao nanning table import statistics unit usd 2002 2003 glassware 218 275