The Materials Revolution: What Does it Mean for Developing Asia?, Volumes 23-202 |
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... ( million km . ) 120 100 80 60 Total Copper ( million tons . ) 3 2.5 2 40 1 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 YEAR 90 91 Cable Production Total Consumption 1.5 Take for example , the impact of glass fibers in the use of copper as a ...
... ( million km . ) 120 100 80 60 Total Copper ( million tons . ) 3 2.5 2 40 1 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 YEAR 90 91 Cable Production Total Consumption 1.5 Take for example , the impact of glass fibers in the use of copper as a ...
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... million tons in 1986 to just over 1.4 million tons in 1991 . The failure to understand the undercurrent behind these changes caught the Guyana industry unprepared and led to the closure of a significant fraction of its manufacturing ...
... million tons in 1986 to just over 1.4 million tons in 1991 . The failure to understand the undercurrent behind these changes caught the Guyana industry unprepared and led to the closure of a significant fraction of its manufacturing ...
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... million tons in 1991. Demand for plastics is multi - sectoral with end uses in many fields . In order of importance , plastics are used as packaging materials , construction components , as electronics and electric hardware parts and in ...
... million tons in 1991. Demand for plastics is multi - sectoral with end uses in many fields . In order of importance , plastics are used as packaging materials , construction components , as electronics and electric hardware parts and in ...
Contents
What are New Engineering Materials? | 17 |
The World Market for New Engineering Materials | 29 |
Relative Competitiveness of New Materials | 39 |
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