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> Cement is the second-most consumed material in the world, after water. This is repeated in the article but it doesn't sound right to me. Concrete is mostly s
by dmurray 8y ago
> Cement is the second-most consumed material in the world, after water.
This is repeated in the article but it doesn't sound right to me. Concrete is mostly stone and sand, with cement only making up 10-20% of the mixture. So both of those should be consumed more than cement is.
- kleim 8y agoInteresting fact: there is actually a global sand shortage (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/sand-shortage-world-how-deal-solve-issue-raw-materials-supplies-glass-electronics-concrete-a8093721.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/sand-shortage-...)