Concrete, or Beaches? World’s Sand Running Out As Global Construction Booms

http://www.globalresearch.ca/concrete-or-beaches-worlds-sand-running-out-as-global-construction-booms/5589791

A crucial component of concrete, sand is vital to the global construction industry, writes Nick Meynen. China alone is importing a billion tonnes of sand a year, and its increasing scarcity is leading to large scale illegal mining and …