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Beijing to Shanghai Railway gets ready supply of concrete

10:37am GMT, Thursday, 4 September 2008

China ACM has completed the portable plant to support the building of the Beijing to Shanghai Express Railway. China ACM has completed the portable plant to support the building of the Beijing to Shanghai Express Railway.

China Advanced Construction Materials Group, Inc. (China ACM) this week announced the completion of the construction of a portable plant to support the company’s involvement in the building of the Beijing to Shanghai Express Railway.

The portable plant has the capacity to support the production of 400,000 cubic metres of ready-mix concrete per year.

At completion, the Beijing to Shanghai Express Railway will be the longest single phase high-speed railway ever built at 819 miles long. Its top speed will be 220 mph and it will cut travel time between Beijing and Shanghai from nine hours to five hours. Its construction began on 18 April 2008.

Mr. Xianfu Han, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of China ACM, said: “We are extremely excited about the completion of the portable plant and our involvement with the Beijing to Shanghai Express Railway. This project is recognised worldwide and signifies a major landmark in both technology and transportation, as it will be the fastest train in the world once it reaches completion in 2010.

“In accordance with our overall business plan, we plan to remain aggressive in pursuing equally prestigious contracts and remain on-track developing our new fixed plant to cover the Tianjin and Bohai Bay area.”

China ACM is a leading producer of advanced construction materials for large scale commercial, residential, and infrastructure developments. The company is primarily focused on producing and supplying a wide range of advanced ready-mix concrete materials for highly technical, large scale, and environmental construction projects.

The company also aims to develop and produce new and innovative environmentally-conscious construction materials. For more information, visit: http://www.china-acm.com.

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