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041	0		_aeng
100	1		_aLowery, Dave
245	0	0	_aWe are living in a materials world _bcontractors find themselves between a rock and a hard place - the rock is the relentless rise of raw materials, the hard place is feeble demand and low margins. But is there anything they can do about it?
260			_c2011
490			_aBuilding _v276 (8668) 4 March 2011, 34-37(4)
520			_aDemand for raw materials from China; the threat posed by rising materials costs in the UK should not be underestimated; focus on iron ore, copper and oil, 2 estimators' views on tendering and supply and demand; ways that UK-based firms can reduce the impact.
590			_aKA
651		4	_aUnited Kingdom _y
651		4	_aChina
690			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING COSTS
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