With China a major consumer of commodities, this gave mining shares a boost.
As a major battery producer, China is a major consumer of cadmium.
Modern mechanized agriculture itself has become a major consumer of energy derived from nonrenewable resources.
This of course has put mining shares under a little pressure, given China is a major consumer of commodities.
China is a major consumer of most commodities and its actions have great impacts on the sector.
China is a major consumer of raw materials — for example, about 11 percent of world oil consumption.
Mr. Bush spent much of the afternoon at BMW's Spartanburg auto assembly plant, which is a major consumer of steel, most of it domestically manufactured.
With China a major consumer of commodities, and any weakness putting more pressure on prices, mining shares are again among the leading losers.
Germany and the Netherlands are believed to have imported contaminated feed and France is a major consumer of Belgian poultry products.
Mining shares were also on the slide, partly due to the disappointing manufacturing figures from China, a major consumer of commodities.
In particular, he said, China is already a major consumer of other Canadian natural resources and a small investor in the oil sands.
