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Global hidden material flows triggered by China’s vehicle supply chain far exceed eventual material use

Binze Wang and colleagues reveal that hidden flows (overburden, waste rock, and tailings) in China’s car supply chain are 35 times greater than the final material use, with about half originating from overseas sources.

Binze Wang
Qiance Liu
Kazuyo Matsubae
ResearchOpen Access17 Oct 2025
Nature Communications

Volume: 16, P: 1-11
A global dataset for steel aluminum and cement in-use stocks at 500 m gridded level 2000-2019

Kun Sun
Qiaoxuan Li
Gang Liu
ResearchOpen Access26 Sept 2025
Scientific Data

Volume: 12, P: 1-11
Product, building, and infrastructure material stocks dataset for 337 Chinese cities between 1978 and 2020

Xiang Li
Lulu Song
Gang Liu
ResearchOpen Access20 Apr 2023
Scientific Data

Volume: 10, P: 1-11