Bottled-water sales soar in China, creating a backlash overseas
By Lucy Craymer Sept. 5, 2019 5:30 am ET On the east coast of New Zealand, a Chinese-owned company has been pumping increasing amounts of water from a local aquifer to quench growing demand among consumers for high-end spring water.
Protest groups and court actions have surfaced in New Zealand, Australia and elsewhere as more businesses are investing in plants to extract and bottle water for China’s growing market. The concerns are similar to those appearing around the world, where plants and factories that consume large amounts of water are competing with local systems that supply it to neighboring communities and the agriculture sector.
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Nongfu Spring Co., a brand ubiquitous in China for low-price water that retails for as little as two yuan a bottle, is one of the country’s largest bottled-water producers. It owns 18 plants that tap domestic sources of fresh water.
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