Is it true that Saudi Arabia imports sands from Australia? If so, why?
為什麼沙烏地阿拉伯要從澳大利亞進口沙子？
Saudi Arabia may be a sandy desert, but the sand is not of the right quality for sandblasting, types of construction, etc. There was a Saudi Company that imported a disused glass making factory from the US in order to make glass windows locally rather than import. Unfortunately it was not till the plant arrived that they realized that the sand in Saudi Arabia was not suitable for glass making! Even in the Gulf War sand was imported for making sand bags.
沙烏地阿拉伯的確是一個沙地國家，但是他們的沙子質量並不能用於噴砂或各類建築。曾經有一個沙特的公司，為了能夠在國內生產玻璃，降低進口成本，特地從美國引進了一個廢棄的玻璃製造工廠。然而，直到工廠的設備全部抵達，他們才意識到沙烏地阿拉伯的沙子並不能用來製造玻璃！就連海灣戰爭的時使用的沙包裡的沙子都是從別國進口的。
Australia has a very well established mineral sands industry, in particular for extraction of rutile (titanium dioxide) for production of paints and pigments.
澳大利亞有一套完備的礦砂產業，特別是提取用於生產油漆和顏料的金紅石（二氧化鈦）。
As interestingly, Australia also exports camels to the Saudis.
有趣的是，澳大利亞還對沙特出口駱駝。
In 2008 the number of feral camels was estimated to be more than one million, with the capability of doubling in number every 8–10 years.
2008年，澳大利亞對沙特出口的野駱駝的數量估計超過100萬頭，預計每8-10年出口數量就能翻個倍。
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