Although CRH, a maker of building materials, is heavily exposed to the construction downturn in America and Europe it has joint ventures in Turkey, China and India and a strong balance-sheet.
Investigations in that case exposed a flimsy skeleton of iron wires being used instead of steel to hold together the building.
调查发现，建造大楼的钢筋结构，被偷换成了脆弱的铁丝。
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Growth in construction loans (for land purchases and home - and office-building) peaked at 36% a year in early 2006, leaving small Banks horribly over-exposed (see left-hand chart, below).