Heavy lifting gear is now being used to raise slabs of concrete at the Rana Plaza garment factory, where at least 380 died after Wednesday's collapse.

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It makes metal, glazing, concrete and wooden products at a Bangalore factory.

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Rather than cheap plaster and vinyl siding, makers of upscale factory housing use everything from precast concrete panels to building materials recycled from soybeans and newsprint.

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Because building materials were in short supply, he invented a new concrete-making process that enabled him to build a factory and go into production.

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After nearly five years, though the factory was finally demolished, bureaucrats had yet to produce a concrete development plan.

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