Inner Mongolia town top cat in kitty litter biz

Ningcheng makes two-thirds of products sold nationwide

In the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, the small town of Ningcheng produces some two-thirds of all the cat litter in China, and one-fifth of the world's total, with the business bringing improved livelihoods to locals.

The sector has developed to such a scale that a major cat litter industry conference was held in Ningcheng county last year. During the event, industry experts, academicians and entrepreneurs gathered to discuss the development of the business. Ningcheng inked deals with three cat litter enterprises worth over 850 million yuan ($118 million).

Pursuant to the signings, Ningcheng plans to build up the largest bentonite cat litter production base in China — and likely the world's biggest as well — targeting annual production of 2.4 million metric tons.