Poverty + Development

Canadian start-up sells bottled air to China, says sales booming

Is imported air the solution to China's smog problem?

By Katie Hunt for CNN

A Canadian company selling air bottled in a ski resort says it’s now seeing huge demand from Chinese customers.

Vitality Air said that the first batch of 500 canisters filled with fresh air from the Rocky Mountain town of Banff went on sale in China last month and sold out within two weeks.

“Now we’re taking lots of pre orders for our upcoming shipment. We’re getting close to the 1,000 mark,” said Harrison Wang, director of China operations.

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