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  1. A initiates discussions with B to build a factory for producing aluminium strips.
  2. A initiates discussions with B to build a factory to produce aluminium strips.

I am not certain whether this is a question well asked, or ever worthy of being answered. Is it a matter of which preposition should be used to modify factory?

Could you tell me which preposition is better here and why.

Mike Philip
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The conveyed meaning is the same in both sentences. I parse them slightly differently, but the difference is inconsequential.

...to build a factory for producing aluminum strips.

In the first example, the purpose of the factory is the production of aluminum strips.

...to build a factory to produce aluminum strips.

In the second example, the production of aluminum strips is the purpose of building the factory.

Tashus
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