Sri Lanka: Ceramic Industry with Quality and Access to Niche Markets(2/26/2010)

Sri Lanka's ceramics industry, said manufacturers focus on the export of high value-added products into niche markets to the ceramic industry to bring a better future. The industry is moving from the global economic crisis on demand for exports to the beginning of the sudden braking signs of recovery begin to make preparations to re-done. Sri Lanka's main markets ceramic products in the United States and Europe suffered a financial crisis. Sources said the situation is gradually improving export orders this year and the industry will recover fully. In the past two years, export orders have fallen sharply, forcing factories closing down. Economic decline is also a blessing in disguise to make ceramic industry are forced to more complex products into niche markets. Because the United States and Europe, colder than normal winters, and long-term growth, ceramics industry is also subject to fluctuations in gasoline prices. Industry experts are confident that in the near future ceramics market will stabilize. Industry sources said the attempt to increase the wages of employees in all sectors is a good direction, but should gradually increase, will be greatly welcomed. Sri Lanka in the production of high quality sanitary ware products and the best design of a world-renowned cutlery.(by China Leiyuan, 2/26/2010)