Guangdong ceramics export scale grew up, the Middle East is the largest market (2/2/2010)

On Jan 30th, statistics released by Guangzhou Customs show that in 2009 all kinds of ceramic products in Guangdong Province exported 4.01 billion U.S. dollars, growth of 6.6%compared with the same period in 2008. Middle East has been in account for the largest export market position for 2 consecutive years, and maintain substantial growth.
In 2009, exports of ceramic products in Guangdong have been expanding monthly, each month on exports of basic showed a rising trend, in December exports of 410 million U.S. dollars, increased by 21.2%.
Middle East has been in account for the largest export market position for 2 consecutive years
and is maintain substantial growth. In 2009, export ceramics, Guangdong Province, the first three large markets are the Middle East, the EU and ASEAN. In the Middle East from 2008 to overtake the European Union, continued to occupy the first two years, the largest export market position, and with the first two of the widening gap between the value of exports to the EU in 2009, Guangdong exported porcelain to the Middle East 810 million U.S. dollars, a substantial increase of 41.2% in the previous year continued to grow on the basis of 22.2% more than the EU exports of 92.43 million U.S. dollars, is 26 times the same period last year. In addition, the EU and ASEAN exports of 720 million U.S. dollars respectively, and 5.4 billion U.S. dollars, rose by 8.9% and 8.5%. In addition, Guangdong ceramic significant growth of African exports, exports 340 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 36.8%.

Customs analysts say faster export growth in Guangdong ceramics, mainly due to introduction of domestic and international policies related to positive. At present, China ceramic production capacity has been expanded, a larger proportion of the world. In the course of development, China's ceramic industry the same, there are many hidden dangers facing the transfer of industries, energy-saving emission reduction, carbon tariffs pressure.
(by China Leiyuan, 2/2/2010)