Tablewhere
Back in April 2013 the European Union adopted the Anti Dumping Duty Rates on Chinese ceramic tableware and fully implemented them – though there had been much ‘anger’ from the retail industry. The belief was, quite rightly in many respects, that China was effectively umping ware, below cost in the European Union to the detriment of European Union manufacturers. The maneuvering over the Anti Dumping Duty had been going on for some months and what the impact of this duty would be on the Chinese tableware industry was of great interest and worthy of an Asian Ceramics article. But since then it is apparent that there is a bigger story that needs to be told not just about duty rates. To understand what will happen to the Asian tableware market we need to understand what the situation was and what factors are changing the tableware industry situation not just in China, but in Asia and the world. Where will tableware be in the future, what will the trends be and who will be the winners an...