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Europe and United States-Imported Wood is Widely Favored By China Household Cabinet Enterprise
September,13.2010

Subject to the timber Certificate of Origin, material environmental certification and a series of export barriers, the imported wood from Europe and the US has drawn wide attention in furniture export enterprises. It is reported that the Europe and America timber kitchenware imported by China agents including the North American red oak, white plug, and the European red beech, white beech, pine and so on.

China is a solid importer of timber. As our existing forest resources can not meet the community demand for wood, so the importing volume increase year by year especially the high-grade kitchenware wood most of which rely on import. The cookware requirements for raw material quality are very strict when furniture manufacturing high-end furniture, cabinets, flooring cookware products in China, even stricter for products export to developed countries and regions, such as Europe and America. Therefore, the imported timber from European and American is much easy favored by import enterprises from China.

The uv light expert believes that the increased trade barriers from Europe and America have boosted the domestic sales of outdoor furniture imported timber. The timber Certificate of Origin of Europe and the United States are recognized by importing kitchenware countries, so we could say it’s also an advantage for manufacturers to export the wood products including wooden doors, cabinets and furniture.

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Latest Analysis for China Kitchenware Industry
September.03.2010

Kitchenware, as a necessary in family’s daily life, has a very large market space in China, which has a 1.3 billion population. China kitchenware sales have been increasing by 35% for years.

In recent years, there are some new trends in China kitchenware industry as follows:

The development of information technology brings kitchenware opportunities and challenges to business. Speaking from the opportunities, the information technology can help to optimize company process, reduce administrative costs and get advantages in the competition. And those who can not adopt IT to improve production process are evidently at a disadvantage in the competition.

The cookware product structure evolves towards the trend of beauty, fashion, environmental protection and low energy consumption. Low value-added products must continue to withstand the impact and deeper competition from the domestic industry.

Changes are brewing in the cookware distribution channels. Recent years with the spring up of home appliance chain industry, it has become the important channel for current appliances sales. But because of the high entry and operating costs for appliances chain stores, some manufacturers have been seeking other ways, such as furniture entering into the building materials city and the whole kitchen showroom.

The competition will be more intense for kitchen market in future, and the whole industry reach the re-shuffle state. However, most enterprises are small-scaled and in difficult situation, while some large enterprises have started to hold kitchenware market to gain the huge profit, which caused the competition upgraded rapidly outdoor furniture in the countrywide. In particular many multinational companies come again together with advanced technology, brand and marketing advantage which makes the domestic competition more and more intense.

With the rapid and steady growth of domestic national economic, the housing needs of urban residents have changed greatly and it brings a greater stimulus to the relevant industries including kitchenware industry. Meanwhile, the vast rural market is on developing procedure, coupled with the demand for urban upgrading, kitchenware finally would maintain steady growth in demand.

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The Export Situation of China's Glasses, Light Machinery, Sewing Machine Industry from Jan to Apr in 2010
August 24, 2010

The export of glasses industry increases steadily.

From Jan to Apr, the total export sum of the glasses industry is 860 million U.S. dollars, up 14.7% over the same sunglasses last year, but the growth rate decreased 2.1% compared with the first quarter. Thereinto, the export volume of Apr is 230 million U.S. dollars.

The eyeglass has total exported 300 million pieces from Jan to Apr with an increase of 21.1% over the same period last year; and the accumulative total export sum is 130 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 13.5% over the same period last year. 620 million pairs of glasses are exported, up 8.6% over the same period last year; and the wedding dress total export sum is 500 million U.S. dollars with an increase of 4.6% compared with the same period last year. In addition, the accumulative total export sum of glasses frames, glasses parts and eyeglasses is 230 million U.S. dollars, up 46.9% over the same period last year.

The light women garments industry export grows stably, but the special equipments for the plastics processing increase quickly.

From Jan to Apr, the export volume of China light machinery industry is 770 million U.S. dollars with an uv lamp increase of 24.6% over the same period last year, but compared with the first quarter the growth rate decreased 0.2%. And the export sum of Apr is 200 million U.S. dollars.

There are 841,000 units special equipment for manufacturing pulp and paper are total exported from Jan to Apr, down 9.5% compared with the same period last year; and total handbags export sum is 130 million U.S. dollars with an increase of 23.7% over the same period last year. The machineries of food and beverage manufacturing and processing have total tattoo machine exported 352 thousand units, up 7.6% compared with the same period last year; and the accumulative total export sum is 140 million U.S. dollars with an increase of 9.2% over the same period last year. The plastics processing equipment are total exported 10,000 units, up 59.7% over the same period last year; and the total export sum is 220 million U.S. dollars, increase 41.3% over the same period last year.

The sewing tattoo machine industry export increases fast, and the non-household-type sewing machine grows rapidly.

From Jan to Apr, the total garments export sum of the sewing machine industry is 420 million U.S. dollars with an increase of 26.2% over the same period last year, but the growth rate decreased 8.5% compared with the same period last year.

The household sewing machines are total jewelry exported 1.817 million units, up 36.7% over the same period last year; and the total watch export sum is 78.249 million U.S. dollars with an increase of 36.2% over last year. The non-household-type sewing machine are total exported 584,000 units, increase 63.6% compared with the same period last year; the accumulative total handbag export sum is 131.899 million U.S. dollars, and it increases 80.5% over the same period last year. The sewing machine parts have total buauty tools exported 11,000 tons with an increase of 45.0%; and the total export volume is 40.526 million U.S. dollars, up 64.6%.

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Expensive kitchenware hits British markets

The newest items on bridal gift registries in Britain are diamond encrusted cutlery sets and pots ranging from $200,000 to $400,000. Two retailers, Selfridges and Harrods, are tapping into the newly discovered high-end market -- Selfridges with a diamond-encrusted cutlery set priced at $411,872.58 and Harrods with a "show-stopping" gold and diamond-studded cooking pan costing $205,924.29, The Scotsman reported Monday.

Harrods department store said their pot, which contains 200 diamonds of various sizes, is "probably the most precious pot in the world."Selfridges' 144-piece solid-silver cutlery set was made with 4,000 diamonds weighing 74 carats and is made-to-order. "This wonderful cutlery set is catering to customers who have a passion for craftsmanship of the highest order where money is no object," said Kit Li-Perry, the head of Selfridges' home department. "We know this is exactly what some of our customers want from Selfridges and we are delighted to be able to satisfy their expectations."
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Kitchenware bargains at the fair

LOOKING for some assistance in the kitchen? Come to The Star Property & Home Fair 2008 where Sterling Store Sdn Bhd might be able to provide just what you need.It is offering among others a multi-functional mixer, the Kitchen Aid Artisan KSM150 stand mixer, dishwashers, washing machines, vacuum cleaners, hobhood ovens, microwave ovens and gas stoves from various brands at the fair.

Store manager Ong Seok Heng said the company would be selling the mixer at a pro-motional price of RM2,488 in-stead of its normal price of RM2,690.“It comes with all the acces-sories. We’ll also be demons- trating its use at the fair,” she said.The store will be giving away free gifts along with every purchase. It will also provide free deliver. Customers on the first day are entitled to free installation of the kitchenware. Check out also the refrigerators at the RiTech Audio and Electronic Sdn Bhd’s booths at the fair where newly released re-frigerators by Mitsubishi Electric, called Folio, would be showcased.Mitsubishi Electric’s Ivan Teoh said the refrigerators came with attractive features like soft free-zing, auto shelf and the paten-ted technology — Vitamin Factory.
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Kitchenware retained as Natural World goes into administration

Handling of the Rachel Allen kitchenware and textiles collection is being transferred to a new division of the Lambert Howarth Group after it put its Natural World business into administration last month.The group had been trying to find a buyer for Natural World but appointed Manchester-based administrator BDO Stoy Hayward after concluding that it could no longer support the business's trading losses.

Lambert Howarth says its brand development team is being extended to support its new, London-based Lifestyle division, which will be retaining some elements of the LHG homewares business. The Lifestyle team will continue to look after the Rachel Allen licensed products, which will be available throughout the UK and Ireland from the end of September. Natural World showed the Rachel Allen collection at June's Exclusively Housewares exhibition. The TV chef's products include oven-to-tableware, ceramics, chopping boards, utensils and textiles such as aprons and placemats.
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The point of knives

One idea, first proposed in 2005, is a response to a grisly mundane truth expressed by Met chief Ian Blair this week - that "the most common knife involved in these deaths is a knife from a kitchen". The proposal came from three emergency medicine specialists, and it's a simple one: getting rid of the points on the ends of longer kitchen knives. Drs Emma Hern, Will Glazebrook and Mike Beckett wrote an editorial in the British Medical Journal, suggesting that since "many assaults are impulsive", government action could "drastically reduce the availability" of a "potentially lethal weapon". So what would the effect have been if, in 2003, the government had persuaded knife manufacturers to offer a greater range of styles, with the pointed-end, long-blade design no longer the default?

Dr Beckett puts it simply: if long pointed knives had become less available, we would have seen fewer deaths from knife injuries. Of course, there would have been other effects. Other readers of the BMJ were quick to list dishes which need a pointed knife during preparation: butterflying a leg of lamb, carving a forerib of beef, and so on. The self-styled maverick American chef Anthony Bourdain went further, saying that for chefs, knives "are extensions of our arms, and in many ways, our personalities", adding "where there is no risk, there is no pleasure".
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Kitchenware retained as Natural World goes into administration

Handling of the Rachel Allen kitchenware and textiles collection is being transferred to a new division of the Lambert Howarth Group after it put its Natural World business into administration last month.The group had been trying to find a buyer for Natural World but appointed Manchester-based administrator BDO Stoy Hayward after concluding that it could no longer support the business's trading losses.

Lambert Howarth says its brand development team is being extended to support its new, London-based Lifestyle division, which will be retaining some elements of the LHG homewares business. The Lifestyle team will continue to look after the Rachel Allen licensed products, which will be available throughout the UK and Ireland from the end of September. Natural World showed the Rachel Allen collection at June's Exclusively Housewares exhibition. The TV chef's products include oven-to-tableware, ceramics, chopping boards, utensils and textiles such as aprons and placemats.

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