China's cookware manufacturing industry is grappling with soaring prices for both stainless steel and aluminum.

These rising material costs have resulted in a dramatic drop in export growth rates. While exports rose by 20% in 2003, they slowed to a mere 6% in 2004.

This report will answer these questions. You will be able to:

•	Identify suppliers that can meet your requirements
•	Find the best products, at the best prices for your customers
•	Know the benefits of sourcing from different production centers
•	And much more...

The incisive analysis in this report will help you evaluate what producers are doing to offset rising costs. It will also help you pre-qualify suppliers that best meet your needs.

Plus, you'll get supplier profiles and a detailed industry overview — including product developments, price forecasts and more — covering issues that will impact your 2005 sourcing decisions.

What you'll get Deep profiles of 15 major cookware makers that provide detailed information on manufacturing capabilities, product offerings and future plans. Based on factory tours and personal interviews with senior managers, these profiles are available nowhere else Profiles of an additional 56 suppliers featuring key information such as machinery installed, export sales, and production, output and export volumes A Product Gallery highlighting 126 best-selling products with specifications and full-color pictures The results of Global Sources' latest supplier survey, forecasting price, product, production and R&D trends for the next 12 months This report covers: stainless steel cookware, aluminum cookware, ceramic cookware, cast-iron cookware and copper cookware

Inside this report Executive Summary (1) Preview page Industry Overview (14) Preview page - Supplier demographics - Products and prices - Materials and components - Manufacturing     Supplier Profiles (63) Preview page - Products - Manufacturing capability - Outlook - Popular export models   Product Gallery (18) Preview page - Stainless-steel cookware - Carbon-steel cookware - Aluminum cookware - Cast-iron and copper cookware Get the complete version of this report.

All information contained in China Sourcing Reports is the result of exclusive, ground-level and definitive research conducted by Global Sources' analysts. Companies featured in these reports may or may not be clients of Global Sources.

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