Dankotuwa introduced the new DUO shape in white porcelain, designed by Prof Wolf Karnagel (the famous tableware shape designer of Germany), at the Frankfurt Ambiente fair last month but uncertainty over GSP+ concessions is worrying European buyers.
“The majority of Dankotuwa’s exports go to the European market and the withdrawal of the GSP + facility was of great concern to all the buyers. Several buyers wanted shipments made to reach the destination port before August 1 the date on which the GSP+ concession will expire. They were reluctant to make commitments for any shipments after this date,” a statement from the Sri Lankan company said.
It said there appeared to be better optimism in the US market where the demand for 2010 will remain the same as the previous year or maybe more. Prof Karnagel has designed two other shapes for Dankotuwa earlier and both have been very popular. Ambiente fair is the most important fair for tableware. |
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