- The word ceramic is
derived from the Greek word (keramikos). The term covers inorganic
non-metallic materials whose formation is due to the action of heat. The
word ceramic can be an adjective, and can also be used as a noun to
refer to a ceramic material, or a product of ceramic manufacture.
Ceramics is a singular noun referring to the art of making things out of
ceramic materials.
- The technology of
manufacturing and usage of ceramic materials is part of the field of
ceramic engineering. Many ceramic materials are hard, porous and
brittle. The study and development of ceramics includes methods to
mitigate problems associated with these characteristics, and to
accentuate the strengths of the materials as well as to investigate
novel applications.
- The general process
steps used in the production of ceramics include raw material
processing, mixing, forming, shape drying, glazing, firing, and
finishing. Raw material processing typically includes crushing,
grinding, screening, drying, and granulation or powder formation. After
initial processing, the raw materials are mixed and formed.
- The market of
ceramic and porcelain tableware in Japan has been stabilized at low
levels. Tableware to be used as necessities of life is already
saturated, and in the replacement demand due to damage, the imports from
China dominate the market with its low price and usefulness, and
accordingly it causes whole market’s price decline.
- Sri Lanka has
established a niche for itself in the global market for supplying a wide
variety of ceramic products of different size, shape and shades, ranging
from tableware to sanitary ware and glazed/polished tiles to ornamental
ware. Today, Sri Lanka's ceramic products compete alongside ceramic
giants such as Italy, Spain and others of similar standing such as
China, Indonesia and Taiwan.
- Ceramic Industry in
India is about 100 years old. It comprises ceramic tiles, sanitary ware
and crockery items. Ceramic products are manufactured both in the large
and small-scale sector with wide variation in type, size, quality and
standard. India ranks 7th in the world in term of production of ceramic
tiles and produced 200 million sq. meters of ceramic tiles, out of a
global production of 6400 million sq. meters during 2003-04.
State-of-the-art ceramic goods are being manufactured in the country and
the technology adopted by the Indian ceramic Industry is of
international standard.
- The sample
population characterized by small companies growing slowly and
diversifying in small incremental changes. 64% of firms in the sample
have reported an increase in the level of competition between 1996 and
2001. Among the main competitors, little over half of the firms have
competitors overseas, whilst around 40% of the firms have local or
competitors elsewhere in the UK.
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