Basic Facts
Foshan is a city located centrally in Guangdong Province, southern China. The town of Foshan is many centuries old, and is famous for its porcelain industry. Now, the third largest city in Guangdong, it has become relatively auent compared to other Chinese cities, and is home to many large private enterprises. In Guangdong, Foshan is one of the regions with fast economic growth, high gross amount of economy and powerful economic strength.
Foshan Ceramics
Foshan, the capital of ceramic, which accounts for more than half production output in China, has gathered over 60% amount of ceramic brands. In 2009, exports of ceramic reached 2.2 billion dollar, accounting for 77% of total exports in Guangdong Province and 55% of total exports in the whole of China. From the beginning of 2010 to November, exports of ceramic in Foshan reached 2 billion dollar, increasing 36%. Adapting new trend of energy saving, ceramic companies in Foshan independently produced ceramic board and o cially introduced in mainland China the rst high aluminum low carbon ultra-thin brick series, which is less than half the thickness of ordinary brick but 30% solider than that.
