“The expansion of the global kitchen and table glassware industry is forecast to reach 3.1% p.a. in the coming years. Between 2008 and 2014 the market increased with an average annual growth of 7.1%. Currently, other than lead crystal drinking glasses account for 47.4% of the global demand while the remaining market share is divided between lead crystal drinking glasses (2.6%), other lead crystal glassware for kitchen and table (1.3%), other low expansion glassware for kitchen and table (5.1%), glass-ceramic ware for kitchen and table (7.5%) and other glassware for kitchen and table (36.1%).
China, Germany, Turkey, the United States and Vietnam represent the largest kitchen and table glassware markets while the strongest annual growth is forecast to occur in Morocco (17.9%), Yemen (12.9%), Cambodia (10.4%), Rwanda (10.2%), Vietnam (9.9%).”
