Glassware industry

From the traditional glass-blowing process started,600 million yuan annual output value of a
Qixian "blown out" of a large-scale industrialbreakthrough. In 2007, Qixian glassware exports
clusters, not only in the number of fast expansionreached 150 million U.S. dollars, accounting for 20%
of production technology and processes have alsoof exports glassware.
made remarkable progress.Qixian glassware industry cluster development and
In Shanxi Dahua Glass Industrial Companygrowth, not only reflected in the expansion of the
production workshop, the reporters saw moltennumber, the more important is the production
glass of water sticking to a long iron pipe at onetechnology and the rapid progress of technology.
end, the workers in the iron pipe the other side of"Qixian glassware production no longer the original
mouth blowing, blowing the power of differentignition every family and every household smoking
molten glass of water on the magic to becomescenes in 2000, we have energy-saving emission
circular, elliptical and other shapes. A few back andreduction according to the requirements of the
forth down a beautiful glass crafts produced ontechnological transformation of enterprises in the
the preliminary. "Do not underestimate justcounty of all glassware, the effect is very
blowing their mouths, it was a very difficultobvious." Qi County Development Plan by the
technology, living, workers have to rely on theSecretary Zhao Yi Kan told reporters.
master day after day, year after year, theFrom the earth round furnace to gas furnace,
accumulation of experience can be trained in aelectric furnace, to the beginning of the year using
real skill." Dahua Glass Industrial Co. Planningnatural gas furnace, technology upgrades before
Division Hsu, Pen-jun said.the line went through a gradual process. A circular
As in the Great Fuhua Glass Co., the company'sfurnace is glassware began to soil the main
production workshop to see for decades, Qixian aproduction equipment, open burning coal, energy
piece of glass product is so little by little "blownconsumption and pollution are high; gas stove is
out", and "blow out" a full-scale industrial clusters,still not completely solve the pollution problem;
"blowing "It's a Qixian's pillar industries.electric furnace to solve the pollution problem, but
Turning glassware industry in Qixian rapidthe energy consumption is higher; even if the
development and has a considerable size, manyenergy consumption of natural gas furnace is
Qixian people say that it was a "forced" out ofdown, and no pollution.
industry. They said Qixian glassware industry isThe continuous upgrading of production
the "two out", the main raw material forequipment, professional and technical personnel is
production of quartz sand and soda ash are allbound to put forward higher requirements. It is
imported from other provinces brought into theunderstood that employees in the business now
sales market is dominated by foreign countries.Qixian glassware, with more than 5,000
Qixian living in inland areas, the development ofprofessional and technical personnel, accounting for
glass industry, there is no natural advantages.14% of the total number, while from Germany,
Qixian county party secretary still Jinhua said thatRomania, Italy and China Yantai, Shanghai, Tianjin
despite the lack of a congenital condition, butand other places to introduce more than 100
Qixian the development of glass industry, is notprofessionals Permanent Qixian engage in new
incidental. First of all, unlike the surrounding citiesproducts and new technology development.
and counties Qixian as rich in coal resources, the"Not just glassware industry, in its lead, Qixian
development of labor-intensive processingpackaging, refractories, chemicals and other
industries has been the preferred direction ofsupporting industries has shown very strong
economic development Qixian; Secondly, Qixiangrowth momentum." Zhao Yi Kan said, "for
people with a long tradition of production ofexample, pairs of Friends of the packaging
glassware with a certain degree of industrial base.company, has become the size of Shanxi
Time to go back to the early 50s of the lastProvince the largest carton packaging business,
century, Qixian glass industry productionGuanzhong company's annual output of refractory
cooperatives set up nine employees to covercrucible two thousand pieces is the crucible the
products such as kerosene lamps, blowing thecountry's largest manufacturing enterprises. "
curtain of a curtain the development of thisQixian existing glassware industry, supporting
industry. 50 end of the decade, this co-operativemore than 80 companies, of which nearly 30
through the plant building and equipmentpackaging enterprises, employing more than 1,600
modification, changed its name to the state Qixianpeople, the annual output value of 130 million yuan
glass. With this unassuming little glass for theor more; 7 refractories enterprises, employment
seed, through constant fission, literally made of ahas more than 260, the annual output value of
full-scale glass industry cluster.3000 million yuan; chemical raw material supply
Qixian glassware industry cluster's growth beganenterprise 10; candles and processing enterprises,
in the last century 80's, when Qixian part ofiron manufacturers, hand-painted businesses, mold
state-owned glass factory workers to leave themanufacturing enterprises and so a total of more
company their own businesses, founded thethan 40.
crystal glass and Tung Yuan Peng glass two"After several decades of development, the
private enterprises, when the output value morecurrent Qixian glassware industry has become a
than 1000 million yuan, the product into thesolid industrial base, concentration of production
international market; the last century, 90's,layout, product mix is complete, the production
glassware market prosperity, after 10 years ofsystem is perfect, with strong export
cultivation, a group of professionals is reachingcompetitiveness of labor-intensive industries."
maturity Qixian glassware industry into the fastShang Jinhua said.
lane, more than 80 manufacturing enterprises,