Noritake unveils Bone China tableware in Rs 300m investment

Noritake Lanka Porcelain (Pvt) Limited, a subsidiary of Noritake Co., Ltd, of Japan has pioneered in manufacturing Bone China tableware in Sri Lanka.

After 35 years, Noritake Lanka Porcelain got the consent from Noritake Limited of Japan to manufacture Bone China tableware in Sri Lanka. Bone China tableware invented in UK is regarded as the ultimate evolvement in tableware industry and is the most expensive tableware in the world.

Noritake Lanka Porcelain has spent more than Rs. 300 million to facilitate Bone China production in its factory in Matale.

This includes modern fast firing kiln, automated forming machine and spray glazing machines.

Already Noritake Lanka Porcelain has received orders for its Bone China tableware from the countries such as Japan, the USA and UK.

It is a very important fact for Noritake Lanka Porcelain has received orders from Japan apart from other countries and the Japanese market is regarded as the toughest market in the world as it insists high quality of products.

Noritake Lanka is hoping to allocate majority of its factory capacity for Bone China production in the future as it generates more value for inputs, spokesman said.

The company technical staff were trained in Noritake’s Bone China plant in Imari, Japan. Apart from body mix, Bone China production process has vast differences in areas such as firing techniques and glazing method when compared with the production process of the regular white porcelain.

At present the Bone China production process is controlled by a Japanese expertise stationed in the factory. He trains local production staff in these vital areas.