Zhejiang Shenqiao increases leather furniture exports

03/01/2005

China’s largest furniture manufacturer Zhejiang Shenqiao Industrial Company has increased its exports of leather and wooden furniture by 35% in the nine-month period January to December 2004. Total exports of leather furniture amounted to $390 million for the nine months.

 

Zhejiang Shenqiao Industrial Company is part of the Zhejiang Kasen Industrial Company Ltd that became well-known in 2001 when one of its sofas was chosen to furnish the White House. The company’s improved results for 2004 have largely been attributed to sales overseas. The company already has 12 stores in the UK and Australia and plans to open a further 50 in the near future.