Earthenware
is a ceramic material that has a variety of purposes ranging from
decorative objects, tableware to pottery. Most modern craft and
amateur pottery is earthenware. Until porcelain became very widely
used in the modern period, the great majority of pottery from the
earliest times onwards was of types classed as earthenware.
Earthenware has been made for over 9,000 years all over the world,
and it continues to be a popular type of pottery. There are several
types of earthenware, including: creamware, terracotta, faience,
tin-glazed pottery, victorian majolica, yellowware, ironstone ware,
raku and delftware among others. Earthenware is made by heating the
clay at a range of 1000 and 1150 degrees Celsius and gloss fired from
950 to 1050 degree celcius. The blend of materials in earthenware
varies, depending on the region, but it generally includes minerals
such as feldspar, quartz, ball clay, and china clay or kaolin.
Earthenware is less expensive than porcelain but they can also break
easily as they are prepared at a temperature lower than porcelain.
Applications for
earthenware include art ware, tableware, and other home decorative
items. Terracotta is clay-based glazed or unglazed ceramic, where the
fired body is porous. It is used in water and waste water pipes,
vessels such as flower pots, along with sculpture such as Greek
terracotta figurines and the Terracotta Army. Creamware is
cream-coloured earthenware with a lead glaze over a pale body. It was
created about 1750 by the potters of Staffordshire, England and
serves as an inexpensive substitute for the soft-paste porcelains
being developed by contemporary manufactories. Delftware denotes blue
and white pottery made in and around Delft in the Netherlands and the
tin-glazed pottery made in the Netherlands from the 16th century.
Delftware includes pottery objects of all descriptions such as
ornaments, tile and plates. Faience is type of earthenware of high
quality, which is made to look like Chinese porcelain with its opaque
white glaze. Yellowware is type of earthenware named after the yellow
appearance given to the clay used for its production. This
earthenware originated in the UK in the late 18th-century and was
produced in the US from the late 1820s. Ironstone is a type of
vitreous pottery first made in the UK in 18th century. It has
appearance and properties similar to fine stoneware. It was developed
in the 19th century by potters in Staffordshire, England as an
alternative for porcelain.
The earthenware
industry is driven by generic trends in home decorations.
Opportunities can be found in niche markets where the high design
products are promising. However, availability of modern low cost
alternatives can hamper the growth of this market.
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Asia Pacific remains
a lucrative market for the pottery and earthenware industry. China
India, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines and Malaysia are the primary
consumers of earthenware due to rising demand for home decorative
items from a growing middle class population. Crafts made with
earthenware are popular in these countries and the demand is expected
to grow substantially in the coming few years.
The vendors in the
earthenware industry have to invest in logistics system and
high-quality production processes, that guarantee fast delivery and
the development of creative earthenware products in order to keep
market share. Some of the key players in this market are Ceradyne,
Stryker, Asahi Glass, CeramTec, Kyocera, CoorsTek and Corning among
others.
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