Tableware maker charts new growth path

After more than 30 years of growth in East China's Fujian province, Lin Chi-te, chairman of Zhengshi Tableware Co Ltd, wants to build his company into a century-old enterprise and pass it down to future generations.

Lin, 56, said his family and friends are very optimistic about the vast mainland market that has a population of more than 1.4 billion.

"In my opinion, there is probably no better investment environment in the world than here on the mainland," he said in an interview with China Daily. "The potential for the knives market on the mainland is enormous."