Materials · Metal Furniture Steel, iron, and aluminum account for a significant share of what China exports under the furniture category, yet buyers often treat them as interchangeable. They are not. The metal type, section gauge, finish system, and construction method each determine whether a piece performs for ten years in a hotel lobby or […]
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Furniture · Sourcing Guide Rattan and synthetic rattan furniture are both produced at scale across China, but they behave very differently over time and in different environments. Natural rattan is a plant material with real limitations outdoors; PE synthetic rattan is an extruded plastic that can handle full exposure — if the resin grade and […]
Sourcing Guide · Outdoor Furniture Outdoor furniture from China has matured considerably over the past decade. Powder-coated aluminum, PE rattan, and solution-dyed acrylic now account for the bulk of what serious B2B buyers ship to the US, Europe, Australia, and the Middle East — and the quality gap between well-specified Chinese product and European-assembled equivalents […]