Kathmandu, Nov. 13 -- based publication covering the global ceramic tile industry, has published an analysis of Nepal's ceramic tile sector, examining how domestic manufacturers have established a presence in a market long dominated by imports from China and India.

The analysis looks at how manufacturers in landlocked Nepal have competed with large-scale Chinese producers and low-cost factories in Morbi, a ceramic manufacturing hub in Gujarat, India.

It features Lumbini Ceramics, which produces fully vitrified tiles under the Laminar brand at its factory in Gulariya, Bardiya. The company has also started exporting tiles to Uttar Pradesh in India.

Shorter delivery times have helped domestic manufacturers compete with imported products, ...