This will ensure its porcelain tableware products, which are already available in the south and northern states of India, are sold in Mumbai and other western areas of India as well.

"Although facing severe competition from many overseas producers in Bangladesh, Indonesia and China, Dabkotuwa has always responded quickly to changing market demands and has won back the markets," it said.

"With the more recent and more severe downturn in the traditional markets of Europe and USA and the turnaround in those markets taking time, the company is now focusing on the Asian region and has been making steady inroads into India."