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A small company middle Georgia is turning the tables on global trade - it's making chopsticks and sending them to China. And it may be the start of a new manufacturing trend in Georgia.
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A small company middle Georgia is turning the tables on global trade - it's making chopsticks and sending them to China. And it may be the start of a new manufacturing trend in Georgia.
Broadcast History
WABE, Atlanta: July 2011
VOA News, July 2011
Transcript
COALS TO NEWCASTLE: GEORGIA COMPANY EXPORTS CHOPSTICKS TO CHINA
A small company in middle Georgia is turning the tables on global trade – it’s making chopsticks and sending them to China. And it may be the start of new manufacturing trend in Georgia.
Philip Graitcer (great-sir) has this story.
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Who would have thought it? But the small Georgia city of Americus – about three hours south of Atlanta - is becoming the go-to place to help Asia meet its demand for wooden chopsticks. Korean immigrant, Jae Lee, started Georgia Chopsticks in November.
[amb factory sounds]
T19:1007. Right now we are making about 2 million pairs of chopsticks per day. But we are increasing. End of this year, we’ll produce 10 million per day.
The world market for chopsticks is huge; about one-third of the world’s population uses chopsticks. In China, several hundred manufacturers turn o...
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