To say that kitchen hardware manufacturing or hardware furniture fittings manufacturer is big business in China would be an understatement. According to the latest statistics available from the World Kitchen Hardware Association, China accounts for more than 90% of all kitchen hardware manufactured worldwide—including 85% of all kitchen cabinets and 80% of all kitchen appliances such as ovens, stoves, and microwaves (and this doesn’t even include imported products). All told, it’s estimated that there are over 8 million individual manufacturers of kitchen hardware in China alone, and more than 100 million people employed by hardware furniture fittings manufacturers in this industry.