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Glossary entry

Dutch term or phrase:

gpa-branche (need another name for glass, porcelain and earthenware industry)

English translation:

glass and ceramics

Added to glossary by Deborah do Carmo
May 18, 2005 06:52
19 yrs ago
Dutch term

gpa-branche (need another name for glass, porcelain and earthenware industry)

Dutch to English Other Journalism Interview
Hi,

I know this translates as the glass, porcelain and earthenware industry/trade but my problem is that later in the same sentence it says this person who works in the "gpa-branche" was a sales manager for promotional glass, porcelain and earthernware items for the beverage industry.

Can't seem to find the collective term for this sector in English.

Tableware is too limited I think as that would exclude ornaments etc, etc - anyone know if this sector has a specific name in English?

Is part of an interview I'm translating and the person is giving a brief rundown of his employment history.

Thanks
Debs

Proposed translations

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Dutch term (edited): gpa
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glass and ceramics

'Glass and ceramics' is the common collocation in English and covers all bases:

-> "Ceramic materials are used in all forms of pottery, from crude earthenware to the finest porcelain, and in industrial and engineering products. Ceramic products include cookware and dinnerware; art objects, such as figurines; building materials, such as brick; abrasives, such as alumina, and specialized cutting tools; electrical equipment, such as insulators in spark plugs; refractories, such as firebrick and the heat shield on the space shuttle; and artificial bones and medical devices."
http://www.answers.com/ceramics&r=67
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