China's sunglasses suppliers continue to rely on their traditional strengths: OEM work, high output and low prices. But as competition heats up, more makers are adding a fourth dimension to attract buyers - the capability to develop unique designs.

Since Global Sources' first sunglasses report in May 2003, more and more China suppliers have realized that offering the world's lowest prices is no longer enough to ensure survival.

As a result, R&D expenditure is rising quickly, with the country's 300-plus exporters competing to launch fashion, sports and children's designs with special features.

This 117-page Market Intelligence Report highlights these and many more recent trends, such as the move to high-end models, which will help you source more efficiently and more effectively from China.

With Sunglasses: Supplier capability in China you will get:
- Deep profiles of 16 leading manufacturers, based on personal factory visits and extensive interviews with senior managers by Global Sources analysts
- Short profile tables of 57 additional suppliers containing key information such as production capabilities, output ratios, export capacities and major OEM customers
- A convenient ranking of all 73 suppliers based on measures such as output capacities, export volumes and sales, and sizes of R&D and QC teams
- An easy-to-navigate Product Gallery profiling 165 top export models from China

You will also:
- Identify companies that are focusing R&D efforts on new frame shapes, special lens coatings, and new materials and functions
- Discover which manufacturers are expanding production capacities either by purchasing advanced equipment or building new plants
- Find out what R&D teams in China are doing to make sports models more lightweight and ergonomic, while also improving visibility
- Understand better the children's sunglasses sector, including the trend to release designs with wire-rim and rimless frames, long popular on adult models