The Austrian-run Rondor housewares factory in Shaping, Guangdong, opened in 1978, becoming one of the first foreign companies to enter China after the Cultural Revolution. Its first product was a $1.50 whisk.
Since then, Rondor housewares has transformed. Now it makes designer candlesticks for Scandinavian lifestyle brands, which can retail for more than $1,000.
Just down the road, Rondor textiles, a sister company, tells a similar story. Its first product, a tracksuit for a western sportswear brand, retailed for about $30. Now it makes high-end ski suits for niche European brands, which retail for as much as $1,700.
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