China's stone industry maintained rapid growth for eight consecutive years

Since it became the world's largest stone producer, exporter, and consumer nation in 2005, China's stone industry has maintained rapid growth for eight consecutive years, and has accounted for nearly 20% of the world's stone processing and production. The Chinese stone industry is becoming a hot spot in the world market and continues to drive the development of the global stone industry.

The latest statistics show that from January to May 2012, the output of natural marble building boards in China reached 42.618 million square meters, an increase of 23.21% over the same period of last year; the output of natural granite building boards in the country reached 153.4446 million square meters, a year-on-year increase of 35.54%. .

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Global stone industry shifts

As one of the global sunrise industries, the stone industry has developed rapidly in recent years. Since 1990, the world's stone production and trade volume has grown at an annual rate of 7.3% and 9.2% respectively, and the entire industry has grown significantly faster than other industries. Some experts predict that in 2015 the annual output value of the global stone industry will exceed 300 billion US dollars.

Global integration has promoted the development of China's stone industry. As a member of the world stone industry, China began to surpass the traditional stone power countries Italy and Spain from 2005, becoming the largest stone production, consumption and export country in the world. Nowadays, many customers from Italy, Turkey, Brazil and other countries have turned to China for their stone products, and China’s share of stone in the international stone market is increasing day by day.

Under the background of vigorous economic and social development, with the acceleration of the process of urbanization, the promotion of investment by the state, and the escalation of consumer spending, China's stone industry is ushering in a new wave of development. According to statistical data from related departments, in 2011, the main business income of stone enterprises above designated size in China reached 241.4 billion yuan, an increase of 20.6% over the previous year, and the total amount of stone import and export, as well as the amount of stone, also achieved substantial growth.

Industry experts believe that the world stone production and trade center has shifted from the traditional European region to Asia in Asia.

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Stone is widely used

Stone, as a building material product, occupies a considerable proportion of the global building material output value, and this proportion will continue to expand in the next 10 to 15 years.

According to industry insiders, as a typical mineral resource, stone is divided into marble, granite, sandstone and many other categories. There are thousands of color varieties, and it has been global because of its scarcity, environmental protection, natural and high-quality characteristics. The preferred materials for large-scale public construction projects, medium-to-high-grade buildings, and home renovations.

Large public construction projects are one of the major markets for stone materials. Various cities in the world are building roads, squares, parks, airports, subways and other projects, all of which are widely used in various types of stone materials, providing stone companies with broad development opportunities.

The high-end stone products are mainly used for high-end real estate projects. Common star hotels, high-end clubs, villas, and high-end communities all need to use a large number of different types of stone products for interior and exterior decoration. In particular, traditional stone consumer countries such as the United States, Germany, Italy, and Spain are using a large number of mid- to high-end stone products because of their architectural styles, living traditions, and environmental protection.

With the improvement of living and living standards, the use of stone in the home improvement of the floor, cabinets, walls are also increasing. Taking China as an example, according to the statistics of related departments, the stone products used in the home improvement market accounted for 20% of the total consumption, and reached 30% to 40% in some high-end residential buildings. This has also led to the unprecedented prosperity of the world stone market.

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Unprecedented stone industry

Statistics show that foreign trade in the stone industry in China has maintained a high growth trend in recent years. Guangdong Yunfu and Fujian Nan'an, as the two major stone export bases in China, have accounted for more than 15% of the global stone trade volume. With the intensification of the debt crisis in Europe, stone consumption in Europe and the United States and other developed countries will rely more on Chinese stone.

Some experts pointed out that China's stone products have taken a pivotal position in the international market. In Japan, South Korea, the United States, Germany, the Netherlands and other places, a large number of imported stone materials are dependent on China; in France, Britain, Italy, Spain, and Middle East, Southeast Asia and other stone traditional consumption areas, the share of Chinese stone has reached considerable The proportion is steadily increasing.

At present, urban construction in various parts of the country is surging, and the demand for stone products has remained high. In a relatively long period of time, the overall trend of investment and construction scale in cities will also expand, and the urbanization process will continue to accelerate. The city’s massive infrastructure construction, residential construction, investment in fixed assets, etc. will form a huge demand for stone products. It also brings unprecedented opportunities for the development of China's stone industry.

It is understood that at present, the stone has a sales volume of about 400 million square meters in our country's loading market, while the sales volume of ceramic tile as an alternative product still reaches 300 billion yuan, and there is still a huge market space for stone products. Nowadays, some domestic stone companies are fully involved in the home improvement market. Through the standardization, standardization, and experiential marketing of the products, they share a huge market cake.

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