Turkey’s natural stones export revenue increases by 17% to $981.8mn

Turkey's natural stones' export revenue increased by 17% from US$1.90 billion (€1.40 billion) to $2.2 billion in 2013, when compared to 2012. A total of $981.8 million of this amount was made to China, which represents an increase of 25% in comparison to 2012. Turkey sold marble and travertine worth $978.88 million to China.

January 22, 2014 Read time: 1 min

Turkey's natural stones' export revenue increased by 17% from US$1.90 billion (€1.40 billion) to $2.2 billion in 2013, when compared to 2012.

A total of $981.8 million of this amount was made to China, which represents an increase of 25% in comparison to 2012. Turkey sold marble and travertine worth $978.88 million to China.

Marble and travertine export revenue was up by 27% to €1.123 billion and trimmed marble, trimmed travertine, other trimmed natural stones (which can be used in construction), granite and other natural stones such as tiles and stone pieces export revenue was $761.504 million, $261.210 million, $24.447mn, $17.686 million and $14.273 million, respectively.

The country's exports to the US was worth $298.101 million; to Iraq, $144.945 million; Saudi Arabia, $94.964 million and to Azerbaijan, $45.470 million.

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Marmomacc 2015 opens during promising growth period for Italian stone exports

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Italian natural stone and processing technology exports set off again

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Italian marble reaps rewards abroad with +9.7% for exports in 2012

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World marble and natural stone market demand up for 5th consecutive year

The world marble-natural stone sector in 2014 continued its growth trend for the fifth consecutive year (+3.85% over the previous year), according to the XXVI World Stone Report edited by Carlo Montaini for publisher Aldus.

The Report states that 2014 saw total world marble-natural stone output in excess of 100 million m³, equivalent to 80 million tonnes gross (net of quarry waste) and 1.5 billion m² of equivalent products at the conventional thickness for a slab of marble of 2cm.

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