Granite, Marble & Stone (MCP-1590) - Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

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This report analyzes the US Market for Granite, Marble & Stone in US$ Million and Million Metric Tons by the following Product Segments: Crushed Stone, and Dimension Stone (Granite, Marble, & Other Stones). Annual forecasts are provided for the period 2007 through 2015. Also, a five-year historic analysis is provided. The report profiles 288 companies including many key and niche players such as American Marazzi Tile, Inc., Benchmark, CaesarStone, Cambria, CCM Enterprises, Craig Baker Marble Co., Inc., Dakota Granite Company, Dal-Tile International, Inc., Duracite, Inc., Precision Countertops, Inc., RockSolid Granit USA Incorporated, U.S. Stoneworks, Inc., and Vangura Surfaces Products, Inc. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are primarily based upon search engine sources in the public domain.

Code :	MCP-1590
Price :	$3850
Companies :	288

Pages :	404
Date :	February 2010
Market Data Tables :	85

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GRANITE, MARBLE & STONE (Complete Report)

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$3850

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

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Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations.....I-1

Disclaimers.....I-2

Data Interpretation & Reporting Level.....I-2

Quantitative Techniques & Analytics.....I-3

Product Definitions and Scope of Study.....I-3

Crushed Stone.....I-3

Dimension Stone.....I-3

Granite.....I-4

Marble.....I-4

Other Stones.....I-4

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW.....II-1

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Introduction.....II-1

Table 1: Global Stone Market (2006): Percentage Breakdown of Production Volume by Leading Country - China, India, Italy, Iran, Turkey, Spain, Brazil and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1

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Polished Marble Tiles and Slabs in Demand.....II-2

Granite Industry Shifts to a High-Volume Low Margin Business.....II-2

Factories Focus on Working with New Materials.....II-2

Growing Use of Granite in Major Projects.....II-2

Granite Turns into a Capital Intensive Industry.....II-2

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Regional Market Trends.....II-3

Slump in US Stone Imports Prevails.....II-3

US EPA Confirms Safety of Granite.....II-3

Sharp Decline in Italian Exports of Marble and Granite.....II-3

Italian Stone Industry Targets Lebanese Market.....II-3

$100

War Against Terror Impairs Pakistani Exports of Marble and Chromite.....II-4

Indian Granite Industry Targets Domestic Market.....II-4

Indian Granite Industry Requires Latest Technologies.....II-4

China to Witness Growth in Countertops Market.....II-4

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Turkey Fails to Meet the Demand for Processed Marble.....II-5

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2. PRODUCT OVERVIEW.....II-6

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Stone – Introduction.....II-6

Key Features of Stone.....II-6

Durability.....II-6

Grain Size.....II-6

Color.....II-6

Pattern.....II-6

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Various Forms of Stone.....II-7

Unpolished Tiles.....II-7

Polished Tiles.....II-7

Slabs.....II-7

Decorative Objects.....II-7

Chips.....II-7

Glance into Select Product Categories.....II-7

Crushed Stone.....II-7

Dimension Stone.....II-7

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Granite.....II-8

Origin and Occurrence.....II-8

$100

Types of Granite.....II-9

Uses.....II-9

Technological Evolution in the Granite Industry.....II-9

Marble.....II-9

$100

Formation.....II-10

Types of Marble.....II-10

Uses.....II-10

As a Construction Material.....II-10

Industrial Use.....II-10

Greenstone.....II-10

Limestone.....II-10

$100

Sandstone.....II-11

Slate.....II-11

Traprock & Basalt.....II-11

$100

3. THE UNITED STATES – A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE.....II-12

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3a. MARKET OVERVIEW.....II-12

Market Analysis.....II-12

Production Scenario.....II-12

Dimension Stone.....II-12

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Table 2: US Production Volume of Dimension Stone in Thousand Tons for the Period 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-13

Crushed Stone.....II-13

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Table 3: US Production Volume of Crushed Stone in Million Tons for the Period 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-14

Table 4: US Crushed Stone Market (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Production by Product Segment – Dolomite and Limestone, Granite, Traprock and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-14

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3b. EXPORT-IMPORT STATISTICS.....II-15

Table 5: US Exports of Granite (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports by Destination Country - Canada, China, Italy, UK, Mexico and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-15

Table 6: US Exports of Granite (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Exports by Destination Country - China, Canada, Italy, Switzerland, Mexico and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-15

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Table 7: US Exports of Marble (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Export by Destination Country - Canada, Mexico, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Italy and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-16

Table 8: US Exports of Marble (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Exports by Destination Country - Canada, Mexico, Bahamas, Hong Kong, Japan and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-16

$300

Table 9: US Imports of Worked Marble (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Imports by Source Country - Italy, China, Spain, Turkey, Greece, India, Israel and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-17

Table 10: US Imports of Worked Granite (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Imports by Source Country - Brazil, China, Italy, India and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-17

$300

Table 11: US Imports of Worked Travertine (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Imports by Source Country - Turkey, Mexico, India, Peru and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-18

Table 12: US Imports of Slate (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Imports by Source Country - China, India, Brazil, Canada, Spain, Italy, UK and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-18

$300

Table 13: US Imports of Granite (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Imports by Source Country - Brazil, China, Italy, India, Taiwan and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-19

Table 14: US Imports of Granite (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Imports by Source Country - Brazil, China, India, Italy, Taiwan and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-19

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Table 15: US Imports of Marble (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Imports by Source Country - Turkey, Italy, China, Mexico, Spain and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-20

Table 16: US Imports of Marble (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Imports by Source Country - Turkey, Lebanon, Italy, Mexico, Spain and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-20

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3c. PRODUCT LAUNCHES.....II-21

DuPont-StoneTech Unveils New Stone Countertop Sealer.....II-21

Real Granite Unveils Modular Granite Systems.....II-21

Easy Granite Launches a New Service.....II-21

Granite Countertop Rolls Out a Quartz Countertop.....II-21

$100

G&L Marble Unveils Granite Countertop Campaign.....II-22

The Artison Group Releases Artison Stone Collection With Lifetime Warranty.....II-22

RealStone Systems Releases Two Veneer Wall Products.....II-22

$100

3d. STRATEGIC CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS.....II-23

Cambria Enters into Partnership with Renaissance.....II-23

Martin Marietta Takes over Three Cemex Quarries.....II-23

GranQuartz Buys Sommer & Maca’s Stone Business.....II-23

Rock Tops Granite Inaugurates a New Store.....II-23

Industrial Realty Group to Buy American Stone Industries.....II-23

$100

General Shale Brick Snaps Up Arriscraft International.....II-24

Fletcher Building Buys Formica.....II-24

Pearlman Industries Purchases Dimensional Tools.....II-24

Dixieline Lumber Completes Snaps Up Sandstone Brick.....II-24

Vulcan Materials Takes Over Avery Gravel.....II-24

$100

Graniterock Announces Gilroy Plant Closure.....II-25

Owens Corning Divests CFM Business.....II-25

$100

3e. KEY PLAYERS.....II-26

American Marazzi Tile, Inc......II-26

Benchmark.....II-26

CaesarStone.....II-26

Cambria.....II-26

$100

CCM Enterprises.....II-27

Craig Baker Marble Co., Inc......II-27

Dakota Granite Company.....II-27

Dal-Tile International, Inc......II-27

$100

Duracite, Inc......II-28

Precision Countertops, Inc......II-28

RockSolid Granit USA Incorporated.....II-28

$100

U.S. Stoneworks, Inc......II-29

Vangura Surfaces Products, Inc......II-29

$100

3f. MARKET ANALYTICS.....II-30

Table 17: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Dimension Stone Market - Annual Consumption Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-30

Table 18: US Historic Perspective for Dimension Stone Market - Annual Consumption Figures in US$ Million for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-30

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Table 19: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Dimension Stone by Product Segment – Granite, Marble, and Other Stones Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-31

Table 20: US Historic Perspective for Dimension Stone by Product Segment – Granite, Marble, and Other Stones Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in US$ Million for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-31

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Table 21: US 12-Year Perspective for Dimension Stone by Product Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Consumption Value for Granite, Marble and Other Stones Markets for 2003, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-32

$300

Table 22: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Crushed Stone Market - Annual Consumption Figures in Million Metric Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-33

Table 23: US Historic Perspective for Crushed Stone Market - Annual Consumption Figures in Million Metric Tons for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-33

$300

Table 24: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Crushed Stone Market - Annual Consumption Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-34

Table 25: US Historic Perspective for Crushed Stone Market - Annual Consumption Figures in US$ Million for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-34

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III. OTHER SELECT REGIONAL MARKETS

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1. CANADA.....III-1

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Market Overview.....III-1

Export-Import Statistics.....III-1

Table 26: Canadian Exports of Marble and Other Stone Products (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports by Destination Country - China, Italy, US and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-1

$150

Table 27: Canadian Exports of Granite and Other Stone Products (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Export by Destination Country - US, China, Taiwan, Italy, South Korea and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-2

Table 28: Canadian Imports of Granite and Other Stone Products (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Imports by Source Country - US, China, India, Brazil, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-2

$150

Table 29: Canadian Imports of Marble and Other Stone Products (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Imports by Source Country - US, Italy, India, Spain, China, France and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-3

Product Launch.....III-3

Blanco Releases New Color to Silgranit Range of Stone Sinks.....III-3

$150

Strategic Corporate Development.....III-4

Silver Reserve Takes Over Infrastructure Materials.....III-4

Granite Canada Exports – A Key Player.....III-4

$75

2. ITALY.....III-5

$300

Market Overview.....III-5

Italian Stone Industry – A Recent Past Perspective.....III-5

$75

Export Statistics.....III-6

Table 30: Italian Exports of Stone Products (2006 & 2007): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Exports by Product Segment - Finished Marble Products, Marble Slabs and Blocks, Finished Granite Products, Granite Slabs and Blocks and Other Finished Stone Products (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-6

$150

Table 31: Italian Exports of Stone Products (2006 & 2007): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports by Product Segment - Finished Marble Products, Finished Granite Products, Marble Slabs and Blocks, Granite Slabs and Blocks and Other Finished Stone Products (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-7

Marazzi Group S.p.A. – A Key Player.....III-7

$150

3. SPAIN.....III-8

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Stone Industry – An Overview.....III-8

Spanish Natural Stone Trade.....III-8

$75

Export-Import Statistics.....III-9

Table 32: Spanish Exports of Natural Stone (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Export Revenue by Material - Marble, Slate and Granite (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-9

Table 33: Spanish Exports of Natural Stone (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Export Revenue by Destination Country - France, US, UK, Germany, China, UAE and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-9

Table 34: Spanish Exports of Natural Stone (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Export Revenue for Leading Spanish Regions - Valencia, Galicia, Castile-Leon and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-9

$150

Table 35: Spanish Exports of Natural Stone (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Export Volume by Destination Country - China, France, UK and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-10

Table 36: Spanish Imports of Natural Stone (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Import Value by Material - Granite, Marble and Slate (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-10

Table 37: Spanish Imports of Natural Stone (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Import Value by Source Country - China, Italy, Turkey, Portugal, India, Brazil and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-10

$150

Table 38: Spanish Imports of Natural Stone (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Import Value for Leading Spanish Regions - Valencia, Galicia, Catalonia, Andalusia, Basque Country and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-11

Table 39: Spanish Imports of Natural Stone (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Import Volume by Source Country - Portugal, China, Turkey, India and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-11

Product Launch.....III-11

Cosentino Launches Eco-Friendly Countertops.....III-11

$150

Cosentino SA – A Key Player.....III-12

$75

4. RUSSIA.....III-13

$300

Russian Crushed Stone Market – An Overview.....III-13

Table 40: Russian Crushed Stone Market (2007-2012): Production in Thousand Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-13

Table 41: Russian Crushed Stone Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Consumption by End-Use Segment - Construction Activities, Ready-Mix Concrete, Road Construction and Reinforced Concrete (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-13

$150

Crushed Granite Market in Leningrad and St. Petersburg Region.....III-14

Table 42: Russian Crushed Granite Market (2006 & 2007): Market Share of Leading Players in Leningrad and St. Petersburg Region (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-14

Strategic Corporate Developments.....III-14

LSR Group Commences Production in the new Granit- Kuznechnoye Plant.....III-14

$150

VB-Development-Chernozemye to build Crushed Granite Plant.....III-15

$75

5. CHINA.....III-16

$300

Market Overview.....III-16

Chinese Marble Industry – An Overview.....III-16

$75

Export Statistics.....III-17

Table 43: Chinese Exports of Stone (2005-2007): Export Value in US$ Million (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-17

Table 44: Chinese Exports of Granite (2005-2007): Export Value in US$ Million, and Export Volume in Thousand Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-17

Table 45: Chinese Exports of Stone (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports by Destination Country - Japan, South Korea, US, Kazakhstan, Hong Kong and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-17

$150

Table 46: Chinese Exports of Granite & Related Products (2006 & 2007): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports by Destination Country - Japan, Korea, US, Germany, Netherlands and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-18

Strategic Corporate Developments.....III-18

Shanghai Plant Set to Increase Output Capacity.....III-18

$150

Silkar Mining builds pilot plant in China.....III-19

$75

6. INDIA.....III-20

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Indian Stone Industry – An Overview.....III-20

Impact of Global Economic Recession.....III-20

Adoption of Latest Technology.....III-20

$75

A peek into Indian Granite Industry.....III-21

Exports Witness a Decline.....III-21

$75

Table 47: Indian Exports of Granite (2006-2008): Volume Exports in Thousand Tons, and Value Exports in US$ Million (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-22

Tumbling Sales and Export Realization Delays Affect Granite Industry.....III-22

Quarries Hit by Global Economic Recession.....III-22

$150

Marble Industry in Rajasthan - A Victim of Recession.....III-23

Rajasthan Marble Industry Opposes Increased Ceiling on Marble Imports.....III-23

Strategic Corporate Developments.....III-23

Floriana Group enters Branded Marble Segment.....III-23

$75

Asian Granito Expands Capacity.....III-24

SVIL Mines to Open Marble Processing Unit.....III-24

Oriental Trimex to Establish Processing Unit.....III-24

$75

7. PAKISTAN.....III-25

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Granite and Marble Industry – An Overview.....III-25

Development of Granite and Marble Industry.....III-25

$75

Government Initiatives to Boost Exports.....III-26

Marble Industry in Islamabad – A Key Issue.....III-26

Processing of Marble Stone.....III-26

Marble Wastes.....III-26

Threat to Environment.....III-26

$75

Human Life at Risk.....III-27

Strategic Corporate Development.....III-27

Pasdec Inks MoU with Fata Development Authority.....III-27

$75

8. TURKEY.....III-28

$425

Market Overview.....III-28

Turkish Marble & Granite Industry.....III-28

$75

Export Statistics.....III-29

Table 48: Turkish Exports of Natural Stone (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Export Value by Country - US, China, UK, Canada, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-29

$150

Table 49: Turkish Exports of Natural Stone (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Export Value by Product Segment - Processed Marble, Block Marble, Processed Granite, Block Granite and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-30

Table 50: Turkish Exports of Natural Stone (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Export Volume by Product Segment - Block Marble, Processed Marble, Block Granite, Processed Granite and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-30

$150

Table 51: Turkish Exports of Processed Stone (2006): Percentage Breakdown of Export Value by Country - US, UK, Spain and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-31

Strategic Corporate Developments.....III-31

Gefung to Buy MTN.....III-31

GEFUNG Enters into Partnership with Tawjeed.....III-31

$150

9. BRAZIL.....III-32

$300

Brazilian Stone Industry – An Overview.....III-32

Dimension Stone Market.....III-32

$75

Market Trends.....III-33

Export Statistics.....III-33

Table 52: Brazilian Exports of Dimension Stone (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports by Destination Country - US, Italy, China, Spain and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-33

Table 53: Brazilian Exports of Dimension Stone (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Export Revenue for Leading Brazilian States - Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Bahia, Ceará, Paraíba and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-33

$150

Table 54: Brazilian Exports of Stone Products (2006 & 2007): Percentage Breakdown of Export Revenue by Product Segment - Finished Products and Processed Granite Slabs, Blocks and Rough Granite Slabs, Slate, Simple Finished Stones, Soapstone and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-34

Strategic Corporate Development.....III-34

Cimentos Snaps Up Two Sao Paulo Based Companies.....III-34

$150

10. MEXICO.....III-35

$150

Market Overview.....III-35

Marble Production.....III-35

Table 55: Mexican Marble Market (2002-2007): Production Volume in Thousand Tons (includescorresponding Graph/Chart).....III-35

Strategic Corporate Development.....III-35

PebbleArt Buys Several Marble Beverage Coasters in Mexico.....III-35

$150

11. EGYPT.....III-36

$75

Egyptian Stone Sector – An Overview.....III-36

$75

12. SOUTH AFRICA.....III-37

$75

Market Overview.....III-37

$75

IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

319

$995

Total Companies Profiled: 288 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 299)
Region/Country                 Players

The United States                 39  
Canada                             3
Europe                           143
     France                        6
     Germany                      12
     The United Kingdom           18
     Italy                        23
     Spain                        14
     Rest of Europe               70
Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan)    95
Latin America                      3
Africa                             2
Middle East                       14

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