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The start of using natural stones as construction and decoration
material has lead to an increase in the world natural stone production.
The increase in the last ten years, in particular, is parallel to the
earnings and the developments in processing technology.
With the constantly improving processing techniques, the stones can now be
more easily and economically processed and new areas of usage can be found.
With architects and decorators preferring the use of materials made of
natural stone, this leads to an increase in the number of the consumers
in the world.
Alongside this, the considerable decline in market prices
coupled with the increase in interest towards ecological and
esthetic looking material are subsidiary factors affecting the
rise in consumption.
Experts predict that this improvement will continue over the coming years.
In today’s world, there are seven core natural stone producer countries,
accounting for some 70% of the world’s production as you can see on the right side.
You can also view the kind of marbles quarried in the world as per
country basis here.
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