Russia's huge stone consumption is mainly imported granite

Russia has a vast territory and its population is mainly concentrated in the Moscow region. This has caused Moscow's stone consumption to be very large, especially for the consumption of imported stone. According to statistics, the consumption of imported stone in Moscow and Moscow states accounts for almost total imports. half. The author visited the relevant person in charge of the International Stone City and learned that the Russian stone market can be said to be the hottest market in the stone foreign trade industry. The market is large, the price is good, the profit is high, the potential is great, and the competition is small. Tell us about the Russian stone market.
Russia’s sheet metal market has always been the bulk of the market, and Russia’s economy has been very strong since 2002. Its sheet metal consumption is biased toward high-grade stone (especially those directly consumed by stone). Its main plate suppliers are China, India, and Italy, Spain, Ukraine Finland Kazakhstan, Greece and Turkey. Among them, granite products are mainly Ukraine, Finland, Kazakhstan, Italy, Spain, India, and China; marble products are mainly Italy, Greece, Turkey, and Spain.

According to the person in charge of the International Stone City, "Russia's stone decoration market is mainly divided into five categories: big slabs, specification slabs (including thin slabs), floor slabs, tombstones (monuments), and building stones. Among them, the market share of size slabs is the largest , accounting for 40%, followed by the market for slabs and tombstones each accounting for more than 20%, while building stone and paving stones each accounted for 10%. Here to mention Russia's tombstone market, due to the vast population of Russia, the land With abundant resources, not only is it now included in the next few decades, its demand for tombstones will be very large, and it will not be as good as Western European markets. Demand was good at first, but due to scarce land resources and high land prices, the middle class was suppressed for gravestones. Consumer demand."

Russia's stone imports are dominated by granite, supplemented by marble, and the demand for travertine is also relatively large. The share of imported granite and marble is about 6.5:3.5. Slate and sandstone are also imported in small quantities and are mainly used for the decoration of villas. And the preference of Russians for color is more grayish, so the choice of stone also has this tendency. Most of their granite colors are gray, black, and blue; marble's main requirements are white, blue, and black.

Russia's plate market is mainly based on 2cm plate, originally did not accept the 1.8cm plate, but due to the impact of the import price of the head plate, many companies are now able to accept. However, the specification board is thick enough. Russia's conventional sheet metal specifications are 300X300mm, 305X305mm, 400X400mm, 300X600mm, 400X600mm, and 400X800mm. Larger sizes use less square dimensions. Due to the climate issue, the specification plate thickness is generally 2cm, but the small size is also useful 1.5cm and 1cm (although the 10MM thin plate is rarely used), and large specifications will require 2.5cm and 3cm.

The demand for deep-processed products in Russia is quite large. Whether it is special-shaped stone plates or carvings, in addition to the aforementioned tombstones, the demand for fireplaces, washbasins, countertops (desktops), and door and window covers is also very large.