India leads in production of natural stones with 35,342 million tonnes (27.91 per cent share), followed by China (31,000 million tonnes - 23.48 per cent), but India lags behind when it comes to exports. China exported 16 million tonnes of stone valued at $3.04 billion in 2010 as against India's export figures of about $600 million.
INDIAN GRANITE INDUSTRY AT A GLANCE IN 2011 - 2012
Granite industry in India is severely impacted by restrictive import policy on natural stones and is unable to compete with China and other countries. The industry has requested the government to place the granite industry under the Open General License (OGL) list to facilitate smooth export and re-export granite.
India leads in production of natural stones with 35,342 million tonnes (27.91 per cent share), followed by China (31,000 million tonnes - 23.48 per cent), but India lags behind when it comes to exports. China exported 16 million tonnes of stone valued at $3.04 billion in 2010 as against India's export figures of about $600 million.
India leads in production of natural stones with 35,342 million tonnes (27.91 per cent share), followed by China (31,000 million tonnes - 23.48 per cent), but India lags behind when it comes to exports. China exported 16 million tonnes of stone valued at $3.04 billion in 2010 as against India's export figures of about $600 million.
