According to the American stone media, in 2021, the value of natural stone imported from the United States will exceed 2.3 billion dollars, up 27.9% year on year. Among them, the value of stone imported from Brazil exceeded 750 million US dollars, up 29.6% year on year, accounting for 32.7% of the value of natural stone imported from the United States. It is the largest source of natural stone imports in the United States. Italy, India, China and Türkiye followed closely, accounting for 17.3%, 14.4%, 12.4% and 10.9% respectively.
In terms of quantity, in 2021, the United States will import more than 3 million tons of natural stone, with a year-on-year growth of more than 18.2%. The report divides natural stone materials into six categories, including granite plates and products, marble plates and products, cave stones, non roofing slate, other calcium carbonate stones and other stones. Among them, granite plates and products are about 1.4 million tons, up 6.5% year on year, and imports from Brazil account for more than 48%; 810000 tons of marble plates and products, up 37.0% year on year, with imports from Türkiye accounting for more than 51%; 240000 tons of cave stones were imported, up 9.6% year on year, accounting for more than 61% of imports from Türkiye; Other calcium carbonate stones imported 130000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 29.1%, and the proportion of imports from Canada exceeded 14%; The import of other stones was 510000 tons, up 18.2% year on year, and the proportion of imports from Brazil exceeded 32.7%.
In 2021, the value of quartz slab imported from the United States will be about 1.72 billion dollars, a significant increase over the previous year, with a growth rate of 45.8%. Among them, the value of imports from Spain exceeded 360 million US dollars, with a year-on-year growth of 46.2%, accounting for 21.2% of the value of quartz plate imports from the United States. India accounted for 19.5%, Vietnam 18.5%, Israel 4.2%, South Korea 3.1%, Italy 3.1%. In terms of quantity, in 2021, the United States will import 200 million square feet of quartz stone plates, equivalent to 18.68 million square meters, a year-on-year increase of 49.2%. Among them, the imports from India exceeded 55.6 million square feet, equivalent to 5.17 million square meters, with a year-on-year growth of 99.4%, accounting for 27.7% of the total imports of quartz stone plates from the United States.
During the same period, the value of imported ceramic tiles from the United States was nearly 1.2 billion dollars, up 27.2% year on year.