Members of the Rock Federation of Great Britain are enchanted by Brazilian rocks

After a 25% increase in Brazilian exports to the United Kingdom in 2021, compared to the previous year, resulting in a total of 28 million dollars in revenue, the commercial connection between the two countries took a new and important step on the 25th. of August, when the members of the National Stone Federation of Great Britain (Stone Federation Great Britain) received representatives of the Brazilian Center of Exporters of Ornamental Stones (Centrorochas) and were able to discover all the potential of the national stone sector.

At the meeting held in London, Centrorochas’ vice-president, Fabio Cruz, the entity’s project manager, Rogério Ribeiro, and rock specifier, Paulo Giafarov, made a presentation highlighting Brazil’s geological characteristics and operational capacity. They also addressed the actions of It’s Natural – Brazilian Natural Stone, a project for the international promotion of the sector, carried out by Centrorochas in partnership with the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil). Among those present were the former president of the international federation, David Richardson, and the managing director, Bruno Miglio.

“In addition to the extraction potential, Brazil has a large industrial park for supplying finished and semi-finished products, works of art, design, architecture, among others. The privilege of having large mineral reserves allows for high-scale production to meet demands in large volumes”, pointed out Fabio Cruz. Thanks to the technological production capacity, Brazilian stones undergo modern and environmentally sustainable processes. More than 95% of all the water used in the production process is reused.

“We can say, without a doubt, that our materials are surprising due to their colors, textures, patterns and finishing quality”, added the international specifier of ornamental stones Paulo Giafarov, who also highlighted the possibilities of using and creating with national natural materials .

The manager of It’s Natural – Brazilian Natural Stone, Rogério Ribeiro, reinforced the importance of this agenda, which can influence the consumption of Brazilian stones in countries such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. “The United Kingdom is seen as a strategically important commercial partner for Brazil, as it has a large center of architecture, responsible for a good part of the new developments in the Middle East”, he concluded.

In time, the meeting at the Stone Federation of Great Britain took place as part of the work agenda of representatives of the Brazilian stone sector in London, due to Casa Brasil Londres, a project created by ApexBrasil and dedicated to strengthening the positioning of Brazilian products , provide activations and business relationship actions. The exhibition remains open until the 7th of September and, among other national products, exhibits pieces with exclusive designs made from natural materials extracted in Brazil. Are they:

Aquila Stone Design

Two pieces idealized and designed by the designer and specialist in ornamental stones from Aquila Stone Design, Araciene Pessin. The pieces are support accessories in gourmet countertops and were created using the waterjet system. One is composed with Mont Bleu quartzite (Stonebank) and inlaid with Blue Agate (Mineral Brazil); the other was produced in Exotic Volcano granite (Gramobras) and Havanna Green quartzite (Santo Antônio).

brazigran

Quartz tables created by designer Luciano Santelli in Vitória Regia marble for Brasigran. The pieces were produced using waterjet cutting technology, a high-precision process that allows the plans to be assembled by simply fitting them together.

About It’s Natural – Brazilian Natural Stone

It’s Natural – Brazilian Natural Stone is an export incentive program developed by the Brazilian Center for Ornamental Stones Exporters (Centrorochas) in partnership with the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil). The program aims to stimulate and increase exports of Brazilian ornamental stones, through a set of strategic internationalization actions with promotion actions, strengthening the image and development of the sector in the world market.

About Centrorochas

The Brazilian Center for Dimension Stone Exporters is present in all national demands to increase the competitiveness of the dimension stone sector. The entity acts directly by providing support in the procedures related to the presence of Brazilian entrepreneurs abroad, combined with commercial and operational activities related to the development and evolution of Brazilian companies.

About ApexBrasil

ApexBrasil acts to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. To achieve these goals, the Agency carries out diversified actions to promote commercial merchandising aimed at promoting exports and valuing Brazilian products and services abroad, such as prospective and trade missions, business roundtables, support for the participation of Brazilian companies in major international fairs, visits by foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the production structure Brazilian brand among other business platforms that also aim to strengthen the Brazil brand.