Stone exports exceed, already in October, total revenue for 2020: sector reaches US$ 1 billion

In October, two months before concluding the annual balance of exports, the Brazilian ornamental stone sector recorded revenues of US$ 1 billion from national exports, surpassing the amount achieved throughout 2020. The growth recorded from January to October was of 36%, in relation to the same period last year and was released by the Brazilian Center of Ornamental Stones Exporters (Centrorochas).

The United States was the main destination for Brazilian products. The American market represented approximately 62.9% of exports. Considering only manufactured products, exports to the country jumped to 78.3% of the total exported by Brazil.

The world’s main supplier of ornamental stones to the United States in 2020, Brazil, through Brazilian companies in the sector, is already preparing to participate in the largest fair in the marble and granite sector in North America, Coverings, which will take place in April 2022 in Las Vegas. The country is one of the eight target markets of It’s Natural – Brazilian Natural Stone, a sectorial project carried out by Centrorochas in partnership with the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) and which aims to stimulate and increase exports of Brazilian ornamental rocks.

Companies in the sector interested in participating will be able to express their interest until November 26th. Just click on the link and choose “Coverings 2022” as the subject: https://podio.com/webforms/26378838/1995038

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 (Apex-Brasil). This 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 Centro Brasileiro dos Exportadores de Pedras Ornamentais acts directly in the procedures related to the presence of Brazilian businessmen abroad combined with commercial and operational activities related to the development and evolution of Brazilian companies.

About Apex-Brasil

Apex-Brasil 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 trade promotion actions 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 of foreign buyers and opinion makers to get to know the Brazilian production structure, among other business platforms that also aim to strengthen the Brazil brand.