Between January and June, Italian exports of marble, granite and other natural stone posted an increase of 5.2% compared to the same period in 2014, thanks to revenues of €978.1 million from international orders. Finished and semi-finished products provided the upside with sales totalling €777 million (+7.3%), while raw materials (€201.1 million) posted a slight downturn (-2.3%).
Italian quarrying and processing machinery and technologies, meanwhile, posted double-digit growth of 28.8% in first-half 2015 with revenues of €616.1 million.
Source: http://www.stoneupdate.com/news-info/latest-stuff/944-2015-italian-stone-exports-booming
