Marble From China Vs Italy

Bianco carrara marble calacatta carrara volakas marble sunny white marble arabescato marble.

Marble from china vs italy.

It is a beautiful product completely comparable to the finest italian white marbles and equivalent to the carrera bianco. In 2018 turkey was the world leader in marble export with 42 share in global marble trade followed by italy with 18 and greece with 10. This photo above is a white marble slab from china that many chinese stone factories try to sell off as the italian carrara marble. Why italian marble is the finest marble in the world.

The alabama marble is quarried in sylacauga alabama. The largest importer of marble in 2018 was china with a 64 market share followed by india with 11 and italy with 5. Statuary marble can come from china and even as close to home as alabama. While marble is quarried in many countries around the world including greece usa india spain romania china sweden and even germany there is one country which is generally considered the home of the most high grade and luxurious marble available italy.

Many consumers wholesalers and even smaller brands not in the industry are often fooled by these factories especially with products as small as a marble iphone case with an attractively low price.