2010 Natural Stone EU Market Survey
CBI MARKET SURVEY: THE NATURAL STONE AND STONE PRODUCTS MARKET IN
THE EU
CBI MARKET SURVEY
THE NATURAL STONE AND
STONE PRODUCTS MARKET IN
THE EU
Publication date: April, 2010
CONTENTS
REPORT SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
1
CONSUMPTION
2
PRODUCTION
3
TRADE CHANNELS FOR MARKET ENTRY
4
TRADE: IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
5
PRICE DEVELOPMENTS
6
MARKET ACCESS REQUIREMENTS
7
OPPORTUNITY OR THREAT?
APPENDICES
A
PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
B
INTRODUCTION TO THE EU MARKET
C
LIST OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
D
REFERENCES
This survey was compiled for CBI by CREM BV.
Disclaimer CBI market information tools: http://www.cbi.eu/disclaimer
Source: CBI Market Information Database • URL: www.cbi.eu • Contact: marketinfo@cbi.eu • www.cbi.eu/disclaimer
Page 1 of 40
CBI MARKET SURVEY: THE NATURAL STONE AND STONE PRODUCTS MARKET IN
THE EU
Report summary
This CBI market survey gives an overview of the opportunities and threats that potential exporters from developing countries (DC) should analyse before making a decision to export to the European Union (EU). It reviews the following aspects:
Consumption
EU countries are traditional users of natural stone and stone products and have the highest per capita consumption worldwide. In square meters, the top 10 EU consuming countries represent
84% of the total global consumption of finished stone products. In 2008, the EU consumed €
8.3 million tonnes of natural stone, of which € 6.7 billion finished stone products. Italy (27%) is the biggest EU consumer of finished stone products followed by Spain (18%), France (12%) and the UK (10%).
The biggest consumers of intermediate stone products in terms of volume are Italy (33%),
Spain (31%), France (10%) and the UK (7.5%). The consumption of intermediate stone products has dropped since 2006 by 27% per year as a result of more demand for finished stone products. Cheap foreign suppliers provide most of these products now. This development is expected to extend into the future challenging the demand
THE EU
CBI MARKET SURVEY
THE NATURAL STONE AND
STONE PRODUCTS MARKET IN
THE EU
Publication date: April, 2010
CONTENTS
REPORT SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
1
CONSUMPTION
2
PRODUCTION
3
TRADE CHANNELS FOR MARKET ENTRY
4
TRADE: IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
5
PRICE DEVELOPMENTS
6
MARKET ACCESS REQUIREMENTS
7
OPPORTUNITY OR THREAT?
APPENDICES
A
PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
B
INTRODUCTION TO THE EU MARKET
C
LIST OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
D
REFERENCES
This survey was compiled for CBI by CREM BV.
Disclaimer CBI market information tools: http://www.cbi.eu/disclaimer
Source: CBI Market Information Database • URL: www.cbi.eu • Contact: marketinfo@cbi.eu • www.cbi.eu/disclaimer
Page 1 of 40
CBI MARKET SURVEY: THE NATURAL STONE AND STONE PRODUCTS MARKET IN
THE EU
Report summary
This CBI market survey gives an overview of the opportunities and threats that potential exporters from developing countries (DC) should analyse before making a decision to export to the European Union (EU). It reviews the following aspects:
Consumption
EU countries are traditional users of natural stone and stone products and have the highest per capita consumption worldwide. In square meters, the top 10 EU consuming countries represent
84% of the total global consumption of finished stone products. In 2008, the EU consumed €
8.3 million tonnes of natural stone, of which € 6.7 billion finished stone products. Italy (27%) is the biggest EU consumer of finished stone products followed by Spain (18%), France (12%) and the UK (10%).
The biggest consumers of intermediate stone products in terms of volume are Italy (33%),
Spain (31%), France (10%) and the UK (7.5%). The consumption of intermediate stone products has dropped since 2006 by 27% per year as a result of more demand for finished stone products. Cheap foreign suppliers provide most of these products now. This development is expected to extend into the future challenging the demand
References: ‘The natural stone and natural stone products market in the EU’ market survey, CBI, 2009 ‘Stone 2008, World Marketing Handbook’, Gruppo Editoriale Faenza Editrice, 2008 ‘Stone 2006, World Marketing Handbook’, Gruppo Editoriale Faenza Editrice, 2006 ‘From quarry to graveyard’, Crem et al., 2006