South Korea Stone Industry Overview
 

   1, South Korea's Stone Industry Overview
South Korea's stone industry from the late 1960s began to Japan granite exports of raw materials and gradually evolved into the stone industry.
    70's to the 80's is exporting to Japan raw materials and processing products of the exporting country. From 1990 after gradually turned into a stone-importing countries.
    In the late 1980s Korean exports to Japan is the first country Stone. Between 1989 Stone exports exceeded 616,000 tons and exports of 300 million 2 10 million US dollars the highest on record. After one export market position into China, South Korea's annual exports Stone gradually reduced to 2004 decreased 13,600T, exports only 85590003 1000 US dollars.
1986 organized by the Asia Cup and 88 organized by the Olympic Games, South Korea to import a large quantity of stone, beginning from the Stone of Stone exporting country into the importing country.
    In 2004 South Korea imported from the world of Stone 1.815 million tons equivalent to 390 million dollars, of which imports from China of 1.65 million tons, equivalent to 210 million dollars, about 92% of the materials are imported from China.
    2, and the relationship between the Chinese stone industry
    To sum up, Korea Stone 92% of imports from China, the two countries can say the relationship between the stone industry is indivisible, interrelated can only strengthen common development.
    In 1994 South Korea imported from China stone for 84,400 tons equivalent to 8.082 million US dollars, in 1997 237,700 tons, the equivalent of 51.124 million US dollars.
    2000 is 325,000 tons equivalent to 55 million US dollars, in 2004 imports reached 165,3 million tons equivalent to 300 million 1,000 4% 950,000 US dollars, reached a staggering level.
    We can see that the future South Korea's economic development, will increase the demand for stone, the stone imported from China will also increase accordingly.