Infrastructure urban renewal drives stable growth in demand for granite, and the advantage of outdoor weather resistance is irreplaceable
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Stone Knowledge
Release Date:
2025-03-07
At present, the demand for new real estate construction in China is slowing down, but municipal infrastructure, urban renewal, landscaping, and highway engineering continue to make efforts. The granite industry has achieved stable growth against the trend, becoming the most stable category in the natural stone industry. As an acid magmatic rock, granite has Mohs hardness of 6~7. It has extremely strong compression resistance, wear resistance, acid and alkali resistance, frost resistance, weathering resistance, aging resistance, and highly stable physical and chemical properties. It is the only natural hard decorative stone that can be used outdoors for a long time all day.
In 2025, the national production of granite slabs will maintain positive growth, far better than the downward trend of marble. Granite is preferred for urban renewal, renovation of old urban areas, municipal squares, road steps, and exterior wall dry hanging projects in various regions. The demand for conventional varieties such as sesame gray, sesame white, and dark granite remains high. The control of ecological and environmental protection in mines continues to tighten, and extensive open-pit mining is strictly restricted. Green mine construction has become a mandatory entry condition, and the industry is gradually phasing out low-quality scattered production capacity, and developing towards intensification and high quality as a whole. The processing technology continues to be optimized, and the anti slip and weather resistant processes such as burnt surface, lychee surface, and sandblasted antique surface have been comprehensively upgraded, further enhancing the safety and durability of outdoor use.
In the field of indoor applications, granite is widely used in high-frequency wear areas such as kitchen countertops, balcony floors, and garages due to its waterproof, moisture-proof, oil resistant, and highly wear-resistant properties. The national mandatory safety standards specify that indoor use of granite must meet Class A low radioactivity requirements, and municipal government procurement projects strictly comply with this standard. In the field of foreign trade, global infrastructure demand is steadily released, and granite maintains stable competitiveness in the international outdoor building materials market with excellent weather resistance. In the future, the granite industry will continue to develop in the direction of green mining, intelligent processing, and weather resistance optimization. With its irreplaceable comprehensive performance outdoors, it will occupy a dominant position in natural outdoor decoration materials for a long time. At the same time, it will continue to optimize the texture of indoor applications, balance the tough characteristics and home decoration aesthetic requirements.
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