Serious criticism of the massive imports of artificial stones
Head of Iranian Stone Association: Another issue is the massive influx of artificial stones into the country, which has made the position of natural stones weak among applicants. Although we were in good condition before, but because of the presence of synthetic stones in the market today, the supply of decorative stones has become difficult.
According to the International Stone Exhibition of Iran, Abolghasem Shafi'i, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Iranian Ornamental Stones Association, gave a note to the newspaper Semat: Iran's situation in the development of ornamental stones was good so that we could achieve a good position in this field. Let's bring it.
Iran is the fourth largest producer of ornamental stones in the world after China, Turkey and India. Since we have complied with international quality and standards, we have been able to be in this position.
Decorative stones include granite and marble, which are used for facades or indoors and are welcomed not only domestically but also in other countries but unfortunately today we are having difficulty exporting decorative stones and In other words, we have lost the world market and outsourced it to other major manufacturers. As a result, our share of the export market for ornamental stones has been kept to a minimum.
One of the factors that has caused this problem has been the government's decision to increase the export duty on decorative stones. This unexplored decision has in fact provided opportunities for competing countries and disrupted the natural export process of this mineral.
Another issue is the massive influx of artificial stones into the country, which has made the position of natural stones weak among applicants. Although we were in good condition before, but because of the presence of synthetic stones in the market today, the supply of decorative stones has become difficult.
Unfortunately, low rates, high quality and the use of chemicals in artificial stones have changed the taste of consumers and consumers.
