Ankara – With € 1.4 billion of total exports in the first half of 2014, Italian marble sales have increased in the first six months of 2013 by 7% for complementary machinery and equipment, and 3.7% for processed products and raw marble. The sector confirms Italy as the fifth world producer. Turkey is first buyer with €35.4 million euros in imports, for a 36.4% increase, and India bought €38.7 million worth of goods and materials, for a 145.6% increase. Excellent results come from the United States, the third largest importer with €36 million (+30.7%), while there have been significant drops – after the excellent performance of the past years – from the Brazilian market (€28.3 million, for a 45.9% decrease) and Germany (€27.6 million, for a 15.9% decrease). (9Colonne)
