The reporter from the 7 held in Xiamen exhibition of natural stone forum was informed that, in 2014, global consumption of natural stone decreased about 30%.

The same day, the distinguished guests to discuss the status of the world and the future of natural stone.

"Ancient Egypt, ancient Pyramid, ancient India, the Great Wall China of Taj Mahal and other ancient buildings after thousands of years, that is very good for the maintenance of natural stone." Egypt stone Karen (sound), said at the forum, with years of baptism, the stone can show the traces of history.

Although the development of science and technology, every kind of artificial stone appeared on the market, but this does not affect the leading position of natural stone used in construction and decoration industry. In Karen's view, there is a certain texture of natural marble, marble, wood series light stone, water mosaic of natural marble is the trend of natural stone. Famous fashion brand Balenciaga store decoration, like natural stone; Italy luxury brandPrada store decoration, but also the use of natural stone for decoration.

Karen's speech paves the way for the forum, the natural stone stone of the high position of the one and onlyachievement. However, the stone is at a low price in the market circulation. According to the world natural stone industry association statistics, over the past 5 years, the world's natural stone consumption reached its peak, andChina accounted for 50% of the world's consumption. However, with the fluctuation of world economy, 2014, global consumption of natural stone decreased about 30%. "The whole world, mining production, machinery manufacturing and other parts of overcapacity." Prediction of Spanish stone man, now has about 40% of the world's idle capacity, we have only 60% of capacity in operation, which also led to decline in the price of stone.

In Anil's view, the stone is not so "cheap", when the stone culture and art, the combination of buildings, stoneshould be high-end products. "High-grade stone should be affordable stone, instead of expensive stone." Anil suggested, stone businessmen should change their ideas, high-grade stone should circulate in the high-end market. "Imagine if you give flowers, Ms. darling, will send a plastic flower? If you marry, will come up with a fakediamond ring?" Anil thinks, pure natural products should have a higher value. In the world in the era of excess production capacity, to change the idea still needs a long process.