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A growing force in stone quarrying

May 1, 2005
Michael Reis
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Brasil Quarries is owned by a partnership of Michael König and Eastern Granit Italy. The company only sells rough granite blocks, and 70% are exported. Italy consumes 40% of sales, followed by Germany at 15%, Asia at 10%, Spain and Portugal at 5% and other countries at 5%. The rest is sold to Brazilian fabricators, which are exporting to the U.S. market.

Brasil Quarries' leading product has been Giallo Napoleone, a yellow granite that has been very popular in the U.S. market. The quarry of Giallo Napoleone is located 5 miles from the village of Vila Pavao and around 145 miles north of Vitoria, the capital of Espirito Santo. It yields over 500 cubic meters of rough blocks per month. König estimates that 80% of the material from the Giallo Napoleone quarry is ultimately sold to the U.S. market after it is processed in Europe, Asia or Brazil, mostly in 2- and 3-cm slabs and lesser quantities of tiles and cut-to-size pieces.

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