
Granitos Itapoama Ltda. processes blocks into granite slabs at its facility in Rio Novo Do Sul, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
Working in the granite-rich Brazilian state of Espírito Santo, Granitos Itapoama Ltda. of Rio Novo Do Sul was founded in February of 1990, and its principal owners are Elimario Peterle Fiorio and Estevan Antonio Fiorio, Jr. And over the past 16 years, the company has become a specialist in slab production.

Granitos Itapoama works exclusively with Brazilian granites, including exotic materials as well as the traditional stones of Brazil.

Equipment at the plant includes four jumbo gangsaws as well as two standard gangsaws.

The jumbo gangsaws can process multiple blocks simultaneously.

Slabs are polished on a slab-polishing unit from MGM, which features 20 polishing heads.

There is also a line for treating slabs with reinforcement resin as needed.

In addition to the factory itself, facilities include two pavilions for storage of slabs.

The company exports between 40 and 50 containers each month, and 80% of production is shipped to the U.S. market.