Marble is a very common natural stone composed of calcite mineral. Marble quarries are widely available across the world. There are huge and high-quality quarries of marble in countries such as the US, Italy, Turkey, and Spain, which meet the global demand for good quality marble for residential, industrial, and commercial infrastructures. In each country, there are huge marble quarries that lead to easy availability and logistics of marble for further processing into the final product. Marble is extracted from open-pit mines that range from small to very large scale. Marble mining is a capital-intensive process, and due to the availability of a large number of quarries around the world, the cost of transportation and logistics are minimized.

In 2020, the marble market is estimated at USD 13 billion and is projected to reach USD 16 billion by 2025, at a CAGR of 3.6% from 2020 to 2025. Marble is metamorphosed limestone, which are composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals such as calcite or dolomite. Marble has physical properties such as strength, hardness, variation in color, texture, and pattern among others, which makes it highly suitable for luxurious and aesthetical application in construction industry. Hence, rising demand for infrastructure development in developing economies and growth of construction industry in Asia Pacific region is a major driving factor for the growth of the marble market.

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Building & construction segment accounts for the largest share of the marble market

Marble is widely used building & construction application in flooring, wall, roofing, columns, and exteriors. In addition, marble is among the leading natural stones preferred for construction of residential and commercial buildings. Construction is among the hard hit industries due to COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. However, the building & construction segment is expected to witness growth from second half of 2020 in commercial and residential applications such as hospitals and township apartments.

The European region is expected to lead the marble market during the forecast period. The growth can be attributed to the high demand for marble in countries such as the Italy, the UK, and Spain across the application areas such as building & construction, statues and monuments, and furniture. The region being the largest consumer of marble in the building & construction application area, offers high growth opportunities for marbles in residential and commercial infrastructure development. In addition, the region is the largest market for marbles in furniture application. Also, a large cluster of marble key manufacturers is headquartered in the region that operate in the market by adopting organic and inorganic strategies to stay competitive in the market.

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