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Market AnalysisGranite in the form of slabs and tiles has several attractivefeatures, which, among other things, includes extra-finemirror-polish, scratch-free glossy surface and durability. Thedimensional stone is gaining increasing acceptance in thecivil construction industry all over the world. Italy, India,South Africa, Norway, Finland, Brazil, and Spain are majorimporters.Earlier, the leading exporters of granite were Spain and Italybut nowadays these countries have lost their dominanceto new entrants _ China, India, and Brazil. With averageannual production of only 5,676 metric tons, Pakistan hasbeen exporting only 3% of its total production. Some of theleading granite importers from Pakistan include Italy andSingapore. This reflects the investment opportunities existingin the sector which can be capitalized by making pre- andpost-mining value addition activities including precisioncutting and mechanized mining.Investment OpportunitiesThrough advance quarrying technology and adequateprocessing for value addition, the granite stones of Sindhhave the potential of export to a large number of countriesincluding the traditional customers such as North America,the Middle East and Western Europe. The increased demandfor granite in the construction sector has helped a rapidgrowth in granite production. With a large proportion oftotal world’s construction taking place in the region, Sindh’sproximity to the Middle East can be exploited profitably.The large granite deposits, with availability of surface aswell as groundwater, electricity and communicationnetwork, Nangarparkar, Sindh has the ideal potential forincreasing granite exports by value addition. The recentextension of road network to Nangarparkar, which hadremained inaccessible until recently, has brought viabilityto the mining and processing of this material.Sindh - The Land of Endless Opportunities