Quartz Stone Industry Market Analysis

What is the market prospect and current status of the quartz stone industry? With the development of the domestic economy, the quartz stone market is facing great opportunities and challenges. In terms of market competition, the number of quartz stone factory is increasing, and the market is facing an asymmetry between supply and demand.

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The mature quartz stone markets include Australia, the United States, Canada, the UK, France, Germany and other countries. Among them, Australia’s annual quartz stone consumption accounts for 25% of the world’s total, followed by the United States with 32%, and Canada 14%. other quartz stone market in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and other regions also has grown significantly.

In the cabinet industry, quartz stone is becoming a new alternative product. On the other hand, the structure of the application range of foreign quartz stone has changed, and the proportion of ground decoration has increased significantly, which should be a potential trend.

At present, artificial stone most widely used as countertops such as cabinets and service desks. Due to its high material density and high toughness, if the pollution resistance items do not meet the requirements and the surface stains are not handled well, it is easy to seep in the stains. This is what consumers in the market are more concerned about artificial stone.

Quartz Stone Product

Man made quartz stone has a quartz content as high as 94%. Quartz crystal is a natural mineral whose hardness is second only to diamonds in nature. Its surface hardness can be as high as 7.5 on the Mohs scale, which is much larger than sharp tools such as knives and shovels used in the kitchen, and will not be scratched by it. hurt. Natural quartz crystal is a typical refractory material. Its melting point is as high as 1300 degrees. Quartz stone made of 94% natural quartz is completely flame-retardant and will not burn due to exposure to high temperatures. It also has high temperature resistance that artificial stone and other countertops cannot match. characteristic.

The domestic demand for quartz stone is increasing. Many landmark buildings, luxury villas, large hotels, etc., everywhere is quartz stone, and it is very eye-catching. The customers who use quartz stone are also constantly changing, from traditional wholesalers to real estate development companies, and then to architectural decoration companies, more and more people have joined the trend of quartz stone consumption.

At present, the development direction of quartz stone products is mainly in kitchen countertops, bathroom countertops, bar counters, tea tables, floors and interior and exterior walls, etc., and will completely replace natural stone, high-grade ceramics, wood, and metal decorative materials. At the same time, the application proportion of quartz stone is also constantly changing. Quartz stone is becoming a new substitute product in the kitchen cabinet industry.

Trend

The higher the content of quartz in the quartz stone, the lower the amount of resin, the better the quality, the closer it is to natural, and the less likely to be deformed. Experts pointed out that when the resin content in quartz stone is greater than 10%, its corresponding technical indicators will decrease accordingly. At present, the industrial scale, number of employees, production value and technical level of the domestic quartz stone industry have reached the world-class level, and its research and development, promotion and popularization have confirmed that the development of domestic artificial stone has entered a new stage.

According to the market survey data of the quartz stone industry, there are only 16 manufacturers in the world that truly specialize in the production of quartz stone. Far from meeting the needs of the market.

Market

Artificial quartz stone has the characteristics of hard nature, corrosion resistance, wear resistance and exquisite appearance of natural granite, and overcomes the shortcomings of natural stone such as non-renewable, poor stain resistance, and radioactivity in some species, so it is widely used in In the field of interior decoration and decoration based on countertops such as kitchens, bathrooms, and public restaurants. The market demand for artificial quartz stone is highly related to downstream residential decoration, public building decoration and other industries.

Quartz stone is invented in the 1980s. Although china quartz stone industry started late, after more than ten years of rapid development, it has become the biggest supplier of quartz stone to whole world.

It is very broad and has gradually become an industry that we can’t ignore in the field of new decorative materials. However, behind the rapid development of the industry, there are also difficulties. Throughout the domestic quartz stone industry, the overall operation mode is relatively traditional, there are many small-scale enterprises, the homogeneity of products is serious, and the quality is uneven. In the initial stage, the current quartz stone market is at the key point of overall upgrading.