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Over the past few years, U.S. importers and fabricators have dramatically increased their purchasing of stone from Brazil. In fact, this trend has been so significant that Brazil's 2006 granite export value to the U.S. reached more than $538 million--nearly 75% greater than the second largest granite exporter, Italy. And despite somewhat of an industry slowdown, Brazil's export totals to the U.S. in 2007 look like they will come close to the previous year's figures--thus underscoring the... |
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