Egypt’s marble, granite exports fall 23% in two months – report

Egypt’s exports of marble and granite dropped 23 percent year-on-year to $31 million pounds during the first two months of the year from $40 million last year, according to a report.

“We have exported our products of marble and granite to around 79 countries during the first two months of the current year,” the Egyptian Export Council for Building Materials (ECBM) said in its monthly report on Sunday.

There are five countries seized a 50.6 percent share of Egypt’s marble and granite exports, recording $15.698 million, the report added.