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Artificial quartz stone - A potential market

Vietnam market is experiencing a remarkable shift in the needs of consumers. The transition from ceramic to paving stone and from natural stone to artificial stone are two popular trends in the market. In particular, artificial quartz stone with diverse applicability has gradually become an attractive and potential "piece of cake" in the world in general and Vietnam in particular.
 

Why quartz stone increasingly popular?

Artificial quartz stone is different from natural stone because of the high uniformity in colors, patterns between the stones, this feature makes quartz stone completely suitable for building construction purpose such as hotels, resorts, villas, urban areas, luxury apartments, etc.  Besides, artificial quartz stone is also favored by their intrinsic properties
  • High harness - According to the Mohs hardness scale, quartz stone is present in position 7 over 10 compared to diamond. This is the reason why this stone is often used in kitchen spaces because of its less cracked, scratch-resistant and waterproof properties suitable for daily food processing.
  • Eco-friendly and health safety - The mixing of natural quartz stone with other materials to form artificial quartz stone is strictly controlled so that it does not contain any toxic components is suitable for use in the home space - where people spend most of their time enjoying life.
  • Applications in various industry - Under the skillful hands of craft artist combining with advanced technology, artificial quartz stone is transformed with endless colors and shapes to bring aesthetic experience for users.
  • Easy to clean and maintain – With the high hardness, quartz stone is easy to clean, just wipe it off with a wet towel, the surface of the stone has returned to its original appearance.
Quartz tone industry outlook in both domestic and global market

With high applicability, durability, and hard to scratch on the surface, quartz stone is increasingly popular around the world, especially the fastidious markets such as Europe, America, Australia which are leading consumers in paving stone in the world. 

The size of the stone market has reported by TBRC (The Business Research Company) is growing rapidly and is expected to grow from $142 billion in 2017 to $168 billion in 2021, and quartz stone market is estimated to reach 206 million square meters by 2022 and reach 250 million square meters by 2023. 

Paving stone has become a potential market with optimistic growth thanks to the booming period of construction project. In Vietnam, according to the decision approving on development of ceramic, construction porcelain and paving stone materials in 2020 by the Ministry of Construction showing that the demand for natural paving stone is expected to reach 30 million square meters, of which approximately 7 million square meters for export purposes. It is forecasted that by 2020, the demand for natural quartz stone in Vietnam will reach 5 million square meters. 

VBS – The quartz powder market entry strategy 

Recognizing and understanding the quartz market movement, VBS has taken the first step in strategy. VBS's first factory with a capacity of 300,000 ton per year is located in Dong Que Son Industrial Park (Quang Nam). With the advantage of exploiting raw materials from Tang Lan quarry, Quang Nam province, VBS expects to deliver outstanding products with high quality in order to change the face of the paving stone market in general and quartz stone market in particular.