EU · GALLIUM · 2026
New suppliers, pricier gallium
37.7% · China's share of the value of EU gallium imports, Jan–Jul 2026
- 79.5% → 37.7% by value in a year
- By tonnes China still supplies 64%
- Value +62%, tonnes +3%
· Eurostat
Insights
The stone and minerals market, in numbers
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MOROCCO · 2030
The 2030 World Cup is under construction
0% vs 40% · import duty on worked stone: EU origin vs no preference
· UN Comtrade
CANADA · 2027
CETA gives EU stone a 6.5-point edge
+6.1% · Canadian stone imports in 2025
· UN Comtrade
WORLD · MINERALS · 2024
Chile overtook Peru
67.7% · of world mineral exports come from ten countries, 2024
· UN Comtrade
HOW WE WORK
Same block, two numbers
6 steps · from the quarry to a trade statistic
· UN Comtrade
WORLD · NATURAL STONE · 2024
Three countries make half the market
USD 15.3 bn · world natural stone exports, 2024
· UN Comtrade
UNITED KINGDOM · 2026–2030
Public capital is the floor
£725 bn · UK public infrastructure pipeline, 2025–2035
8 COUNTRIES · H1 2026
Only Italy grew in value
1 of 8 · countries with higher export value, H1 2026
BRAZIL · H1 2026
Value and volume both fell
−7.9% · export value, Jan–Jun 2026 vs Jan–Jun 2025
· UN Comtrade
CANADA · H1 2026
Value and volume both fell
−8.5% · export value, Jan–Jun 2026 vs Jan–Jun 2025
· UN Comtrade
EGYPT · H1 2026
Export value fell
−13.8% · export value, Jan–Jun 2026 vs Jan–Jun 2025
· UN Comtrade
GREECE · H1 2026
More tonnes, less value
−8.1% · export value, Jan–Jun 2026 vs Jan–Jun 2025
· Eurostat
INDIA · H1 2026
Value and volume both fell
−2.4% · export value, Jan–Jun 2026 vs Jan–Jun 2025
· UN Comtrade
ITALY · H1 2026
Fewer tonnes, more value
+1.5% · export value, Jan–Jun 2026 vs Jan–Jun 2025
· Eurostat
PORTUGAL · H1 2026
Value and volume both fell
−5.5% · export value, Jan–Jun 2026 vs Jan–Jun 2025
· Eurostat
SPAIN · H1 2026
More tonnes, less value
−3.0% · export value, Jan–Jun 2026 vs Jan–Jun 2025
· Eurostat
