A Glance at Indonesian Natural Stone Industry.
Indonesian soil is indeed a magnificent producer of some beautiful natural stones which is used widely for several purposes from tile flooring to jewelries. Nowadays natural stone products used as an essential building material for a perfect finishing for hotels, villas, private residence, office buildings, city landmark etc.
The wealth of Indonesia natural stone resources producing the finest granite, onyx, marble, limestone, slate, basalt, quartzite, travertine and other great stones. There are wide variety of texture & color to meet the expectation & demand of natural stone industries.
There are few regions in Indonesia where the stones are found & fabricated. One of the most renowned natural stone producer is in Besole Village, Campur Darat district, some 18 km east of Tulungagung regency. We can find a marble mount here that supplies high quality marble stone. Aside from marble, Besole Village is also the center of Onyx stone.
Other than Tulung Agung , marble mining can also be found in other Indonesia regions as follows: Lampung, West Sumatra, Central Jave, West Java, Yogyakarta, Borneo, Bangka, Papua, Kupang, Poso and South Sulawesi (Makassar). South Sulawesi produces the best marble in Indonesia.
Alongside with great craftsmanship, high technology of machinery, seaport facilities, reliable cargo services and viral marketing, both online & off line, Indonesia is renowned as one of the largest natural stone exporters in Asia. Many natural stone showrooms are opened in Bali, taking advantage of Bali’s high tourist visitors.The Stone comapany for example was established in Bali since 1998 and is one of the high quality stonework company in Indonesia for both domestic and commercial applications This is a great move for marketing as Bali considered as the living “showroom” to showcase great variety of natural stone products ie bathroom fixtures & essentials (bath tub, sink), flooring , mosaic, swimming pool tile, etc to the potential customers.
