It is reported that the first China (Guangxi Hezhou) International Stone
and Calcium Carbonate Industry Exhibition will be held in Hezhou from June 16th
to 18th. The Hezhou Municipal Government held a promotion and press release
event in Guangzhou on May 13th. According to information provided by the Hezhou
Municipal Government, Hezhou “has the largest white marble deposit in Central
South and South China, with reserves of 2.6 billion cubic meters, of which
calcium carbonate content is greater than 99%, whiteness is greater than 95
degrees, and technical indicators reach China's premium mine level. With a speed
of 20 million tons per year, it is enough to mine for more than 300 years; the
reserves of granite are also very rich, with reserves of about 3.12 billion
cubic meters, which is an indispensable resource for the development of new
building materials.
Relevant person in charge revealed that in this year and next year, Hezhou
City will have more than 120 artificial granite production lines put into
operation, which will become China's largest artificial granite production base.
In the new building materials industry, Hezhou has accelerated the promotion of
energy-efficient buildings and realized economical and intensive use of land. At
present, Guangxi Xuteng Industrial Group invested 1.96 billion yuan in new
building materials nanotechnology board project has settled in Hezhou. It is
estimated that after the project is completed and put into production, the
annual output value will reach 3 billion yuan and the annual tax revenue will be
about 250 million yuan.