INDIAN MARBLE ASSOCIATION OPPOSES LOOSENING OF IMPORT CONTROLS FOR CHEAPER MARBLE
April 1st, 2012
BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA, IN NEW DELHI, AND LEAH GERMAIN
THE LEADER of India's key marble association stepped into an international row about his country's marble trading policy, opposing the reduction of import restrictions, including marble import duties, on lower quality marble that is mined near Indian marble centre Kisharngarh. Suresh Tak, president of Kisharngarh Marble Association, based in Rajasthan, told Industrial Minerals: "We don't want competition for Indian marble otherwise our mines would close down", he said, "we have approached ...
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