Lubango- Over 100,000 cubic metres of granite of different species were exported from southern Huila Province in 2022, compared to nearly 68,000 cubic metres of the ore traded in 2021.
The information was disclosed Monday by the head of the Mineral Resources department of Huila's provincial office for integrated economic development, Cláudio da Mata.
The markets that received the product are mainly China, Taiwan, Spain, Italy and recently the United Arab Emirates, Georgia and France.
Amongst the companies that exported the most granite are Angostone, Hipermáquinas (HM Granitos), Shalon, DFG-África and Rupsil & Filhos.
Without giving a figure, the source added that in 2022, at least 173,694 cubic metres of the ore had been produced and 114,985 cubic metres in 20221, extracted from Chibia and Gambos municipalities.
Cláudio da Mata added that with the pandemic that ravaged the country for two years there was a greater attraction of international markets, since the countries that traditionally export were closed and Angola saw on it more opportunities to increase exports.
"The United Arab Emirates have also entered the race to import Angolan granite but China is still the main destination of this mineral resource, which mainly comes from Huila province", Mata said.
According to the official, Huila is currently Angola’s dimension stone power house with a registered increase both in terms of production and exports over the last few years.
Huila province has more than 30 licensed companies operating in the mining sector, 18 of which are involved in dimension stone production and the remainder in mineral water, gold, crushers, sandpit, ceramics and agri-minerals.
