Natural stone & export writer at Stone Harbor Exports
Nitin Sharma writes about natural stone for Stone Harbor: how granite is quarried and graded in India, what separates one finish from another, and what it actually takes to get a container of slabs to a buyer overseas. He works closely with the company's sourcing and export team, then turns the technical detail into guides a first-time importer can actually use. He is happiest when a long explainer saves someone a costly mistake on their first order. Away from the desk, he follows cricket more closely than is strictly healthy.
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