2024 — Ten-Year Exclusive Agreement for Carrara White

Core Strengths

• A ten-year horizon: an exclusive agreement running ten years makes both availability and pricing predictable over a long cycle.
• Annual volume: 50,000 m³ of quality Carrara white blocks a year, enough to sustain large continuous projects.
• Locked at source: extraction quota and preferred levels are fixed inside the agreement, avoiding peak-season scrambling and grade drift.
• Quota reservable: extraction quota and layout numbering can be reserved against project demand, supplying from one batch throughout.

Key Figures

Service Process

1. Agreement signed: a ten-year exclusive deal sets the annual extraction quota.
2. Level reserved: preferred extraction levels and blocks reserved under the annual agreement.
3. Grading at source: colour grading, hidden-crack detection and numbering at the quarry.
4. Shipping: loaded at Genoa for sea freight to Hong Kong or Foshan.
5. Arrival check: numbering and grade verified against quarry records.

Applications

• Large projects needing extraction quota reserved across years
• Chain projects requiring consistent ground tone and veining
• White-stone projects launched after the agreement was signed
• Annual framework purchasing at group level

Sustainability & Certification

The Carrara district is bound by EU and local environmental law; extraction requires a restoration plan and periodic review, and partner quarries are 100% covered by ISO 14001.

A ten-year term turns buying from order-by-order negotiation into an annual quota, cutting repeated inspections and scattered shipments, with fewer transport runs and lower related emissions.

Deep Selection Guide

Carrara white is graded on ground tone and veining, and the price difference comes mostly from purity of ground and distribution of the net veining. Judge from full slabs rather than small samples, which cannot show veining direction or the range of shade variation across a slab. In practice, confirm grade and veining direction, grain-matched or bookmatched, before ordering, and ask for layout numbering and pre-assembly photographs. Carrara white is comparatively soft and acid-sensitive, so kitchen worktops need protection from acidic liquids. Order large areas complete with cutting waste in one go.

• Selection criteria：Large projects needing extraction quota reserved across years makes the most specific demands on the stone; satisfy it first, then use A ten-year horizon to judge whether the process is feasible.
• Specification & thickness：Fix the base thickness by Year signed (2024), then decide whether Chain projects requiring consistent ground tone and veining needs local adjustment; all cut-outs and junctions should be confirmed on the drawing first.
• Acceptance & records：Annual volume must be checked and filed before dispatch and accepted on site by number; if a dispute arises later it can be traced to the batch data held.
• Sustainability：The Carrara district is bound by EU and local environmental law; extraction requires a restoration plan and periodic review, and partner quarries are 100% covered by ISO 14001. State this specifically in the acceptance documents and keep it consistent with the environmental rules that apply.

Hengsheng holds 2024 — Ten-Year Exclusive Agreement for Carrara White together through full-chain management from quarry to site; linking selection, fabrication, QC and delivery is what surfaces risk before it turns into a problem.

FAQ

What does a ten-year exclusive agreement mean for a client?

Supply and pricing stay relatively predictable for a decade, and extraction quota plus layout numbering can be reserved per project, which matters greatly on multi-year programmes.

How is Carrara white graded against other white marbles?

Grade rests on purity of ground tone, distribution of veining and the absence of off-colour or hidden cracks: the higher the grade, the more even the ground and the clearer the veining. Judge from full slabs and ask for a written grade description.