Traditionally, marble was sold in 25 mm thickness. Yet, in India and China, a short-sighted approach driven by cost-saving led consumers to settle for marble of 16 mm or 17 mm thickness, which ...

A seller of Chinese tiles, on condition of anonymity, said, “The costing of a finished marble is much more than tiles. A Chinese tile starts from just Rs. 20 and people find it pocket-friendly.