Leonardo entered the natural stone market in 1992 as a trader of granite blocks, hence the name “Leonardo Granite”. The company’s first order of business was selling granite block from the Soviet Union to Turkey, Italy and the Far East.
       During this period, in response to a demand in these markets, Leonardo began exporting marble, travertine and limestone from Turkey. While still operating as a trader of granite blocks, in 1998, Leonardo opened its first quarry in Ukraine, extracting a granite stone commercially known as “Coral Mist”.
      Gauging Turkey’s strength in the area of limestone and marble and the corresponding increase in demand, it became apparent that Leonardo’s future lay in the marble trade. Responding to a waning demand for granite, Leonardo closed its Ukrainian quarry and focused entirely on its business in Turkish stone.
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