「台灣北部地區石材產業現況之調查研究」係財團法人石材工業發展中心委託中國文化大學地質系辦理之調查研究計畫。內容包括：分析台灣北部地區石材業（台北縣、市、基隆市、桃園縣）廠商之背景資料；石材業之空間分析；石材廠家之產能分析；供需面分析及未來趨勢分析。分析結果顯示，北部地區石材業多以小規模之經營方式生產；以加工業之營業性質而論，業者多集中於台北縣八里地區；產能分析則以台北縣之產能最大；由供需面分析得知，大理石來源地以台灣地區為主，應從花蓮加工廠引入半成品再加工而成，花崗石來源地以大陸為主；銷售市場則以台灣為其最大之銷售市場。對於台灣加入WTO後之看法，石材業者對於未來之前景較無信心。
The project of a study on stone industry in the northern area of Taiwan was conducted by Geology department of Chinese Culture University. The contents of present research include five parts: establishment of basic data, spatial analysis, production capacity, and supply and demend of stone industry as well as future trend. The present results show that most stone industries in northern area of Taiwan have a small scale, and that stone processing industries are concentrated in Pali area of Taipei –hsien. From an analysis of production capacits, Taipei-hsien are ranks first. The source of marble raw materials is from Taiwan district, and granite materials from mainland China. Also Taiwan is the largest sales market. In answer to after Taiwan entering into WTO, most of stone industries are considered no confidence in the future.
