 One of its main industries is granite production; the variety of granite produced in O Porriño is known as (Porriño Pink), and is exported from the Port of Vigo mainly to Italy, Japan and China.From O Porriño came the architect Antonio Palacios, known for the use of granite in his work, such as the "Telecommunications Palace" in Madrid, the García Barbón Theater in Vigo, or Porrino Town Hall of amongst others.It is the home town of the Sporting Lisboa woman basketball team player Andrea Pérez Alonso.