Euroroc
Only virtually: the general assembly of Euroroc took place on October 02, 2020 in the internet
Hermann Graser of the German association DNV was elected president for the next two years on a rotational basis
Euroroc’s General Assembly at Marmomac surprised all with its verve
Representatives of the national European Natural Stone Organizations discussed how the branch could better position itself
Euroroc’s two new presidents: „Communication and collaboration are the key issues”
Stijn Renier and Kristof Callebaut from Belgium share their presidency for the term from 2018 to 2020
Euroroc: „Securing natural resources“ is also about keeping quarries in operation
Peter Handley is the newly appointed EU-Commissioner for sustainability / His credo is Circular Economy
London Calling: visit of Euroroc-members at the invitation of Stone Federation Great Britain
Topics were: Albion’s Portland Stone quarries, London and its stone highlights, Britain’s stone industry and its market strategies
How producers of ceramics, quartz composites, and engineered stone practice plagiarism
Protecting names such as „Marble“ or „Calacatta“ is the topic of discussions / A clean slate for the stone branch?
Euroroc: turning the ECJ judgment on „Soya Milk“ into a virtue to protect natural stone names such as „Marble“ or „Granite“
The European umbrella organization for the natural stone branch is undertaking an investigation of plagiarized product-names
Crystalline silica in stonemasons’ workshops is a major issue in many countries
In part the issue involves quartz composite materials in particular, and in part general labor protection is the topic of interest
Marketing: Using emotions to make natural stone stand out among the competing materials
„Selling Stones With Emotions“ was one of the major themes at this year’s World Stone Congress in Xiamen 2017
Euroroc-members visited the Xiamen Trade Fair
25 representatives of natural stone trade organizations accepted an invitation to China
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