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Wonasa’s new president is Norway’s John-Petter Gundersen
(November 2013) The World Natural Stone Association named a new head and body of representatives
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(November 2013) India’s Stepwells have caught the attention of online magazine Archdaily
Quintet of five moons
(November 2013) Photo of Saturn’s rings by international Cassini spacecraft
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(November 2013) Carrara will soon boast a new technology center (Centro Technologico) currently under construction
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(October 2013) Spanish Cosentino Group is advertising for its engineered stone where it is used: „Karlos Arguiñano cooks with you” is the name of a new cooking series on TV
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(October 2013) Foreign Companies sending their stone masons to Germany must pay German minimum wage
„100 Newsletters and none the wiser :-)“
(September 2103) Many readers have congratulated us to our jubilee
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(September 2013) In Florida, the American Atheists have installed a bench comprised of some 700 kg of grey granite
Earthquake at Fukushima 2011: giant material shift also in the deep sea
(September 2013) At least 28 square kilometers of seafloor slumped suddenly down the slope of the 7.5 kilometer-deep Japan Trench / Parts of the earth’s crust shifted more than 50 meters
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(September 2013) Moscow’s ExpoStone Trade Fair took place for the 14th time this year
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(August 2013) Medistone Expo in Bari is hoping to establish a position as the meeting place for the stone branch around the Mediterranean but attracted only meager interest
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(August 2013) Turkish Trade Fair „Marble“ in Izmir could expand considerably if the new venue close to the airport would be completed.
Earth seen from behind Saturn
(July 2013) A stunning photo taken by Cassini spacecraft shows the Blue Planet as a tiny dot
Anti-dumping-proceeding started against artificial stone stemming from China
(July 2013) The European Commission investigates if low prices of Chinese engineered stone are based an unfair state-subsidies
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(July 2013) Examples for architecture with natural stone in the USA are the subject in the latest edition of Building Stone Magazine