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Brazil held above the US$1 billion mark in natural stone exports in 2022, but suffered losses of -4%, Centrorochas says

The current marketing initiative is about additional target countries and more value-added products

Good news about the Protected Geographical Indications (GI) also for natural stone: the procedure has taken the next hurdle

The Council of Ministers has approved the bill and wants only minor changes, e.g. that the award procedure be less expensive for applicants

CHEYENNE, a black granite marvel with bright veins quarried in Brazil, a highlight in Spanish Levantina Group‘s Naturamia Collection®

An oversized necklace made of stone and stainless steel at the main bus station in Broby, Schweden, makes us wonder whether the giants from ancient times are still active in Scandinavia and roam the country

Miscellaneous: news all around natural stone and rock

“There’s NO business like SNOW Business!“ was the motto of the 2023 World Snow Sculpture Championship held in Stillwater, Minnesota in January. Twelve teams from around the world took part

“Sinergie“ is the name of the collection of Italian companies Silvestri and Artèpura, which bring together stone and leather in the design

Both companies work with traditional craftsmanship and natural materials

“Successful with problems“ is the title Turkish Stone World (#119) magazine gives a report from the 6th international block fair in Bursa in November 2022

The 18th International Congress on Drystone Walling will be held in Goult, France, October 02-08, 2023, and will have lectures and practical exercises

The overall topic is the usage of the ancient construction technique as a sustainable way for landscaping and water management

Replica of the famous Indian Sanchi Gate in Berlin in a combination use of 3D scanning, CNC technology and craftsmanship

The sandstone artwork next to the new Berlin Palace is another example of new technology-based business for the stone sector

ARABESCATO CERVAIOLE, a white marble from the famous quarries at Monte Altissimo in the Apuan Alps, from Henraux company

In Krakow, a wall mosaic measuring 10 m x 5.30 m commemorates the Polish artist Stanisław Wyspiański

Lubosz Karwat made it in his studio in individual parts and assembled them on site at an educational center with a school and kindergarten

Barbara Hepworth’s sculptures at the Heide Museum of Modern Art in Melbourne, Australia, through March 13, 2023

First major Australian survey of the leading figure of modernist sculpture in Britain in the 20th century

Natural stone fair FBSF in Fortaleza: the small company Dois Irmãos presented design surfaces on their Pedra Cariri

In the hinterland of the state of Ceará, numerous family businesses are undertaking modernization with machinery and selling the limestone with design added value

“Natural Stone means Sustainability“ is one of the topics in Cosmave association‘s magazine Apuo Versilia Produce #133 (February 2023)

Recipients of the Natural Stone Scholarship and Women in Stone Empowerment Scholarship announced

The awards ceremony will be held at StonExpo fair in Las Vegas on Tuesday, January 31