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During the next five-year plan (2026 – 2030), China wants to significantly reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions
The ecological footprint of building materials is also to be controlled / Forum at Xiamen Stone Fair
Reports from Trade Fairs
Colorful like the exotic local stones, Marmomac Brazil makes a good debut in São Paulo
Under the leadership of Veronafiere, Latin America’s most important stone fair showed a clear leap in design quality and attracted many young people
Flooring Sustainability Summit Returns to Washington, D.C. with Natural Stone Institute as one of the Hosts
The program‘s focus is on sustainability in the flooring industry
Sustainability was the big topic in the lectures at the BAU trade fair in Munich, but natural stone was hardly mentioned
The trends of the future are building materials with a low carbon footprint, building with modules and continuing to build
Coverings 2025 (April 29 – May 02): Conference Education Announced
The North American showcase of natural stone and ceramic tiles will take place at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida
Xiamen Stone Fair March 16-19, 2025: eleven country pavilions, including Cambodia as a newcomer
Xiamen Stone Fair March 16-19, 2025: eleven country pavilions, including Cambodia as a newcomer
There will be two new natural stone trade fairs in 2025: Stonegal at the beginning of June in Galicia (Spain) and Vulcanica Stone at the end of May in Sicily
The focus will be on regional varieties (granite and lava stone, respectively)
Multi-national collaboration to raise awareness of natural stone as THE building material to reduce the carbon footprint of construction
At Marmomac, stone associations from ten western nations came together and founded a “Global EPD Collaboration Initiative”
For the first time, a natural stone trade fair will take place in Vietnam
From December 11 to 13, 2024 Asean Stone will be organized in Ho Chi Minh City co-located with the 8th Asean Ceramics
Cersaie 2024: The colors for ceramic products are becoming ever brighter and deeper
Instead of simply copying marble, the industry is now inventing exotic varieties with stone decor
Marmomac 2024: photo gallery
We show photos of some of the booths and of some product ideas from this year’s Marmomac
Federico Bricolo, President of Veronafiere: “Internationalization“ is the motto of Marmomac more than ever before
In essence, it is about bringing “Made in Italy“ to the world