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Three prizes of €20,000 each offered for “New ideas for Carrara and its marble“

The Carrara 2030 initiative of 9 companies from the Apuan Alps wants to promote the local stones as a material for an ecological future

In the virtual showrooms of the second generation, the possibilities of augmented reality will also play a role in the sale of natural stone in the future

The Turkish company Alimoğlu presented the prototype of its “Metaverse“ at the Marble Izmir 2022 trade fair

Cosentino promotes its new Silestone as groundbreaking in sustainability: “Changing the world from the kitchen“

The campaign addresses young people and their parents using the phrasing of Fridays for Future

Swedes have a soft spot for kitchen countertops made of natural stone and also for exotic types of stone

Surveys by the national stone association show a high level of ecological awareness among consumers and great interest in natural materials

A future competitor for natural stone facade panels: German researchers create solar cells with marble look

Inkjet printing on Perovskite cells can achieve good efficiencies even on façades in awkward places

China brought the natural stone sector worldwide back on track in 2021: the country recorded an increase of +25.7% (by value) in imports compared with the previous year

In terms of exports to the U.S., China even increased by almost +30%

The U.S. government releases new standards for energy conservation in the construction and operation of public buildings, setting the tone for private construction as well

The measures take effect in April 2023

In addition to rising energy costs, Italy’s ceramics industry is now also facing a shortage of clay raw material

A memorandum from the association Confindustria Ceramica outlines that the industry is very concerned about losing customers to other materials

EU taxonomy: in the future, all (construction) projects, products and services are to have precise descriptions of their sustainability

The Commission in Brussels is starting with the financial sector to get the transformation of the European economy to climate neutrality on track

Is China’s reticence from markets in the West the main reason why all major natural stone exporting countries achieved an increase of over 25% in 2021 compared to the previous year?

34th Premios Macael awarded: architectural projects with natural and engineered stone and institutions were honored

Euroroc’s General Assembly 2021 was held at Marmomac on October 01

President Hermann Graser: “We are better prepared for the challenges of climate protection, sustainable production methods and competition among building materials than we were a few years ago“

Peter’s Corner: the prospects for the natural stone sector for 2022 are good, but it should have its own achievements in terms of “green“, not just profit from the material itself

The ceramic industry is under extreme pressure due to energy prices

The manufacturers of artificial stones are also likely to be affected, because they use heat and pressure for production

Europeans had an average of €15,055 at their disposal in 2021

The study “GfK Purchasing Power Europe 2021” examined how much money consumers ultimately had available for spending and saving