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The Swedish Natural Stone Association launches a certification for the installation of gravestones
The seal adopts the specifications of the state committee, is valid for 5 years and may be used for company advertising
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The topic of EU-wide protected designations of origin (Geographical Indications, GI) also for natural stone is making progress in the Brussels Commission
It appears in the new Action Plan on Intellectual Property and is expected to be back on the agenda in the 3rd quarter of 2021
The average Australian has net assets of approximately US$249,000 which makes the country the 4th wealthiest in the world
In terms of the total wealth held, it is 7th largest after USA, China, Japan, UK, Germany and India
Peter’s Corner: with a deposit system, natural stone could present itself as a perfect player in the Green Deal of the EU commission and in Joe Biden’s policy
Stone flooring can be perfectly reconditioned and reused, and there are already techniques for laying it without glue or mortar, which would then be required
DryTile: Laying ceramic floor tiles entirely without glue or mortar
The system uses cork as a base and a special grout / Can the principle be used for natural stone?
Red Bull shoots a film about skateboarding in the quarry of the Norwegian company Lundhs
One of the stars says: “It’s extra fun to skate on Larvikite, because it’s very hard. It makes the board glide better“
France’s Pierre d’Arudy is the 4th natural stone in the country to receive the seal of a Protected Geographical Indication (Indication Géographique)
The title protects against illegal use of the product name, it is only valid in France, but there also for imports
“Global Wealth Migration Review“: New Zealand could become a preferred destination for the rich and super-rich in the next 10 years
As a result of Corona, market researchers from South Africa and Afrasia Bank expect less international tourism and fewer foreign guests in luxury hotels
Boxbay provides enormous acceleration for stacking and handling containers in the port
The joint venture of the German SMS group and DP World from Dubai has a high-bay warehouse at its core, with direct access to each individual transport box
Dr. Carlo Montani: 56% of global stone production comes from quarries in Asia (including Turkey)
After years of growth, the Statistics Yearbook records a slowdown in both extraction and global trade for the first time in 2019
Marketing via internet: a “Digital Natural Stone Trade Delegation” from Turkish Aegean region made contacts in Vietnam
As Chinese stone imports have declined, the EMIB-association reached out for new business partners in the Far East / Coincidence with the creation of the new free trade zone RCEP
Go Far East and Pacific: the new free trade zone RCEP abolishes import duties for natural stone end products between the 15 participating countries
The new economic area from China to New Zealand offers the stone industry great opportunities worldwide
Chen Guoqing: “Upgrading the consumption of China’s middle class with 400 million people means a huge demand for higher quality products and for imports”
Interview with the President of the Chinese Stone Association about the future orientation of the country’s economy and the impacts of Covid-19
Economical recovery before the second lockdown: in the 3rd quarter of 2020, GDP in the European Union had a growth by +12.1%
But compared with the same quarter of the previous year, it was -3.9%, according to a Eurostat