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Dr. Carlo Montani made his case for developing synergy not competition from artificial stone
At this year’s Marmomac, the founder of natural stone market statistics presented the 30th edition of his yearbook
Markets & Marketing
New York, Tokyo and the San Francisco Bay Area are the cities with the highest standard of living of the population world-wide
London, Beijing, Shanghai, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Sydney and Singapore follow according to the economic analysts of New World Wealth
Brazilian Guidoni Group will set up a manufacturing facility for its quartz Topzstone and a headquarter in Georgia
The company will invest US-$96 million and create 455 jobs
Silestone Institute by Cosentino: study sees the kitchen as „the heart of the home”
An international online consumer survey confirms that lifestyle trends in Western consuming countries are valid globally
Euroroc’s General Assembly at Marmomac surprised all with its verve
Representatives of the national European Natural Stone Organizations discussed how the branch could better position itself
Nearly one in a thousand Swiss citizens visited quarries and workshops at this year’s Quarry Day in September 2019
PR was a mix of events and activities / more target groups envisaged for the future
Peter’s Corner: why, as far as marketing is concerned, nearly the entire marble and granite branch is barking up the wrong tree?
Instead of addressing the middle class many natural stone Organizations are propagating opulent art
For the first time in six years Brazil experienced from January until March 2019 a growth in natural stone exports
Donald Trump’s anti-dumping measures directed against China may have had a reflected indirectly here
Belgium boasts a quality charter for tombstones since March 2019
Members of the Natural Stone Group within the Trade Organization of Builders has pledged to take quick action in case of damage
The natural stone branch has undergone groundbreaking modernizations between 2009 and 2019
In view of the predicted cooling down of the global economy, Stone-Ideas.com took a look back to the development over the last decade
Blockchain ante portas: new transparency for the natural stone market
A digital system can reveal complete traceability of the origin and production-site of every stone product
Global Countertop Market: „Engineered quartz is forecasted to increase its share, partly at the expense of granite“
Freedonia Research Group has published a new study which sees the demand to reach 540 million m² in 2023
Nature in the quarry: the Eurasian Eagle-Owl (Budo budo) feel undisturbed by all the noise of heavy machinery in the quarry
Oetelshofen Limestone Quarry, Germany, regards the endangered giant owl, which chose the quarry as its home, as „a popular figure“
Architects pinpoint the weak spots of natural stone: price and ease of cleaning
German Natural Stone Association DNV conducted a market analysis of marble, granite, and other popular types of stone
Shortfall in new homes is keeping the pressure on house prices and rents
„2019 State of the Nation’s Housing Report“ by Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies