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„One Million Grams of Granite“: Austrian stonemasons busy themselves with artistic inspiration for one ton of local stone
The finished works are on display at Upper Austria’s Landscape and Gardening Show
Markets & Marketing
GfK market analysis: EU newcomers have significant increases in per capita purchasing power
But the distance to the average of the countries in the West is still big
Peter’s Corner: why is there no innovation in the natural stone awards?
Only one worldwide distinction exists for innovation in building and design with natural stone
„Despite a decline of our block-exports to China, Trump’s tariffs can be favorable for Turkish deliveries to the US“
Interview with Banu Bekisoglu, member of the Board of the Aegean Minerals & Natural Stone Exporters (EIB)
„Çin’e yapılan blok ihracatındaki düşüşe rağmen Trump’ın uygulamaya koyduğu tarifeler, Türkiye’nin ABD’ye olan ihracatını olumlu etkileyebilir”
Ege Maden İhracatçıları Birliği Yönetim Kurulu üyesi Banu Bekişoğlu ile röportaj
Europe has endorsed considering social and ecological issues in public procurement
Up until recently municipalities were obligated to allot contracts to the lowest bidder
Euroroc informs: The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) approves tariffs against Quartz Products from China
USITC says: Those artificial stones are subsidized and violate fair trade / Accusations also against quartz from India and Turkey and against ceramics from China
Lisbon is the new star in Pricewaterhouse Coopers’ ranking of economic prospects of European cities
The study „Emerging Trends in Europe 2019“ sees the ranking as a mix of newcomers and large well-tested markets
Promoting the „green“ side of natural stone in a sales pitch
A compilation of facts underscoring the strength of marble, granite, and other types of natural stone
„Trump’s tariffs create extremely favorable expectations for Brazilian Exports to the US”
Interview with Carlos Rubens A. Alencar, head of the Fortaleza Brazil Stone Fair
France imported stone products with a value of 325.7 million € (1.04 million t) in 2018
Trade Magazine Pierre Actual has published detailed statistics for import and export / 2024 Olympic Games
Market analysts rank countries by the wealth of their citizens
First place goes to the USA followed by China, Japan, the UK Germany, India, Australia and Canada
The Turkish Natural Stone Trade Organization EIB launched its WeChat-Account at the Xiamen Stone Fair 2019
The Aegean Stone Producers will use the Chinese social media for marketing purposes
Reclaiming stock: Salvatori is reconstructing slabs using the ancient Japanese art of Kintsugi
Rund um die Marke „The Lost Stones“ gibt es allerlei Wortgeklingel aus der Designerkiste
Salone del Mobile in Milan 2019: „The client wants marble“
The furniture branch is introducing items with natural stone affordable for the middle class, too