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Stonethica takes old ideas for use of marble remnants one step further
Laminated slabs can be used by architects in construction projects to obtain optimal sustainability results
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Japanese Nikkei Asian Review: deliveries to the US relabeled in Vietnam
US-President Donald Trump’s tariffs cause complex chain reactions in the world economy and are not his „easy to win trade war“
Project „Life in Quarries“: give endangered species living space in active quarries
Providing living space for flora and fauna next to active quarry areas can be achieved with little or no effort
„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
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