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Euroroc’s two new presidents: „Communication and collaboration are the key issues”
Stijn Renier and Kristof Callebaut from Belgium share their presidency for the term from 2018 to 2020
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Centre d’Interprétation de la Pierre (center for interpretation of natural stone) in Sprimont, Belgium
In a defunct power station formerly supplying quarries with energy, public relations work is being carried out for local stone
Over 100 Articles Available on Use Natural Stone Website
Promotion tool for the sector: Stone companies are encouraged to share texts and photos with clients and employees
„Global Heritage Stone Resource“ (GHSR): defining natural stone as an important heritage resource
2017 already saw eight types of stone qualified, among them Portland Limestone, Larvikite, and, of course, Carrara Marble
Australia takes the pole-position in per-capita affluence
Marble value-added products experience marked growth on the fifth continent
Turnover in natural stone in Germany amounted to 623 Million € in 2017
Sustained high level of consumption / Construction sector: for 2019, expectation for 2019 amounts to growth of +2.9 %
EU-Commission: „Securing natural resources“ is also about keeping quarries in operation
Peter Handley is the newly appointed EU-Commissioner for sustainability / His credo is Circular Economy
Photo shooting for Laura Aparicio at Grassi Pietre’s factory
Maybe the fashion label’s art director was allured by the contrast of the stone hardness and the softness of clothes and fabrics
IMM Carrara’s „Stone Sector 2018“: „Roadmaps“ to marble and toward a competitive sector
Nanotechnology for improved surface structure and added value of raw materials are two possibilities
US-outdoor kitchen market: all types of equipment forecast to grow +6.2% annually to $735 million in 2022
Freedonia Group market researchers see an important „lifestyle of regularly cooking and entertaining outdoors“
Asia7: wealth expected to grow by up to 200% in the coming decade by 2027
According to research by New World Wealth, China’s population is set to attain US-American level within 10 years
How to trade successfully with natural stone in the USA and Canada: a foreign supplier must work hand in hand with installers „to build a team“
Experts of the Natural Stone Institute speaking at the Marble Trade Fair in Izmir explained how North America’s markets function
After years of recession in natural stone exports, Turkey has again overcome the 2 billion US-$ hurdle
But a closer look at facts and figures shows that all is not well in the country’s stone branch
Inland natural stone markets in China: all eyes on middle-class private customers
Former Trade Organization President speaks about challenges faced by the stone branch at the Xiamen Trade Fair World Stone Congress
Brazil’s natural stone statistics show sustained negative growth in export profits
Abirochas, Brazil’s natural stone trade Organization, has published its 2017 edition of „Informe“ / plummeting prices probably due to saturation of the market