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Turkey: Exports plummet by (-)5.26% by value in 2016
The Government has earmarked financial assistance in amount of a whopping 40 million Lira (almost 11 million US-$; 10,16 million €)
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Slate akin to a river of molten lava, pressed up a wall and continuing to flow along the ceiling
Stroili Stone conjured up something special for its Vienna showroom – a mise-en-scène in natural stone
China: „Since 2011, in Fujian province around 1000 quarries and some 2000 factories were closed down“
Authorities have taken serious measures to modernize the country’s stone sector, CSMIA-association informs
Pirgon-Marble: natural stone invokes mind-leaping and makes one stop and think
The Greek Stone Group International (SGI) is running an unusual marketing concept for its Pirgon marble
IMM Carrara 2017: „Quattro volte Marmo“ (marble times four)
Italy’s marble region aims to raise awareness of its products and its companies with the help of an international campaign
Chances for the stone sector: in the US and in the West, the share of elder people in the population continues growing
65+ want to continue living on their own which brings increase in demand for value-added modernization of their homes
Which Europeans have the most spending money
GfK compiles a ranking of countries by purchasing power
Ultimate sensual perception: natural stone flacons with added value of art
I Profumi del Marmo (the fragrances of marble) something for eyes and nose incorporated into the caps of receptacles
Turkey’s exports to the US and to UAE: „Sales up, income down!“
Turkish stone magazine Marble Trend scolds the nation’s stone sector for low profit compared the Italy, Greece and even China
Chocolate that looks remarkably like marble, granite, or limestone
Spanish Levantina sets the scene to experience natural stone with many senses
„Help recruit, retain and advance women in the stone industry“
„Women in Stone“ is a workgroup called to life by the Marble Institute of America (MIA) and the Building Stone Institute (BSI) / „Wine & Stone“
SGI’s „12 Mythic Marbles“ wins two more awards in design and communication
The presentation combines natural stones with ancient stories from the regions they are quarried
Statistically profits of natural stone producing companies increased considerably in 2015
Dr. Carlo Montani presents his facts and figures for 2015 in his „Report marble and stones in the world“ / 2016 started up with considerable negative growth for exports
Sustainable Stone Certification now recognized in both LEED v4 and LBC
ANSI/NSC 373 standards give a clear path for architects to ensure the stone they specify helps projects reach highest sustainability goals
In Switzerland Chinese tourists are clearing out jewelers and watchmakers stocking expensive watches
In the humble opinion of Stone-Ideas: the time is ripe to flood Chinas markets with more than raw stone blocks