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Markets: Pre-sale return guarantee
(October 2011) Can natural stone be recycled? Of course! as every child will tell you. But this is a subject never broached in discussions
Markets & Marketing
Markets: Considerably higher returns despite decrease in tonnage
(October 2011) Strong growth in Italy’s marble-value-added exports / From January till May 2011-10-02
Markets: Competition for Carrara’s White
(September 2011) Afghanistan undertakes steps to market its marble reserves world-wide
Markets: „Hug-a-day“ from home
(September 2011) In many parts of the world the population is ageing. The demographic shift entails less private building but on the other hand new opportunities for natural stone in interior design and product design
Markets: Warning shot for China’s ceramic industry
(August 2011) EU-Commission imposes limited import duty as a preliminary measure
Markets: Back to Growth
(May 2011) Turkish and Italian stone industries register an increase in exports for 2010
Markets: „Our aim is not merely to produce raw material: we are interested in manufacturing the value-added product“
Interview with Zou Chuansheng, President of the China Stone Material Association, the country’s natural stone association
Markets: Stone from the Amazon
(March 2011) Brazil takes stock of natural stone concentrations in its northern regions / Exports up in 2010
Markets: „Brazil takes off“
(January 2011) Country the size of an entire continent enjoys an unprecedented boom. A major producer of stone in its own right Brazil is turning into an increasingly interesting market for foreign imports
Markets: 30% are processed and resold
(January 2011) Raw block orders from Carrara to China – an analysis / „Made for China“ – a trend
Touch-stones for hands and feet
Every stone trade fair experiences it time and again: A stone that is aesthetically pleasing almost magnetically attracts beholders to touch it. Could the stone branch make use of this property?
Markets: Committing to the do’s and don’ts for the stone branch
(November 2010) Sustainability standards in natural stone production and processing are currently undergoing a defining process in the USA. Ecological aspects, working conditions and child labour are among the aspects under consideration. Trade representatives from around the globe are summoned to join the effort
Markets: Rocky start
(November 2010) This year’s Marmomacc saw the christening of the stone branch’s world organization Wonasa
Markets: antique art-works of slurry and resin
(October 2010) The Global Stone Congress in March in Alicante demonstrated solutions for ecological challenges facing the stone branch
Markets: Multi-billion $ investment in the Republic of Kazakhstan
(September 2010) The country situated between Asia and Europe rarely crops up in economic reports despite the fact that investment and building are progressing at staggering rates. This is a clear opportunity for the stone branch