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The Turkish natural stone sector is sponsoring the “Best Use of Stone” award at the World Architecture Festival 2024
The aim is to establish the “Turkish Stones” brand among architects and interior designers
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With +3.9%, the United Kingdom is this year’s big winner in terms of citizens‘ purchasing power in Europe, according to a study by GfK
As in previous years, the frontrunners are Liechtenstein, Switzerland, and Luxembourg, while Ireland is the 2024 loser
France’s natural stone sector has two more Protected Designations of Origin
India also has such protection titles for stone types and stone products / The EU-wide protection regulation will come into full force in January 2025
Italy’s natural stone and technology exporters will focus even more on the US market than before
A study was presented before Marmomac that even ranks the parts of the US as target regions
Multi-national collaboration to raise awareness of natural stone as THE building material to reduce the carbon footprint of construction
At Marmomac, stone associations from ten western nations came together and founded a “Global EPD Collaboration Initiative”
Spain’s exports of natural stone recorded -4.95% in 2023 compared to the previous year, while imports were -17.06%
Cluster Piedra head Javier Fernández Cortés sees the stone sector facing an adjustment to “increased uncertainty and volatility,“ for example in prices
Indirectly, sustainability reports will also be required from 2026 from smaller natural stone companies and those outside the EU
The aim is to present the company’s environmental and social policy
Study by the Boston Consulting Group: Consumers are prepared to pay a price premium for products with zero carbon emissions
We discuss the question how natural stone exporting countries can adapt to this
After many years of growth, natural stone consumption in Germany fell sharply in 2023 (-19.1%)
The DNV association does not expect a trend reversal in the construction industry until 2025
Portugal maintained its all-time high of almost half a billion euros in natural stone exports in 2023 from the previous year
Significantly better sales prices per ton were achieved again in almost all target markets.
Austria: Environmentalists and the raw materials industry in the same boat
Active quarries or gravel pits are valuable habitats and breeding grounds for animals and plants
Gianluca Pellegrino from Basaltina S.r.l. is president of Confindustria Marmomacchine for the 2024/2026 term
At the association’s General Assembly, also, statistics for Italy’s stone and stone technology exports 2023 were presented
At the Salone del Mobile 2024, Citco once again showed spectacular works with natural stone on the border between art and product design
“Stone Resilience” was the name of the collection and referred to the constant innovation in design