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Markets: Selling Stone
Top 20 most expensive residential markets worldwide ranked by US$ per square meter
Monaco with $49,000 on top of the list followed by NYC, London, St Tropez and St Cap Ferrat
Primeira Pedra: a marble carpet instead of pavement in an unpretentious London district
Designer Michael Anastassiades used production waste as a means of advertising for Portugal’s stone branch
Guidoni Group: „One Stop Shop“-concept places the customer at the center of sales replacing the stone or its tradition
Brazil’s stone branch behemoth has taken up engineered stone and ceramics in its program without letting up on granites
GfK market analysis: in 2018, Europeans had around €355 more per person for spending compared to the year before
Among the 42 studied countries Liechtenstein, Switzerland, and Iceland had the highest average purchasing power
Circular Economy is gaining momentum and will play an ever greater role in Europe’s economy of the future
Cosentino Group of Spain, producers of Silestone and Dekton, are poised to face the challenge
As of 2020 costs for oversea freight transportation of natural stone could go up
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has established that the maximum sulfur content in fuel must be reduced sharply
Lundhs of Norway now has designer objects in limited editions for sale
But first and foremost, it’s all about merchandising and promotion of the company’s stone
Dr. Carlo Montani predicts sustained growth for the stone branch until 2025
His criticism: too much waste and too little marketing / Montani recommends propagation of natural stone as a symbol of peace
Belgium goes into the second round with its „Local Stone Ambassadors“
Architects and artists alike are taking an active role in campaigns launched by the Natural Stone Trade Organization and are gaining in popularity
Use Natural Stone program featured on US tv show „Make This Place Your Home“
The video features a tour of the historic Danby Quarry with Jim Hieb as kind of an anchorman in several scenes
