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Markets: Selling Stone
French culture and lifestyle „embedded“ in natural stone as an export commodity
GLS Stone Products exports French limestone blocks to China and work them to decorative elements for luxury construction projects on site
Engineered Stone Neolith wins another Red Dot Award in the materials and surfaces category
After the „Calacatta“ in 2015 now the „Nero Marquina“ won a prize / French study finds harmful ingredients in quartz composites
Exporters of raw marble blocks are pinning their hopes on India
New Delhi’s Government has streamlined import regulations / Preferred colors for marble are ivory and beige as per trade magazine Litosonline
Marketing: Using emotions to make natural stone stand out among the competing materials
„Selling Stones With Emotions“ was one of the major themes at this year’s World Stone Congress in Xiamen 2017
Stork: a natural stone and cork sandwich for flooring and walls
A new Portuguese product combines two of the countries natural resources
Brazil’s natural stone exports 2016: more turnover, less profit
There seem to be a worldwide overproduction of granite and marble causing prices to plummet
Natural stone for kitchen countertops: don’t be afraid of color and structure
Strasser Steine Company of Austria has chosen unusual types of stone produced in limited quantities for their collection „Supreme“
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 €)
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
