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Why do Italian natural stone products sell at an average of 1,250 US-$/t, but those from Turkey at a mere 450 US-$/t?
Answers to many questions are provided in Dr. Carlo Montani’s Statistical Yearbook „XXVIII Report Marble and Stones in the World 2017“
Euroroc: turning the ECJ judgment on „Soya Milk“ into a virtue to protect natural stone names such as „Marble“ or „Granite“
The European umbrella organization for the natural stone branch is undertaking an investigation of plagiarized product-names
US-Landscaping market: Boulders, edging, and pavers will see robust growth through 2021
Freedonia Group Study sees rising popularity of outdoor living spaces together with growth in new housing construction
Wonasa’s new President intends to take measures against stone copies made of ceramic or engineered stone
Baha Ali Şayakcı says in an interview with Stone-Ideas.com that the stone branch had taken the threat much too lightly
Marmomac’s „Macchine Virtuose“ presentation: marketable natural stone products were the center of focus
This year’s Italian Stone Theatre was all about hands on DIY testing
Autumn 2017 Economic Forecast: continued growth in the Euro Area and also in the other countries of the Union respectively
Real GDP raise probably at +2.2% (+2,3% respectively) which is substantially higher than the +1.7% (+1.9% respectively) expected in the spring projection
„With real ceramic or real stone (instead of cheap copies), we would probably live in better architectures”
Damiano Steccanella, owner of Pibamarmi, used the company’s booth at Cersaie 2017 to initiate a discussion about material authenticity
Using the mass of natural stone as a means of protecting against terrorist attacks with trucks
Italian-based Zanettin Company has developed a practical used for its gabions
McKinsey: Chinese make up one third of global turnover in luxury goods
Consumers are aware of value for the money and keen on well-known brands, timeless style and quality products
Abirochas „Informe“: subtle indications of recovery for Brazil’s stone branch
The first half of 2017 saw an increase in imports of natural stone and engineered stone / exports showed significant increase
