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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

Pirgon-Marble: natural stone invokes mind-leaping and makes one stop and think
The Greek Stone Group International (SGI) is running an unusual marketing concept for its Pirgon marble

IMM Carrara 2017: „Quattro volte Marmo“ (marble times four)
Italy’s marble region aims to raise awareness of its products and its companies with the help of an international campaign

Chances for the stone sector: in the US and in the West, the share of elder people in the population continues growing
65+ want to continue living on their own which brings increase in demand for value-added modernization of their homes

Which Europeans have the most spending money
GfK compiles a ranking of countries by purchasing power

Ultimate sensual perception: natural stone flacons with added value of art
I Profumi del Marmo (the fragrances of marble) something for eyes and nose incorporated into the caps of receptacles

Turkey’s exports to the US and to UAE: „Sales up, income down!“
Turkish stone magazine Marble Trend scolds the nation’s stone sector for low profit compared the Italy, Greece and even China

Chocolate that looks remarkably like marble, granite, or limestone
Spanish Levantina sets the scene to experience natural stone with many senses

„Help recruit, retain and advance women in the stone industry“
„Women in Stone“ is a workgroup called to life by the Marble Institute of America (MIA) and the Building Stone Institute (BSI) / „Wine & Stone“