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Turkey counterbalances the US-financial crisis from 2008
Export growth particularly in Islamist countries / The fist quarter 2009 will never the less see a recession
Markets: Italy suffers minus of 6 % in export
(May 2009) 2008 saw growth only in slabs and blocs and in business with Gulf States
Miscellaneous
(May 2009) Train Stations are due for refurbishment in the USA during the next few years
Personalized and convertible gravestones
Germany has turned its back on conventional gravestones
Markets: 3D-tool for sale
Stone-Simulator: Italian-Brazilian firm furbishes virtual rooms with stone
Design: Gold and Silver for the Background
(April 2009) US company produces exclusive tiles made of marble, limestone and precious metals
Architecture: Playing with the raw block
(April 2009) French planer designs a wall of contrasts with alternating lines and light
Cherry Blossoms along the way
Transfiguration of a former Madrid high street by means of mosaic cobblestones
It’s all heads
German sculptor Bernhard Nürnberger lends a face to stone finds
Miscellaneous
(April 2009) In many European countries the European Minerals Day will be taking place from Mai 15th to 17th