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Stonemasonry winners in the „The Good Form” and “Professionals Perform“ craftsmanship-competitions were announced in Germany
Marks are given for creativity and skill at work or for professional working under time pressure, respectively
The Danish shipping company Maersk wants to switch to “green“ methanol for its ships
The world’s largest transport company is having 8 new container ships built, which will have a long-term impact on the entire transportation sector
Massive volcanism may have contradictionary impacts on climate: tropical warming on “shorter“ timescales, ice-age-cooling on multimillions of years
The emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) is a key process, next to ocean fertilization by phosphorus from volcanic ashes
The 2nd season of the documentary series “Uomini di Pietra“ (Men of Stone) is underway: the tough guys in the quarries of Henraux have been joined by a woman
The six films of 60 minutes each show the challenges of quarrying the marble in the mountains near Carrara
Salvatori brings with “Gravity Zodiac“ twelve stone spheres on the market, which have a connection to astrology
The objects are profanely suitable for example as paperweights
Beautiful little things made of natural stone, which can be sold not only as gifts
For the stone industry, the world of accessories offers countless opportunities, if not for sale, then as a promotion for their material
Miscellaneous: ideas all around natural stone
Ball’s Pyramid is a 560 m high spectacular rock in the Pacific Ocean between Australia and New Zealand. It is a remnant of a shield volcano