Chen Guoqing: “Upgrading the consumption of China’s middle class with 400 million people means a huge demand for higher quality products and for imports”
Interview with the President of the Chinese Stone Association about the future orientation of the country’s economy and the impacts of Covid-19
Latest news: International Vitória Stone Fair 2021 canceled and postponed to February 15 – 18, 2022
The national Cachoerio Stone Fair in the hinterland of Espírito Santo‘s capital will take place as planed from August 24 to 27, 2021
Pool on the terrace with limestone slabs and view of the limestone Alps on the horizon
In the small village Steinhaus not far from Wels in Austria a young family fulfilled their dream of owning their own home
About the sand that is much more than just beach, dune, desert, or an aggregate to concrete
A new book traces the fascination about the infinite number of small grains that are created in the mountains and everywhere else, and which go on a long journey through millions of years
Science: ancient Maya used zeolite and quartz for water filters, rediscovery of the “Resurrection“ tectonic plate, raindrops shape mountains, switch of Earth’s magnetic fields
Recent discoveries about our planet, its rocks, and other “stone” topics
The English sculptor Ben Russell creates cacti, fungi, and roots from natural stone
The artist was formerly a restorer of stone objects and lived in London until he returned to the county of Dorsett in the countryside and put his skills to new use
Latest news: Next Xiamen Stone Fair goes hybrid with its Cloud and a real show from May 18 to 21, 2021
„The year of 2021 is sure to be a brand-new start of stone industry,“ the organizers write in a press release
Economical recovery before the second lockdown: in the 3rd quarter of 2020, GDP in the European Union had a growth by +12.1%
But compared with the same quarter of the previous year, it was -3.9%, according to a Eurostat
Brazil’s natural stone exports continue their growth with quartzites as bestsellers
The sector’s organization Centrorochas, led by foreign trade companies themselves, reached impressive results since it started cooperation with the governmental export promotor, APEXBrasil