General Articles for Stone Industry
Company or factory?
Just think for a moment. The stone industry is one in which the word Company and Factory are used interchangeably, almost always, and a conversation with any business owner will, inevitably, sooner or later, focus on the machines he has installed, the production capacity they have, the problems they may give.
Extracting Stone in the cold
In most parts of the world, stone extraction is usually done in countries with moderate climates, or, where the weather can become hot, extremely hot in the summer. The word “quarry”, for most in the stone industry, is thus synonymous with heat and dust and sweat, with problems of dehydration for the worker, lack of water, etc.
The influence of industrial materials in sculpting of stone
In a reduced time space (taking into account stone has been worked in very different forms throughout history), the world of stone has gone through an unstoppable advance at all levels, including restoration, that has reverted to optimisation of production systems, both in the extraction of stone at the foot of the quarry as also in its later elaboration and/or restoration.
Raw Silk is in fashion!
This is not Raw Silk from China to make exquisite fabric for the fashion designers of the world. This is the fashionable granite from India that the Chinese are fond of!
Raw Silk is among the most imported granites into China from India after Black Galaxy, Ruby Red and Tan Brown.
Raw Silk Granites is basically of two types:
UK remembers the victims of 9/11
A memorial garden to all the victims of 9/11 opens in London in September. It will provide a focus for the grief of 63 UK families, many of whom have no grave or headstone to visit since the bodies of their loved ones, and those of most of the 3000 killed, have never been recovered.
Moscow Metro’s Stone Show
Every day around 9 million passengers on Moscow's Metro become unwitting visitors to a unique "stone show". The idea of creating a relaxing environment underground through the extensive use of decorative stone cladding and flooring was first put into practice in 1935. Today there are 162 stations and stone decor is featured at most of them. Yuri Sychov reports.