Stone Markets and Stone Industry
Balance of exports and Imports of Ornamental Rocks of Brasil in 2007
Exports
The evolution of Brazilian exports of ornamental rocks during 2007 broke the tendency of strong growth registered in the last five years, practically repeating the results of 2006. The exports in 2007 reached US $ 1093 million, corresponding to sales of 2.5 million tons of rough and elaborated stone.
The Baltic Stone Scene Today
With the remarkable growth in the economies of Latvia, Estonia and to a lesser extent Lithuania in recent years, the construction sector is seeing a lot of activity.
South Caucasus Decorative Stones
Stone has been used to build churches and monuments in the three southern Caucasus republics since ancient times. Here we look at the decorative stones available today from quarries in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Report by Paul Daniel.
Ireland´s 6000 year stone culture lives on
The Celtic Tiger may have slowed down a little but he is still going strong. The mid-1990s brought unexpected prosperity and opportunity to the south (Republic of Ireland) and the north (Northern Ireland). For this report, Paul Daniel visited almost all the leading dimensional stone producers working today and asked their opinions about the future.
Poland Tombstone Industry
The biggest application of granite in most countries tends to be either in the construction industry or kitchen tops. Rare is the country where the biggest use of granite, measured in cubic metres or even value, is the tombstone industry. Poland is one such country.
Canada´s dimensional stone
Canada’s production and consumption of dimensional stone are growing at a healthy rate. Paul Daniel has conducted a search across the world’s second largest country.