German Natural Stone Award 2015
The German Natural Stone Award is endowed with € 15000 and was awarded to the winner of category A - “Public and commercial buildings”.
Exports and imports of natural stone in Brazil - 2014
Exports
In the year 2014 the Brazilian exports of ornamental stone and cladding reached 1.276 billion US$, corresponding to physical volume of almost 2.5 million tons. Processed stone consisted of almost 80% of sales and more than half of the total physical volume exported. Rough stone, on its part, represented 20.69% of sales and 48.84% of total physical volume exported.
Unique environments in Natural Stone for bathrooms
There is nothing better than the design created by nature itself to achieve unique environments. The natural veins of the stones offer infinite possibilities of creation of unique spaces for the interiors of homes. The Spanish company MARMOLSPAIN presents its proposals in its showroom located in Novelda (Alicante), some of which we show here.
Natural Stone exports in Turkey, 2014
Source: IMIB - MarbleTrend Magazine
Quality control of natural stone products
Eva Portas Fernández
The decline in oil price - Effect on the Stone Industry
Published in March, 2015
The big economic news in recent months (and there are many) which has gripped the minds of economists, politicians and businessmen everywhere in the world, has been the sharp decline in the price of oil. This decline began in the last few months of 2014, and, as of end of February, 2015 the price was still approximately half of the peak price only a few months ago.
2014 Pinnacle Awards, Marble Institute of America (MIA)
The Marble Institute of America (MIA) announced the winners of the 2014 Pinnacle Awards competition during StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas 2015 in Las Vegas, NV, USA. The Pinnacle Awards recognize excellence in commercial, residential and renovation/restoration of natural stone projects worldwide. Projects selected as winners must demonstrate exceptional beauty, creativity, ingenuity, and craftsmanship in the use of granite, marble, travertine, limestone, and other natural stones.
