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[ Submit News ] ALLEditorialPress ReleasesEconomy and MarketingTechnicalStone ProjectsInterviewsPublicationsInternet RelatedExhibitions and EventsArchitectureCompanies Report - StonesCompanies Report - MachineryCompanies Report - Products  2005-03-04 - Editorial How to add new stones in our directory To have your stones in our directory brings you a lot of advantages. In this article you will find the explanation about how to add new stones in our directory. 2002-12-03 - Editorial China, Strong Growth in the Stone Industry China's membership of the World Trade Organization approved on 10th November last year will lead to an increase in exports, already at record level. 2002-10-24 - Editorial Short news and facts of October 2002 We found some news and facts related with natural stone that were published in internet during the month of October. We just present the headlines and leave you with some links if you want to know more about it. Hope you enjoy it! 2002-10-22 - Technical Found: Earliest Roman plaque of London Marker refers to "Londiniensium" LONDON (Reuters) -- Archaeologists excavating an ancient site in London said on Friday they had unearthed the oldest known plaque inscribed with the city's Roman name. 2002-10-18 - Technical Granite & Radon - The Truth This information was prepared for you to distribute to your customers and others who have questions or concerns about the radon and granite issue. It is copyrighted by the Marble Institute of America, but may be reproduced, with credit given to the Marble Institute of America. 2002-10-14 - Economy and Marketing How low can prices go? Prices can only go so low...and then no one makes a profit! We recently saw polished, calibrated granite tiles on offer for US $7.00 m2 ($0.65 ft2). 2002-10-14 - Economy and Marketing Rules for cooperation with China In view of the necessity to tackle the natural stone country China more vigorously, particularly medium-size enterprises in the natural stone industry run the risk of underestimating the peculiarities of the Chinese market. 2002-09-20 - Press Releases The Italian Marmomacchine Association and the JOSTONE sign an agreement Italian support for stone development in Jordan is taking shape. This is not the first time that a country interested in acquiring experience and technological know-how in extracting and processing natural stone has turned to Italy to get it and found the Italian Marmomacchine Association (AIMM) to be prime mover of collaboration. 2002-09-20 - Economy and Marketing Survey to Italian Companies The market split into many different niche sectors, as revealed by a survey on the trend of the first six months of 2002 for the Italian companies. An Internet survey by INTERNAZIONALE MARMI E MACCHINE CARRARA. 2002-09-19 - Exhibitions and Events Stonetech 2003 Beijing Stonetech - the leading stone event in China will be held from March 12-15, 2003 at China International Exhibition Centre in Beijing. It will be a unique business opportunity for you. 2002-07-12 - Exhibitions and Events Topics sought for COVERINGS VISION 2003 CONFERENCE North Palm Beach, FL – Vision 2003, the conference program sponsored by Coverings, the international exposition for the ceramic tile, natural stone and floor covering industries, has announced a call for conference topics. 2002-07-12 - Technical Sources of the dimension stone in Poland The rocks for the production of dimension stone are recognized as a deposits of building and road construction stone. Raw material of the most of these deposit can only be used for the crushed aggregate production, that is why the blocking rocks deposits are of small amount. 2002-07-11 - Stone Projects A new reference for the identity of Vigo Next summer, Vigo will have a new reference for the identity of the city. The Modern Art Museum redesigned by architects Francisco Javier García-Quijada Romero, Salvador Fraga Rivas y Manuel Portolés Sanjuán in the old Justice Palace, built in the nineteenth century and previously used as a court and prison, was declared in 1990 a property of cultural interest. 2002-06-25 - Technical Draft standard CEN TC 246: Changes after all Following massive objections, especially from Germany, decisive changes have been achieved after all in the CEN/TC 246 draft standards for European product standards for raw blocks, raw slabs, cladding panels, floor and stair coverings, tiles and solid objects of natural stone. 2002-06-24 - Exhibitions and Events COVERINGS announces new early show dates for 2003 NORTH PALM BEACH, FL - New show dates for Coverings 2003 were announced this week by show management of the giant trade exposition for the ceramic tile, stone and floor covering industry. 2002-06-20 - Exhibitions and Events MARMOMACC opens new scenarios Companies target the Veronese appointment to "expand business activity". Confirmation of the central role of the exhibition in promoting the sector among designers, architects and opinion leaders. 2002-05-21 - Stone Projects Granite on the go The beauty and practicality of granite in kitchens and bathrooms in commercial and domestic buildings is internationally appreciated and the product is now finding its way into the luxury transportation industry, despite the weight disadvantage. 2002-05-20 - Economy and Marketing Welcome to the 21st Century of Stone in North America The U.S. market is a very fractured market with various levels of distribution. Producers typically are quarries with small fabrication plants capable normally of producing only cubical work. This work is sold to contractors for cladding of commercial buildings, or large residential jobs for walls and retainer walls or other uses in residential construction. Very few producers are capable of producing tiles and slabs for the residential market. The marketing of stone is antiquated and not international in scope. Most producers are regional and do not promote nor sell nationally. Most sales are in house sales and are not through the current channels of architectural representatives or Independent Sales Organizations (ISO’s). 2002-05-18 - Architecture Hall of Fame - Le Corbusier Le Corbusier, was an architect with a great imagination, which included a vision of an ideal city, a philosophy of nature, and a strong belief for tradition. An internationally influential architect and city planner, whose designs combined functionalism of a modern movement with a bold, sculptural expressionism. He would become one of the rare individuals who succeeded in investing his conceptions with a universal tone. 2002-05-18 - Stone Projects Marble Architectural Awards (MAA) 2002 Here are the winners of the International Marble Architectural Awards (MAA) 2002, given to projects completed in North Africa and the Middle East with a significant use of marble. Significant works have been lately completed in the Middle East and Northern Africa in which natural stone has been significantly used, which is evidence of the care with which designers from these areas look at a great tradition and give it a contemporary flair. 2002-05-18 - Exhibitions and Events Record increase in total attendance posted for COVERINGS 2002 With total attendance reaching a record 30,695 trade and professional visitors from over 101 countries, Coverings 2002 concluded its four-day run at the Orange County Convention Center. A total of 21,641 attendees and 8,852 exhibitor personnel registered bringing the total count including over 200 press registrations to a new record of 30,695 verified visitors. While attendees posted a 20% gain, the total number of the shows population reached a 16% gain over the 2001 event held last year in New Orleans. 2002-05-18 - Economy and Marketing Europe: Imports and exports continue to grow Six percent of the world’s population currently live in the European Union and produce 40 percent of the worldwide requirement for natural stone. These countries export more than 9.5 million tons of semi-finished and finished natural stone products a year, which make up over 41 percent of the world market. 2002-03-13 - Economy and Marketing Perspectives and Directions of Changes in the Polish Stonework Business Polish market of natural stone undergoes constant changes which pace, as in any other economic activity, is related to the country’s political and economic situation. The changes include growing disproportion of the two basic segments of stonework business: gravestone and construction sectors. 2002-03-11 - Stone Projects Kelgran stones represent Africa in inter-continental peace project Two massive granite boulders from Kelgran's Bertanie quarry have been selected to represent Africa in a unique peace project and odyssey that began in Germany more than five years ago. 2002-03-09 - Press Releases Coverings to hold Forum for Stone Fabricators Stone fabricators from across the country and around the world will come to the table at Coverings’ Vision 2002 at Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center on Tuesday, May 7th. The conference session, a perennial favorite, brings together colleagues and counterparts in a unique opportunity for discussion, networking, and fresh perspective on mutual problems and solutions throughout the industry.

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