600 million euros return to the Massa- Carrara region from marble sector
Does marble produce "little" employment? Is the wealth of the stone sector distributed over the territory or it remains in the hands of a...
China’s trade with Belt and Road Initiative countries booms in 2019
China’s trade with countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) posted robust growth in 2019, revealing the resilience of the world’s biggest...
Italy’s Marble Export Growth: January – October 2019
Following our previous report on Italy’s marble exports growth during the first nine months of 2019, Stonenews.eu is presenting the up-to-date growth statistics till...
Spain’s Marble Export Growth: January – October 2019
Following our previous reports on Spain’s marble exports growth during the first half of 2019, Stonenews.eu is presenting the up-to-date growth statistics plus the...
US and China sign deal to ease trade war
The US and China have signed an agreement aimed at easing a trade war that has rattled markets and weighed on the global economy.
Speaking...
Afghanistan: Marble production rises 57% in Maidan Wardak
Production of marble has increased by 57 percent in Maidan Wardan province, the Afghan Ministry of Mines and Petroleum reports.
In an interview with Voice...
Turkey’s natural stones exports in a marginal decline in 2019
Turkey is the world’s largest marble blocks and slabs exporter. According to Istanbul Minerals and Metals Exporters Association data, in 2019, the country's natural...
US Finished Marble and Granite Imports 2009 – 2018
The US is the largest consumer of finished natural stone products in the world. Only in 2018, the US imported finished marble products of...
Torlonia Marbles: World’s most important private collection of ancient Roman art to go on...
Accessible only to a chosen few, the collection was so little known that it became the stuff of legend. Even scholars knew it only from...
Neolithic era quarry discovered in Wales – A Stone Age quarry dating back 6000...
A Stone Age quarry dating back 6000 years has been unearthed in northern Wales.
A community volunteer group has been excavating the site, located in...
