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India: Tadipatri black granite industry in dire straits

The once flourishing granite industry in Tadipatri is now in doldrums. Raw material cost inflation, increased power tariff, a dip in sales and exports...

European Stone Festival returns to Trondheim this year

The European Stone Festival returns to Trondheim, Norway, this year, where it was previously held in 2012.The Festival has become a major part of...

Visualizing the Future Global Economy by GDP in 2050

According to a recent report from Goldman Sachs, the balance of global economic power is projected to shift dramatically in the coming decades.More specifically,...

A great initiative of the Italian Marble Foundation: Masks to the Massa-Carrara schools

The first were delivered to the "Staffetti" of Massa. President Bernarda Franchi: "Seeing the lessons restart is an important signal and as Fondazione Marmo...

China opens new freight train service to Milan

A new freight train linking east China's Shandong Province with Milan, Italy, started service Friday, making it the newest China-Europe freight train route.A 41-container...

Finished marble exports trend 2009-2018 – Top five countries

The world demand of finished marble is constantly rising and the US is the country that imports the largest number of finished marble products...

Construction sector contributed 14.5% to Dubai’s GDP in 2018

Dubai’s GDP recorded a growth rate of 1.94% in 2018 to reach a value of $108.4bn, with the construction, infrastructure, and real estate sectors...

Brazil’s granite and marble exports in the first quarter of 2022

The rise recorded by Brazil's exports of marble in recent years continued in Q1 2022. In contrast, granite exports remained on a downward trend....

Marmomac Archmarathon Awards 2019: the international architecture event

Archmarathon, the international architecture event that brings together design studios from various countries around the world and boasts attendance by more than one thousand...

Innovation centre extends support to Oman’s industrial sector

The centre provides advisory services to innovators and entrepreneurs in various sectors and fields such as minerals and marble, food and beverages, artificial intelligenceThrough...