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Flavio Marabelli: The General Assembly was an important, and well-attended event

The Annual General Assembly of Confindustria Marmomacchine for 2022 was held on Friday, 10 June. Over 140 guests and delegates, both Italian and foreign,...

China accounts for 30% of global manufacturing output

China accounted for 30 percent of the global manufacturing output in 2021, marking an increase from 22.5 percent in 2012 as the industry grew...

Marco De Angelis: “The Confindustria presidency ends with a positive report in my heart”

On Friday, 10 June, the 2022 Annual General Assembly of Confindustria Marmomacchine took place in Milan. The Assembly, described as the most important event...

Stone+tec – International Competence Forum for Natural Stone and Stone Technology

The 2022 Stone+tec Trade Fair and Congress for the natural stone industry will take place from 22 to 25 June at NürnbergMesse. After four...

Crippling effect of cargo delays produces $5-10 billion loss

Schedule reliability of cargo has consistently dropped since the beginning of the pandemic resulting in a loss of $5-10 billion to shippers, finds new...

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....

Limestone – A Tropical Seabed Brings Us a Practical Stone

Travel, if you will, to the Mississippian Period, 330 million years ago.  Most of the US was occupied by a vast, tropical sea. The...

Ranked: Visualizing the Largest Trading Partners of the U.S.

Using the latest data on international trade from the U.S. Census Bureau, we’ve visualized the flow of America’s annual imports and exports for selected countries....

These are the top 10 risks to global economic growth right now

According to the McKinsey Global Survey of executive sentiment of March 2022, geopolitical risk displaced the pandemic and inflation as the biggest threat to...

Port Congestion Continues to Impact Liner Operations

Port and terminal congestion is continuing to impact the operations of the major container carriers into 2022. While there are signs of improvements, data...