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India imposes anti-dumping duty on some Chinese steel for 5 years

India on Monday imposed an anti-dumping duty on some Chinese steel for five years, according to a government notification.On September 4, India’s steel secretary,...

At the Carrara quarries the commercial for Yves Saint Laurent is being filmed

The luxury of Yves Saint Laurent is imprinted in marble. It is the backdrop against which the golden brand shines and the light that...

China’s Belt and Road Initiative turns 10

This fall marks ten years since Chinese President Xi Jinping announced the Belt and Road Initiative, the vast infrastructure project that China devised to...

Saudi Arabia’s regional headquarters requirement goes into effect

Saudi Arabia’s deadline for foreign firms to establish their regional headquarters (RHQ) in the Kingdom or lose out on hundreds of billions of dollars...

FPCCI slams Senate committee’s move to ban raw minerals and marble exports

The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Tuesday expressed its strong opposition to the proposed ban on the export of...

Franchi Umberto Marmi: 40 Young American Architects Immerse Themselves in the World of Carrara...

The meeting between the millenary tradition of Carrara marble and the creativity of 40 young American architects gave life to a unique educational experience...

Justin Trudeau: Most ambitious housebuilding plan in Canadian history

Canada has announced a plan to ease the country’s housing crisis by leasing public land to developers with a target of getting 3.9 million...

Egyptian marble industry estimated to grow by 15% by 2020

Carlo Montani, one of the top international experts in the stone industry, in the second edition of his report "Marble, Granite, Travertine and Natural...

Harnessing marble in Ethiopia

Ethiopia's marble resources, in different states, have for long remained floating capital . This is due to the absence of different organizational structural set...

Singapore issues a new $795mn contract to transform its port

Singapore has issued a $795mn contract to Japanese firm Penta-Ocean Construction and Bachy Soletanche Singapore in a new joint venture.The project will see the...