The "Estremoz marbles" were for decades the hallmark of Portuguese Dimension Stone. Mostly economic constraints associated with a lack of knowledge regarding the physical, chemical and mechanical properties of different rocks of prescribers, created a "fashion" that focuses primarily on the homogeneity of the material don´t having in account its longevity. We note that there was no depletion of raw material; in fact almost every varieties of marble have enough reserves to sustain a mining activity for several hundred of years.

Thibaut will hold its "Open Days" at its headquarters in Vire, France, on the 13th and 14th of April 2012. The company will exhibit more than of its machines including three new products.

The Natural Stone Show in London next March will be as international as ever with exhibitors showing stone from around the world. But t here will also be a record number of British producers attending.

Our natural stone database contains pictures and information about more than 5,000 stones. Every month we present the most clicked materials. Following the top 15 for September.

On wednesday, 29th of september, the jury of the fourth edition of the Best Communicator Award on Marmomacc Exhibition announced five award-winners. Those are ... 

The UK Stone Show returns to ExCel, London. The 9th edition of the fair will take place from 15-17 March 2011. 

Twelve students from the Faculty of Architecture at King Saud University in Riyadh passed their final exam. They participated on a specialisation course in the use of marble and natural stone organised by King Saud University and Internazionale Marmi e Macchine.

China purchases raw materials world wide with import tax at zero. The door to finished materials is ajar, however with an import tax varying from 10% to 24% for finished products. Will this change?  With the current developments in China, it looks positive. Naturstein visited Stonetech fair held in Shanghai 6th-9th April to explore the potential the fair offers foreign exhibitors and visitors. 

Denver has reorganized its sales organisation. There's now one division for stone and one for glass.

This year;s PIEDRA exhibition, held from 5 - 8 May in Madrid, was a lot smaller than previous editions but still with plenty of interest on an international scale.

Our natural stone database contains pictures and information about more than 5,000 stones. Every month we present the most clicked materials. Following the top 15 for May.

Every month we present the most clicked materials in our natural stone database. Following the top 15 for April.

Coinciding with the staging of the spanish fair PIEDRA 2010, the winners of the International Architecture Award have been announced.

Every month we present the most viewed materials in our natural stone database. Following the top 15 for March.

Every month we present the most viewed materials in our natural stone database
with nearly 5.000 entries. Following the top 15 for February.

For the German construction equipment and building material machinery industry sales fell in 2009 nominally by 43 per cent to 9.5 billion euros. "2009 has been the most difficult year ever for our industry," says Dr Christof Kemmann, Chairman of the German Association for construction equipment and building material machinery (VDMA).

On Marmomacc 2009 the Vulkan Inox GmbH from Hattingen (Germany) and the Abrasive Technology Srl. from Novi Ligure (Italy) present stainless steel shot and grit in Hall 2, Stand F5.

Over 2,000 exhibitors and over 50,000 visitors met at Marble 2009 held, this year, in the classical Turkish city of Izmir. Simply walking along the Kordon one feels the friendly and courteous welcome of the Turkish people. This friendliness is brilliantly mirrored in the atmosphere of the Culture park where the fair is held.

Granite countertops don’t pose any health risk. That is the result of a scientific study conducted by the environmental testing firm "Environmental Health & Engineering" (EH&E). Quantities of radon and radiation emitted by stones which were analysed all fell well below average background levels commonly found in the U.S.