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  • 30th June 2006: Chennai: India: Container terminal workers call off strike after 15 days
  • 29th June 2006: Chennai: India: Container operations hit due to strike

  • Trade Information : Current/Upcoming Exhibitions
  • August 22nd - 25th : Brazil : Marble & Granite : Cachoeiro de Itapemirim
  • August 24th - 27th : Turkey : Natural Stone 2006 : Istanbul
  • 2006 : Exhibitions Calendar

  • Press Release : Natural Stone Industry Press Releases
  • 6th June 2006: Exciting New MIA Showroom Video Provides Customers With Gallery Of Ideas
  • 1st June 2006: Two New Halls For MARMOMACC 2006
  • 18th May 2006: Dont Forget May 25th Teleseminar : Topic : Resin Slabs
  • 17th May 2006: MIA Offers new quarry posters as part show room promotion fare
  • 4th May 2006: Green building movement gets rock solid support from Natural Stone Council
  • 1st May 2006: "Granite Certified by DuPont" - the company’s first all-natural stone surface
  • Let us know here if you have a relevant Press Release for posting.

  • Site Of The Week : 26 : Lithofin AG : Germany
    Lithofin AG : Germany

    Lithofin is synonymous with special products that represent the highest technical standard. The standard applies to the product quality on the one hand, and to the service quality on the other. The satisfied customer is at the heart of all our activities. Partnership and responsiveness to customer wishes are therefore our most important guideline. Through constant investments and training, we increase our capabilities and thereby remain fit for the future.

    Together with our distribution partners in more than 15 countries, we work every day to meet these challenges. The fact that our quality management was ISO 9001 certified as early as 1996, substantiates our claims. As a chemical factory, we are well aware of our responsibility for the health of our employees, our customers and our environment. We therefore place great value on safety aspects that are followed closely from product development to production to application advice.


    Site Of The Week : 25 : Pietra Naturale : Italy
    Pietra Naturale : Italy

    "Pietra Naturale" is a distinctive symbol that identifies the genuine nature of stone and of its working. It is a quality trademark designed and created in order to guarantee and safeguard the tradition of an Italian product, unique the world over, that is an added value in the sector of stonework.

    Executed by Assomarmi, the Italian Marble Industry Association, and related industries in collaboration with Industrialists Association of Verona, the Industrialists Association of Massa Carrara, the Industrialists Association of Lucca and several Italian companies, it gathers together stone companies from throughout Italy with the purpose of safeguarding the nature of the product and of ensuring the end customer greater professional reliability and production quality.


    Trade Information : StoneReport.com : Germany
  • Free subscription and available in five languages: German, English, Spanish, Italian and Chinese.
  • 3rd June 2006: An Italian Stone District in China: The feasibility study gets the Go-Ahead: Now public are the Italian Production Ministry´s ratings of the projects applying for government funding for feasibility studies creating Italian districts in foreign countries, and this ratings publication was greeted with great satisfaction by the techno-stone sector since the study presented by Assomarmomacchine together with several member companies came in sixth in the general ranking and thus became one of the fourteen - out of the more than 400 presented - that the Ministry deemed worthy of financing...more
  • 24th May 2006: Wellness In The Bathroom: Private wellness oasis: The bathroom has blossomed out: from functional bathroom unit to private wellness oasis, whose importance for users meanwhile ranks immediately after the living room as prestigious public area. This is already illustrated by the size of modern bathrooms. The size of an average bathroom in the 1970’s was just four square metres. In the meantime, bathrooms of ten square metres and even more are catching on...more
  • 24th May 2006: Stone For Well-being: A matter of the right surface and finish: When choosing the right material for wellness areas, the suitability of the individual natural stones is less important than expected in many cases. The decisive technical factor is the choice of the right surface and finish and the use of the right laying materials. Once the materials are laid to »suit the wellness need«, they must also be permanently and correctly cleaned and cared for. The reaction of the stone to contact with water and humidity is the most important decision criteria for the wellness area...more
  • 24th May 2006: Danger Of Slipping: Mechanical and chemical aids: Stumbling, slipping and falling have been at the top of the accident statistics for years and even exceed road traffic accidents. The cause is frequently insufficient anti-slip precautions for the flooring. Especially highly polished stone floors often do not meet the requirements, so that retrospective changes are necessary. Chemical posttreatment is one possibility of improving anti-slip properties. The anti-slip agent reacts with the minerals in the floor covering, releases these partly and roughens the stone...more
  • 19th May 2006: Stonetech Shanghai: This trade fair, which alternates between Beijing and Shanghai, is China’s number one natural stone exhibition: China occupies a top position in the world for both exports and imports of natural stone. China’s building industry needs stone, especially in view of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and for the Expo 2010 in Shanghai. The Chinese metropolis would like to show itself at its best by then. Natural stone from abroad is used everywhere: in many hotel lobbies, on tower block facades and in public amenities like Century Park. Light or intensively coloured natural stones are popular, especially red materials: The colour red is associated with luck in China. It also brings luck to the producers of red natural stones like the Finnish company Interrock, whose Karelia Red granite is highly popular...more
  • 19th May 2006: Marble Architectural Award 2006: Joint winners of the MMA first prize in the facade category: The German Historical Museum in Berlin has won first prize in the »Marble Architectural Award 2006« (MAA). The result of the competition was announced in the Architecture Centre (DAZ) in Berlin at the end of March. The architectural award organized by the Internazionale Marmi e Macchine (IMM) of Carrara and the Italian Institute for Foreign Trade (ICE) is presented annually in different geographical regions. Entries for this year’s award were restricted to architects with projects implemented in Europe...more
  • 19th May 2006: Rendezvous Carraramarmotec: 27th edition of the international marble and machinery exhibition: Carrara is the setting for »Carraramarmotec 2006«, the 27th edition of the international marble and machinery exhibition, from 31 May to 3 June. The event will occupy an even bigger area than ever before, as a new exhibition hall is being taken into service. The total display area is now 46,000 m², with 30,000 m² in covered halls...more

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