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Trade Information : Indian Exports Slowed By Strikes
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
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
1st July 2006: Stone+tec 2007 In Nürnberg : Natural Stone Exhibition At The Heart Of Europe
27th June 2006: Marble and Granite Processing Machines From Stonemec
22nd June 2006: Carraramarmotec 2006, Great Results
19th June 2006: MIA Taking Final Steps In Developing Long-Awaited Accreditation Program
6th June 2006: Pietra Autentica, the nice-to-look-at, important-to-defend European trademark
6th June 2006: Exciting New MIA Showroom Video Provides Customers With Gallery Of Ideas
1st June 2006: Two New Halls For MARMOMACC 2006
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Diamant Boart manufactures and sells a complete range of tools necessary for working natural stone from its extraction in the quarry, through slabbing, sawing, drilling, milling and surfacing, up to final polishing. Diamant Boart's stone business is concentrated primarily in the European market. Diamant Boart is one of the leading brand names in the European and American stone markets.
The philosophy of Diamant Boart is clear, to maintain close contact with the customers to hear their opinion, gain inspiration and supplement our experience for the ongoing development work. Through this personal contact with the customers we are also rapidly able to offer solutions adapted to their needs.
Gisbert was founded at the beginning of the 1940´s, since then the company has been manufacturing machinery for the elaboration of marble, granite and other natural stones.
Thanks to a continued evolution, and dedication to the stone sector and a perspective defined in the motto "Commitment to the future", Gisbert offers today, the full range of tiles. Gisbert offers the appropiate combination of: gang saws, block cutters, bridge cutters, longitudinal gang-disk cross saws, horizontal splitting machines, cropping machines, slab polishing machines, side-polishers, chamfering and bevelling machines.
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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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