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Carrara, Calacatta and Statuario: Differentiating Between Types of Italian Marble Countertops

Iran stone news agency: Carrara marble is grayish-white with less large veins and more fine, feathery veining that often appears to be linear. Calacatta marble is a rarer than carrara and is more white than gray with dramatic veining that results in thick, predominate patterns. It often has brown and gold undertones. Statuario is the […]

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Xiamen Stone Fair

Iran stone news agency : China Xiamen International Stone Fair was founded in 2001. Making full use of rich stone resource in Fujian Province and Xiamen port advantage, Xiamen Stone Fair develops rapidly and become the largest professional stone exhibition in the world. The purposes of this fair are to: display new products, new technology

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The busiest US ports by finished marble and granite import value in 2018

Maritime transport is usually prefered to carry large and heavy pieces of cargo, such as oversized units of marble and granite, on long distance in lower cost than air transport. In the US, the major gateways for finished marble and granite cargo are ports. Which were the ones with the largest import value of finished

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Julie Chaidas, Iktinos Hellas S.A.: “Women should insist on what they do in business”

Women’s entrepreneurship has remained a taboo for many years. Progress has been made in recent decades as more and more businesses employ women. The US (52%), Spain (48%), Canada (46%) and Finland (44%) are the countries with the highest employment rates for women at all corporate high job titles. A great example is the marble

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‘This is Africa’s century’ – what we learned at the World Economic Forum in Cape Town 2019

Leaders who gathered to discuss the future of Africa this year had a rallying point – something they could agree was reason to be hopeful: the ratification of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Years of talks have finally yielded an agreement to bring down trade barriers, boost economies and unite countries which historically

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