The factory of the listed “Iktinos S.A.” marble company at Drama Industrial Area has been completed and will be fully operational in the second half of 2019, while the office building – exhibition space is expected to start in 2019. The total investment will reach the amount of 10 million euros and is expected to […]
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Recently, a working session on mining potentials of Pakistan was held with the participation of both the state and the company dedicated to stone development in the country. It is true that Pakistan has good marble and granite deposits that are not fully exploited, out of which marble is the one that is mainly exported.
The US-China trade war does not appear to be edging closer to a resolution. Both sides have failed to find a compromise so far, while rising tariffs have been jolting financial markets. And as the conflict escalates with no end in sight, new research suggests global losses could climb to $600 billion by 2021. If
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STONE INDUSTRY is the biggest and the essential international exhibition for the natural stone industry, from machinery to instrumental products, from stone blocks to stone ready products, in Russia and Eastern Europe, one of main events in this field worldwide. STONE INDUSTRY is the traditional arena of meeting of professionals in the stone industry from
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The beauty and versatility of natural stone are among the many reasons homeowners and builders gravitate to the material for their projects. Artists often are drawn to stone for similar reasons. For artist and sculptor Sebastian Martorana, the challenge and beauty of the material was enough when he first began working with natural stone. “As
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Luxury brands fond of Carrara marbles. And the Gucci supermodels parade among them. Carrara marble is trendy: the T Magazine, a New York Times supplement, is presenting the Corbellini-Wassermann house in Milan, designed by Piero Portaluppi with marble from all over Italy; the entrance hallway decorated in “millerighe” stands out, a combination of red marble
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The Spanish stone sector is highly competitive in international markets. What was the export trend of the country’s natural stone products in 2018? Spain is one of the largest producers of natural stone in the world. Approximately 70% of the value of Spain’s exports corresponds to finished natural stone products with high added value. Stonenews.eu,
Construction projects worth more than $494 billion are currently active in Kuwait, according to new research by ProTenders. Of these, projects worth $15.5 billion (3.1 percent) are on hold, the consultancy said in a statement. Projects in the design stage are valued at $243.5 billion (49.3 percent) while another $63 billion (12.8 percent) are in the
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5 million TEUs freight for Piraeus port in 2018 The above figure makes Piraeus the second most commercial port in the Mediterranean in 2018, while its total revenue for the same year amounted to 130 million euros compared to 110 million in 2017. According to executives of the management company, the aim of the administration
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Turkey’s marble exports have stood out in recent years in the Chinese market. With its history of more than 3,000 years in marble manufacturing, Afyonkarahisar’s İscehisar district accounts for a significant portion of Turkey’s exports in this area. The world famous “Afyon marble” produced in the district, which hosts some 500 marble manufacturing enterprises, is
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