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Foto: DJDunsie · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0After Egypt, our journey through the history of stone crosses the Mediterranean. Quarries, ports and cities formed networks in which materials travelled alongside the kno…
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Foto: Nina Aldin Thune · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0After prehistoric tools and monuments, our history of stone reaches the Nile valley. In ancient Egypt, building in stone served the present and an imagined future beyond …
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Prima di diventare un pavimento, una colonna o una scultura, la pietra è stata qualcosa da prendere in mano. Un sasso usato come martello, una scheggia affilata con cui t…
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ItalyCarraraCNA Massa Carrara has highlighted the difficulties facing companies that specialise in hauling marble blocks. In a statement published on 30 October, the association desc…
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SpainCáceresMármoles y Granitos Artesanos reports increased enquiries for memorials dedicated to companion animals. In an interview published by Focus Piedra on 30 October 2026, Carl…
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United KingdomStoneNews.eu reports on UK marble imports in the first half of 2026: volumes increased by 29.63%, while average value per tonne fell by 17.85%. These are aggregate trade …
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United StatesOberlinStone World reported on 29 October 2026 that the Natural Stone Foundation had awarded $150,000 to four initiatives. The allocation comprises $30,000 for standards develop…
↗SpainInsemac has expanded its offering for stone workshops with Fast45, Skirtika, Horizon and Vertika. Focus Piedra reported the range on 29 October. It covers mitre cutting, …
↗ItalyItalmecc has introduced Magnum Evo, a mobile extraction unit combining an articulated arm with an integrated filter for stone workshops. Focus Piedra reported the announc…
↗SpainThe Andalusian regional government has announced €700,000 in grants for online training for employed and unemployed people affected by silicosis. Focus Piedra reports tha…
↗StoneNews.eu describes discussions between Centrorochas and US representatives, held on 22 October in São Paulo. Trade promotion, internationalisation and investment were…
↗SpainFocus Piedra reports that MARSA secured IKEA’s worktop manufacturing award for four Spanish regions for three years. The account also describes audits passed according to…
↗ItalyFocus Piedra reports an average export unit value of $1,157.40 per tonne for Italian stone, the highest in the comparison cited. The figure is attributed to Confindustria…
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IranMehr News Agency reported on 27 October 2026 that repairs to Persepolis’s wooden visitor walkways are continuing. In the interview, provincial heritage official Sadegh Za…
↗ItalyOn 27 October, the Archiproducts Design Awards announced Salvatori’s Verde Antico marble for the trophy awarded to winning designers in the 2026 edition. Michael Anastass…
↗IranAharMehr reports the inclusion of the historic Chowush Goli dam near Ahar in Iran’s national heritage register. Built with stone and mortar, the structure survives in parts a…
↗IranShirazAccording to Mehr, the Fars industry director proposed an import-export logistics centre during a meeting with South Africa’s ambassador. Mining was among the sectors dis…
↗IranShirazMehr reports that Fars mining officials emphasise processing, quarry modernisation and block quality. The account refers to Dehbid and Neyriz and highlights reduced waste…
↗ItalyVeniceIn an update dated 26 October, Pietra Naturale Autentica highlights Kan Yasuda’s Isole del Silenzio exhibition at Venice’s Wilmotte Foundation. The installation includes …
↗SpainOn 26 October, Focus Piedra reported updates to Integralia System folding slab racks. Manager Jesús Pérez says the revised design eliminates loose components and allows t…
↗SpainIn a 26 October Focus Piedra interview, Javier Pardo reports more orders for the All Saints campaign than a year earlier. Around 60% of his company’s work is customised.…
↗Focus Piedra’s 26 October report cites Confindustria Marmomacchine analysis of UN Comtrade: Greek natural-stone exports totalled approximately $158 million in the first h…
↗SpainOn 26 October, Focus Piedra reported ICEX figures showing Spanish rough and worked marble exports at €197.39 million for January–August 2026, down 6.4% year on year.…
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StoneNews.eu reported on 26 October that Stonetech presented new additions to its Greek marble range at Marmomac 2026. The company combines materials from its own quarrie…
↗IranIn an ILNA interview dated 25 October, provincial director Sakhavat Kheirkhah identifies 197 ornamental-stone quarries in West Azerbaijan: 147 active and 50 needing inves…
↗SpainAlcañizStone-Ideas.com added “Violet” to its Stone Finder on 25 October. The sandstone is quarried at Alcañiz in Spain and supplied by Rubio Stone. The listing describes red and…
↗ItalyCarraraStoneNews.eu reported on 25 October on an Alfaparf Milano Professional event staged in the Carrara quarries, the final stop of “Italian Exclusive – A Golden Journey”. Qua…
↗ItalyVeronaOn 24 October, StoneNews.eu published a review of Confindustria Marmomacchine’s participation in Marmomac 2026. The association describes an edition focused on meetings w…
↗BUILD EXPO Greece 2026 opened at the Metropolitan Expo in Athens on 23 October and runs through 25 October. StoneNews.eu reports a prominent Greek marble presence alongsi…
↗United KingdomBristolStone-Ideas.com reported on 23 October on the extension of a Victorian house in Bristol using Darney limestone Stonebricks. The design retains the reading of the existing…
↗Il Giornale dell’Arte reports that a white-marble Veiled Woman, attributed to Antonio Corradini, sold at Dorotheum in Vienna on 20 October for €1.925 million.…
↗United StatesLouisvilleDenver’s 16th Street revitalisation won the natural stone pavement category at the 2026 HNA Awards. The ceremony took place in Louisville on 22 October; OPE+Landscape pub…
↗Focus Piedra reports a planned Jordan installation of Skystone’s TSY-MLWA Nano Wire Saw for cutting large natural-stone blocks. The configuration combines block-lift feed…
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ChinaXiamenStone-Ideas.com published its third retrospective look at Xiamen Stone Fair 2026’s “Stone Infinite Product Design Show” on 22 October. The project’s eighth edition, title…
↗United KingdomLondonVerona Stone District reports that Antolini officially inaugurated its London Stone Gallery on 22 October 2026.…
↗SpainIn a Focus Piedra interview, Ingepiedra’s Antonio Tello identifies breakage around fixings, corroded anchors, inadequate joints and unsuitable adhesives among recurring s…
↗SpainFocus Piedra reports a public consultation on extending the Fabregat-Pitarch limestone quarry authorisation in La Iglesuela del Cid, Teruel. The stated site area is 1.42 …
↗Focus Piedra reports that Sustainable Stone by Portugal has concluded after €68.9 million in investment involving 52 organisations. Solancis hosted the final gathering in…
↗IranIRIB News highlights Mahallat as an important Iranian travertine district, reporting 115 active ornamental-stone quarries and annual extraction of about two million tonne…
↗Fabricaciones AOD has completed an installation for Magraser, Mármoles y Granitos de Portugal. Focus Piedra describes a 3,200 × 2,000 × 900 mm automatically rotating tabl…
↗Pakistan is preparing a National Marble and Natural Stone Policy for 2026–2030. StoneNews reports that an October 15 meeting in Islamabad, chaired by government adviser H…
↗IranOn 20 October, Bourse24 reported that Damavand Mining’s second tender to select an operator for the Azhdehatu travertine quarry and a cutting contractor for Qareh Gol end…
↗ItalyMagFace has announced a licensing agreement, formalised on October 1, to apply its dry magnetic system to natural-stone kitchen worktops and custom furniture. The news fo…
↗ItalyVeronaA meeting held in Verona during Marmomac brought together the mayors of İzmir and Verona with representatives of İZFAŞ, Veronafiere, TÜMMER, CONFINDUSTRIA MARMOMACCHINE a…
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NetherlandsProdim has introduced Factory 6.2, an update to its digital templating and workshop-preparation software. Reported additions include circles derived from measured points,…
↗ItalyVeronaItaldiamant ended Marmomac 2026 reporting interest in a blade designed for quartzite cutting. Focus Piedra says operators asked about output, finishing precision and effi…
↗SpainMacaelThe Andalusian Marble Business Association has announced the winners of the 39th Macael Awards, to be presented on November 13. The categories connect the stone industry …
↗SpainO PáramoAn international study has identified a marble quarry used in Roman times at As Eiras, in the Gondrame–O Páramo area of Galicia. Researchers linked the material to funera…
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On October 19, the Iran Stone Association republished an intervention by Bahram Shakouri, president of the association and of the Iran Chamber’s mining and mineral indust…
↗In its October 19 report, StoneNews describes October 13–14 discussions in Brussels involving Centrorochas, ApexBrasil and Brazil’s trade-promotion network. Priorities in…
↗ItalyVeronaStoneNews reports the election of the Natural Stone Strategic Alliance’s first permanent board and Jim Hieb as president. The assembly took place in Verona on September 2…
↗ItalyVeronaIn its October 17 account, StoneNews describes a postage stamp dedicated to Verona Stone District within a Made in Italy series. Its design references the forms and colou…
↗ItalyVeronaStoneNews reports interest at Marmomac in Blue Wave marble presented by Greek company Bianco Monte. The communication centres on flowing veining and unusual colour combin…
↗Emmedue has presented Sinkcell, a three-axis CNC designed for sink, hob and accessory cut-outs, as well as profiling and polishing internal edges. It imports DXF geometry…
↗United KingdomThe UK Health and Safety Executive has carried out more than 400 inspections of businesses working engineered stone. Focus Piedra reports that roughly four in ten showed …
↗IranTehranThe Iran Stone Association reports on an October 12 conference at Tehran’s Chamber of Commerce. Resource management, lower-carbon technologies and carbon-footprint measur…
↗IranThe Iran Stone Association has announced plans for a pavilion supporting companies exhibiting for the first time at Xiamen Stone Fair 2027, scheduled for 16–19 March.…
↗IranHourgan reports on sculptor Hadi Javaher-Asar’s Simorgh at the eighteenth Mahallat stone fair. The Neyriz artist uses red travertine’s natural colour to evoke fire and su…
↗ItalyRivoli VeroneseBassi & Bellotti has celebrated its 70th anniversary at its Rivoli Veronese Atelier. Founded in 1956, the company began with Italian marble and granite and now operates p…
↗ItalyCarraraStoneNews reports Franchi Umberto Marmi’s half-year revenues and other income at €37.4 million, against €39.5 million a year earlier. North America reached €9.3 million. …
↗ItalyVeronaBoart & Wire has introduced a 4.3 mm diamond wire for multiwire machines cutting marble and granite. The company highlights the smaller diameter as a route to narrower cu…
↗StoneNews’ October 14 report describes Herat businesses seeking wider export destinations for natural stone. Operators link progress partly to modern machinery and more c…
↗IranMahallat / NimvarAt its ninety-second board meeting, the Iran Stone Association approved the rules for its legal department. Its October 14 announcement describes plans to provide special…
↗SpainPedreraSpanish brand Álvaro Moreno staged its autumn–winter 2026 campaign, “Caliza”, at the Piedra Paloma quarry in Pedrera, Seville province. Quarry faces and blocks became the…
↗ItalyVeronaAt Marmomac, Marmil Stone Industry presented an offer combining block sourcing, multiwire cutting, automated finishing, slabs and custom elements. StoneNews describes the…
↗ADW Diamond Solutions has introduced 115 mm flap discs for grinding and finishing marble, granite, natural stone, terrazzo and other materials. The listed range includes …
↗United StatesUS stone-product exports rose 6.6% year on year in July 2026 to $15.4 million, according to USITC DataWeb figures reported by Stone World. Canada received $10.8 million, …
↗According to StoneNews, the Centrorochas–ApexBrasil programme includes buyer meetings in Brazil, Australia and Poland. The first initiative listed runs in Barra de São Fr…
↗IranMahallat / NimvarIn its October 12 account, the Iran Stone Association reports deputy minister Vajiollah Jafari’s support for innovation in stone cutting. Discussions covered turning wast…
↗ItalyVeronaEnterprise Greece and the Greek Marble Association presented Greek Marble Ouzeri at Marmomac, an installation designed by TremeEats as a contemporary reinterpretation of …
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VietnamDa NangStoneNews reports that Da Nang is preparing documentation for a UNESCO nomination for Ngu Hanh Son. The initiative concerns the Marble Mountains’ geological and cultural …
↗United StatesCold SpringFocus Piedra describes Coldspring’s initiative encouraging permanent placement of cremated remains, promoted for October 17. The US company involves funeral professionals…
↗United StatesOberlinStoneNews reports the Natural Stone Institute’s September 30 comments on California’s engineered-stone proposal. NSI requests clearer definitions distinguishing it from n…
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In remarks reported by Tasnim, Reza Bastami cites Gohare as an example of materials once treated as waste later attracting foreign buyers’ interest.…
↗IranIn its report on Iran Stone Expo’s opening, Tasnim quotes the organisers on participation by 600 quarry and mining businesses from 27 provinces and more than 45,000 tonne…
↗IranTasnim reports that Reza Bastami, head of Iran’s Mining Engineering Organisation, has announced a national project to update stone quarry data.…
↗IranShirazIRNA reports that Fars province has 195 ornamental and cladding-stone quarries. Mohammad-Hossein Sherafat, head of the provincial Mining Engineering Organisation, says a …
↗Focus Piedra reports Iktinos Hellas sales of €13.75 million in the first half of 2026, against €15.75 million in 2025, a 12.7% decline. Its net loss narrowed from €2.2 mi…
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Fuel availability, transport and foreign exchange restrictions remain central issues for Iran’s stone supply chain. In remarks reported by Eghtesad Online on 3 October 20…
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A Marmo Macchine International feature looks at Franchi Academy, whose three-year educational journey has placed Carrara marble in dialogue with contemporary architecture…
↗ItalyMarmo Macchine International reports a 5.1% rise in Italy’s combined exports of stone materials and technologies in January–May 2026, compared with the same months of 202…
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The Natural Stone Institute has announced Natural Stone Alliance funding for 2026–2027: $20,000 for sustainability initiatives and $4,000 for scholarship opportunities.…
↗United StatesThe Natural Stone Institute has presented its webinar programme for the remainder of 2026. Announced topics include material selection, sustainability, restoration and qu…
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In an interview published by Mashhad’s stone trade union, its president discusses producers’ tax and administrative difficulties and concerns raised during a visit to bus…
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