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ChinaXiamenXiamen: eight designers explore stone in everyday objects
Stone-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…
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United KingdomLondonAntolini opens its London Stone Gallery
Verona Stone District reports that Antolini officially inaugurated its London Stone Gallery on 22 October 2026.…
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SpainStone façades: design and installation outweigh material failures
In a Focus Piedra interview, Ingepiedra’s Antonio Tello identifies breakage around fixings, corroded anchors, inadequate joints and unsuitable adhesives among recurring s…
↗SpainAragon opens consultation on limestone quarry permit extension
Focus 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 …
↗Portugal completes €68.9 million Sustainable Stone programme
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…
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IranMahallat’s role in travertine production
IRIB News highlights Mahallat as an important Iranian travertine district, reporting 115 active ornamental-stone quarries and annual extraction of about two million tonne…
↗Portugal: new cutting equipment for a stone workshop
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…
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Pakistan forms four technical groups to modernise marble
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…
↗IranDamavand travertine tender ends without an award
On 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…
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ItalyMagFace extends magnetic installation to natural-stone worktops
MagFace 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…
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