World news30 / 10 / 2026Spain

Focus Piedra’s feature dated 30 October examines ABR Surface Technologies’ Crystal-Pox system for treating marble and granite. The range includes formulations f…

News from Italy30 / 10 / 2026ItalyCarrara

CNA Massa Carrara has highlighted the difficulties facing companies that specialise in hauling marble blocks. In a statement published on 30 October, the associ…

World news30 / 10 / 2026SpainCáceres

Mármoles y Granitos Artesanos reports increased enquiries for memorials dedicated to companion animals. In an interview published by Focus Piedra on 30 October …

World news30 / 10 / 2026United Kingdom

UK marble imports: higher volumes, lower average unit value

StoneNews.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 aggreg…

World news29 / 10 / 2026EgyptCairo

Stone Africa: Cairo prepares for stone buyer–supplier meetings

StoneNews.eu’s article dated 29 October presents Stone Africa 2026 as a meeting opportunity for natural-stone professionals. The event is announced for 12–15 No…

World news29 / 10 / 2026United StatesOberlin

Stone World reported on 29 October 2026 that the Natural Stone Foundation had awarded $150,000 to four initiatives. The allocation comprises $30,000 for standar…

News from Italy29 / 10 / 2026Italy

Italmecc has introduced Magnum Evo, a mobile extraction unit combining an articulated arm with an integrated filter for stone workshops. Focus Piedra reported t…

World news29 / 10 / 2026Spain

Insemac has expanded its offering for stone workshops with Fast45, Skirtika, Horizon and Vertika. Focus Piedra reported the range on 29 October. It covers mitre…

Local news27 / 10 / 2026Iran

Mehr News Agency reported on 27 October 2026 that repairs to Persepolis’s wooden visitor walkways are continuing. In the interview, provincial heritage official…

News from Italy27 / 10 / 2026Italy

On 27 October, the Archiproducts Design Awards announced Salvatori’s Verde Antico marble for the trophy awarded to winning designers in the 2026 edition. Michae…

News from Italy26 / 10 / 2026ItalyVenice

In an update dated 26 October, Pietra Naturale Autentica highlights Kan Yasuda’s Isole del Silenzio exhibition at Venice’s Wilmotte Foundation. The installation…

World news26 / 10 / 2026Spain

On 26 October, Focus Piedra reported updates to Integralia System folding slab racks. Manager Jesús Pérez says the revised design eliminates loose components an…

World news26 / 10 / 2026Spain

In 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 cu…

Focus Piedra’s 26 October report cites Confindustria Marmomacchine analysis of UN Comtrade: Greek natural-stone exports totalled approximately $158 million in t…

World news26 / 10 / 2026Spain

On 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 …

News from Italy26 / 10 / 2026ItalyVerona

Stonetech expands its Greek marble portfolio at Marmomac

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 o…

Local news25 / 10 / 2026Iran

In an ILNA interview dated 25 October, provincial director Sakhavat Kheirkhah identifies 197 ornamental-stone quarries in West Azerbaijan: 147 active and 50 nee…

World news25 / 10 / 2026SpainAlcañiz

Stone-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 describ…

News from Italy25 / 10 / 2026ItalyCarrara

Carrara white marble becomes the stage for an international event

StoneNews.eu reported on 25 October on an Alfaparf Milano Professional event staged in the Carrara quarries, the final stop of “Italian Exclusive – A Golden Jou…

News from Italy24 / 10 / 2026ItalyVerona

Confindustria Marmomacchine reviews its international network at Marmomac

On 24 October, StoneNews.eu published a review of Confindustria Marmomacchine’s participation in Marmomac 2026. The association describes an edition focused on …

Athens BUILD EXPO opens with Greek marble in focus

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 presen…

World news23 / 10 / 2026United KingdomBristol

Stone-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 th…

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.

World news23 / 10 / 2026United StatesLouisville

Denver’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+Lan…

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…

World news22 / 10 / 2026ChinaXiamen

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 edit…

World news22 / 10 / 2026United KingdomLondon

Verona Stone District reports that Antolini officially inaugurated its London Stone Gallery on 22 October 2026.

World news22 / 10 / 2026Spain

In a Focus Piedra interview, Ingepiedra’s Antonio Tello identifies breakage around fixings, corroded anchors, inadequate joints and unsuitable adhesives among r…

World news22 / 10 / 2026Spain

Focus Piedra reports a public consultation on extending the Fabregat-Pitarch limestone quarry authorisation in La Iglesuela del Cid, Teruel. The stated site are…

Focus Piedra reports that Sustainable Stone by Portugal has concluded after €68.9 million in investment involving 52 organisations. Solancis hosted the final ga…

Local news21 / 10 / 2026Iran

IRIB News highlights Mahallat as an important Iranian travertine district, reporting 115 active ornamental-stone quarries and annual extraction of about two mil…

Fabricaciones AOD has completed an installation for Magraser, Mármoles y Granitos de Portugal. Focus Piedra describes a 3,200 × 2,000 × 900 mm automatically rot…

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…

Local news20 / 10 / 2026Iran

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 Qar…

News from Italy20 / 10 / 2026Italy

MagFace has announced a licensing agreement, formalised on October 1, to apply its dry magnetic system to natural-stone kitchen worktops and custom furniture. T…

News from Italy20 / 10 / 2026ItalyVerona

İzmir and Verona deepen natural-stone cooperation

A meeting held in Verona during Marmomac brought together the mayors of İzmir and Verona with representatives of İZFAŞ, Veronafiere, TÜMMER, CONFINDUSTRIA MARMO…

World news19 / 10 / 2026Netherlands

Prodim has introduced Factory 6.2, an update to its digital templating and workshop-preparation software. Reported additions include circles derived from measur…

News from Italy19 / 10 / 2026ItalyVerona

Italdiamant ended Marmomac 2026 reporting interest in a blade designed for quartzite cutting. Focus Piedra says operators asked about output, finishing precisio…

World news19 / 10 / 2026SpainMacael

The Andalusian Marble Business Association has announced the winners of the 39th Macael Awards, to be presented on November 13. The categories connect the stone…

World news19 / 10 / 2026SpainO Páramo

An 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…

Local news19 / 10 / 2026Iran

Iran: six domestic constraints weigh on production and exports

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 mine…

Brazil develops European trade links for natural stone

In its October 19 report, StoneNews describes October 13–14 discussions in Brussels involving Centrorochas, ApexBrasil and Brazil’s trade-promotion network. Pri…

News from Italy18 / 10 / 2026ItalyVerona

NSSA elects its first permanent board

StoneNews 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 S…

News from Italy17 / 10 / 2026ItalyVerona

A postage stamp celebrates Verona’s stone district

In 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…

News from Italy16 / 10 / 2026ItalyVerona

Blue Wave marble builds its offer around distinctive pattern

StoneNews reports interest at Marmomac in Blue Wave marble presented by Greek company Bianco Monte. The communication centres on flowing veining and unusual col…

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 DX…

World news16 / 10 / 2026United Kingdom

The UK Health and Safety Executive has carried out more than 400 inspections of businesses working engineered stone. Focus Piedra reports that roughly four in t…

Local news16 / 10 / 2026IranTehran

Iran links competitiveness to resources and carbon footprint

The Iran Stone Association reports on an October 12 conference at Tehran’s Chamber of Commerce. Resource management, lower-carbon technologies and carbon-footpr…

Local news16 / 10 / 2026Iran

An Iranian pavilion for first-time Xiamen exhibitors

The 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 …

Local news15 / 10 / 2026Iran

Hourgan 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 f…

News from Italy15 / 10 / 2026ItalyRivoli Veronese

Bassi & Bellotti has celebrated its 70th anniversary at its Rivoli Veronese Atelier. Founded in 1956, the company began with Italian marble and granite and now …

News from Italy15 / 10 / 2026ItalyCarrara

Franchi Umberto Marmi: softer half-year, stronger North America

StoneNews 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…

News from Italy14 / 10 / 2026ItalyVerona

Boart & 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 n…

Afghanistan’s processed stone seeks wider markets

StoneNews’ October 14 report describes Herat businesses seeking wider export destinations for natural stone. Operators link progress partly to modern machinery …

Local news14 / 10 / 2026IranMahallat / Nimvar

Iran Stone Association approves legal department rules

At its ninety-second board meeting, the Iran Stone Association approved the rules for its legal department. Its October 14 announcement describes plans to provi…

World news13 / 10 / 2026SpainPedrera

Spanish brand Álvaro Moreno staged its autumn–winter 2026 campaign, “Caliza”, at the Piedra Paloma quarry in Pedrera, Seville province. Quarry faces and blocks …

News from Italy13 / 10 / 2026ItalyVerona

Marmil presents a supply chain from blocks to custom elements

At Marmomac, Marmil Stone Industry presented an offer combining block sourcing, multiwire cutting, automated finishing, slabs and custom elements. StoneNews des…

ADW Diamond Solutions has introduced 115 mm flap discs for grinding and finishing marble, granite, natural stone, terrazzo and other materials. The listed range…

World news13 / 10 / 2026United States

US 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…

Brazilian stone: buyer meetings planned through 2027

According to StoneNews, the Centrorochas–ApexBrasil programme includes buyer meetings in Brazil, Australia and Poland. The first initiative listed runs in Barra…

Local news12 / 10 / 2026IranMahallat / Nimvar

Iran backs cutting innovation and stone-waste recovery

In its October 12 account, the Iran Stone Association reports deputy minister Vajiollah Jafari’s support for innovation in stone cutting. Discussions covered tu…

News from Italy11 / 10 / 2026ItalyVerona

Greek Marble Ouzeri turns marble into a meeting place

Enterprise Greece and the Greek Marble Association presented Greek Marble Ouzeri at Marmomac, an installation designed by TremeEats as a contemporary reinterpre…

World news10 / 10 / 2026VietnamDa Nang

Vietnam prepares a UNESCO path for the Marble Mountains

StoneNews reports that Da Nang is preparing documentation for a UNESCO nomination for Ngu Hanh Son. The initiative concerns the Marble Mountains’ geological and…

World news08 / 10 / 2026United StatesCold Spring

Focus Piedra describes Coldspring’s initiative encouraging permanent placement of cremated remains, promoted for October 17. The US company involves funeral pro…

World news08 / 10 / 2026United StatesOberlin

California: industry seeks clarity on engineered-stone proposal

StoneNews reports the Natural Stone Institute’s September 30 comments on California’s engineered-stone proposal. NSI requests clearer definitions distinguishing…

Local news06 / 10 / 2026Iran

Gohare and quarry offcuts: rediscovering value

In remarks reported by Tasnim, Reza Bastami cites Gohare as an example of materials once treated as waste later attracting foreign buyers’ interest.

Local news06 / 10 / 2026Iran

Mahallat puts stone blocks at the centre of trade

In 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…

Local news06 / 10 / 2026Iran

Iran plans a comprehensive stone quarry database

Tasnim reports that Reza Bastami, head of Iran’s Mining Engineering Organisation, has announced a national project to update stone quarry data.

Local news05 / 10 / 2026IranShiraz

IRNA reports that Fars province has 195 ornamental and cladding-stone quarries. Mohammad-Hossein Sherafat, head of the provincial Mining Engineering Organisatio…

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 fr…

Local news03 / 10 / 2026Iran

Iranian stone: quarry potential and export challenges

Fuel availability, transport and foreign exchange restrictions remain central issues for Iran’s stone supply chain. In remarks reported by Eghtesad Online on 3 …

News from Italy21 / 09 / 2026ItalyCarrara

Carrara marble becomes a meeting point for architects

A Marmo Macchine International feature looks at Franchi Academy, whose three-year educational journey has placed Carrara marble in dialogue with contemporary ar…

News from Italy21 / 09 / 2026Italy

Italy’s stone supply chain exports rise 5.1%

Marmo 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 mon…

World news13 / 07 / 2026United States

New funding supports stone sustainability and scholarships

The Natural Stone Institute has announced Natural Stone Alliance funding for 2026–2027: $20,000 for sustainability initiatives and $4,000 for scholarship opport…

World news19 / 06 / 2026United States

Natural stone education goes online

The Natural Stone Institute has presented its webinar programme for the remainder of 2026. Announced topics include material selection, sustainability, restorat…

Local news30 / 05 / 2026IranMashhad

Mashhad stone businesses call for production support

In an interview published by Mashhad’s stone trade union, its president discusses producers’ tax and administrative difficulties and concerns raised during a vi…