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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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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…
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NetherlandsProdim Factory 6.2 adds circles, ovals and geometric splitting
Prodim has introduced Factory 6.2, an update to its digital templating and workshop-preparation software. Reported additions include circles derived from measured points,…
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SpainMacaelMacael Awards 2026 winners announced
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 industry …
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SpainO PáramoPreviously unknown Roman marble quarry identified in Lugo
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 to funera…
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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. Priorities in…
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Emmedue introduces CNC dedicated to worktop cut-outs
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…
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United KingdomUK HSE inspections find serious silica-control failures
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 ten showed …
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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 and more c…
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