Marmomacc & Abitare il Tempo for the first time simultaneously in Verona
10.07.2014
MARMOMACC 2014: facts and figures confirm a positive trend
An increasingly crossways exhibition where natural stone business communicates directly with the world of contract and interior furnishing. This is the main innovation for the 49th Marmomacc, scheduled at Veronafiere 24-27 September 2014 (www.marmomacc.com). The most important international event dedicated to the natural stone sector will be held for the first time in conjunction with Abitare il Tempo, Veronafiere's b2b exhibition for operators in the contract sector with the best proposals for materials, interior finishes and furniture (www.abitareiltempo.com).
As every year, the natural stone sector is the absolute protagonist at Marmomacc: blocks, slabs, semi-finished and finished products, machinery, technologies and accessories such as diamond abrasives and tools. Italy ranks fifth in the world in the field in terms of production and processing of marble and granite, after China, India, Turkey and Brazil and continued to grow abroad even in 2013, with exports - especially of finished materials - coming to nearly 1.9 billion euros (+6.7%), while technology and processing machinery came to 969 million euros (+10.5%). These was also a positive trend in the technology sector. Italian exports of marble and natural stone processing machinery in 2013 achieved turnover of more than 700 million euros (+10.8%), while other products - especially abrasives and diamond tools - came to 269 million euros (+10.2%).
This positive trend was also confirmed in the first two months of 2014 with total Italian exports of finished and semi-finished marble and granite products, unhewn ornamental and dimension stones, limestone, gypsum, clay and slate totalling 249.5 million euros against 235.5 million euros in the same period in 2013 (+5.9%).
Italian finished and semi-finished products are increasingly in demand abroad in construction, interior design and contract fields. The American continent (+18.9%), Eastern Europe (+12.1%), North Africa (+26.6%) and the Middle East (+12.9%) all posted double-figure growth in demand (Source: Marmomacc Observatory).
This is why Marmomacc always and increasingly looks abroad for development and, today, the Marmomacc in The World network of international events ensures an active presence on the most important markets for the present and future of this business: the United States of America, Brazil, Arabian Peninsula and North Africa. In addition to Marmomacc's traditional appointments in the United States, Brazil, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Morocco, 2014 sees the debut in Oman with an event focusing on interior design, decor and high-end furniture, Egypt with MS Africa and Middle East-The Marmomacc and Samoter Show, without forgetting TISE StoneExpo/Marmomacc Americas which doubles its presence in North America in Miami after Las Vegas. In November, lastly, Espirito Santo State will host EXPO Construções, a trade fair targeting the promising Brazilian construction market.
