26.09.2023
Verona, 26 September 2023 –"Marmomac is a splendid opportunity to talk once again about the beauty that the skill and determination of our companies can express with natural stone: excellence that reaches out into every part of the world." So said the Minister of Business and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso, in his message sent today for the inauguration of the 57th Marmomac, the landmark international trade fair for the natural stone supply chain scheduled at Veronafiere 26-29 September.
The show at Veronafiere opens with record-setting internationality that few other business events can equal. Out of 1,507 exhibiting companies attending Marmomac 2023, 68.5% come from 54 nations abroad, while more than 50,000 expected professional operators are accredited from more than 140 countries. A result achieved thanks to Veronafiere's investments, together with ITA-Italian Trade Agency and Confindustria Marmomacchine, to promote initiatives encouraging incoming attendance by top international buyers, architects and designers from target countries such as the United States, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Chile , Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, India, China, the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Kenya, Mozambique Malaysia and Myanmar.
Every business segment of the natural stone industry will be covered during the four-day event: blocks and unhewn stone, technologies and equipment for quarrying and processing stone materials, tools, chemicals and services.
"Here at Marmomac, natural stone is a champion of internationality in every respect," said the President of Veronafiere, Federico Bricolo. “This is excellent news in a sector where Italy exports 70% of its output while also interpreting the state of the art for finished products and processing technologies. Italy combines tradition and innovation, thanks to entrepreneurs with long-term corporate histories behind them who invest in research and development, while also working alongside visionary designers and architects."
The Italian techno-natural stone supply chain, according to data published by the Confindustria Marmomacchine Study Centre boasts more than 3,200 companies and 34,000 employees, generating turnover of 4.5 billion euros, exports worth €3.2 billions and an annual balance of trade in the black by almost €2.8 billions.
These figures confirm the sector as one of the landmarks of excellence in Italian industry where Marmomac stands as the flagship brand whereby the Italian natural stone system can recognize and come forward united on international markets.
The Government has also confirmed its commitment in support of the sector: "With the Made in Italy decree currently completing its parliamentary process," said Minister Urso, "we have already planned many measures to monitor our production by upgrading skills and through tools ensuring support and protection on international markets."
This morning, respecting the national mourning for the passing of the President Emeritus of the Italian Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, the traditional ribbon cutting ceremony was replaced by a brief opening occasion when the President of Veronafiere, Federico Bricolo, recalled the visit of the former Head of State to Veronafiere in 2010 during the 44th Vinitaly. The event was attended by the Mayor of Verona, Damiano Tommasi, the President of the Province of Verona, Flavio Massimo Pasini, the President of ITA-Italian Trade Agency, Matteo Zoppas, the President of Confindustria Marmomacchine, Federico Fraccaroli, the Honorary President of Confindustria Marmomacchine, Flavio Marabelli, the Senator and Vice-President of Veronafiere, Matteo Gelmetti, the MEP Paolo Borchia and the Managing Director of Veronafiere, Maurizio Danese.
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