Articles Tagged with ''granite''

When Thor Granitos — now the largest industrial exporter of processed granites in Latin America — first opened its factory doors in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1986, a relatively small staff was employed to handle the daily operations of its 490,000-square-foot facility.

In Vitória, Brazil, this year, Stone World attended the annual stone industry gathering in one of the most important stone-producing countries in the world.

This Stone of the Month is supplied by Bramagran of Castelo, ES, Brazil.

Levantina, a world leader in the quarrying, processing and marketing of natural stone, took part in the Vitória Stone Fair, which was recently held in Vitoria, Brazil.

Staying true to its focus on the North American market, Polycor, one of the nation’s largest granite, marble and limestone groups, recently acquired its first soapstone quarry

Polycor, a large and diversified granite and marble group in North America, has announced the addition of the Alberene Soapstone Co. to its portfolio and product offering.

From the northern reaches of Minnesota, Coldspring’s quarries for Mesabi Black and Lake Superior Green granite are being used for landmark projects across the country — including work at the World Trade Center site in New York City

 

Levantina has opened a new Granite Center in Porriño, Spain. Consisting of a showroom, a slab warehouse and a Project Center

Earlier this year, Tsoi/Kobus & Associates completed work on Stokes Hall at Boston College.

The Marble Institute of America (MIA) has released a new series of premium showroom posters featuring magnificent pictures of natural stone quarries.