Processing Plants

Mineração Guidoni makes an international impact

January 5, 2012
With two decades of experience in the industry, Mineração Guidoni has become a leading supplier of Brazilian materials, including slabs as well as cut-to-size projects


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Planeta Pedra shows consistent growth

January 5, 2012
With an eye on the American marketplace, Planeta Pedra is continually offering new materials to its customers, with quarries located across Brazil


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Gramazini marks two decades of stone production

January 5, 2012
Steady investments in technology and quarry research have allowed Gramazini to grow into a solid supplier to the international marketplace


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Bramagran invests in the future

January 5, 2012
By continually spending money to upgrade its operations Bramagran has become one of Brazil’s largest stone suppliers
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Quartz surfacing producer emerges in Turkey

September 1, 2011
With a brand new state-of-the-art quartz surfacing factory in Turkey, Belenco Quartz Surfaces is poised to supply material to a worldwide market


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Jura limestone supplier invests in the future

September 1, 2011
Located in the center of Germany’s Jura limestone region, Vereinigte Marmorwerke (V.M.) Kaldorf GmbH has invested in equipment to ensure its production meets customer demand


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Report from Europe

Holding its position as a worldwide leader
September 1, 2011
In business for more than five decades, Levantina remains a global reference for natural stone products


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New York Quarrier Expands with Thin Stone Veneer

June 6, 2011
As a quarrier and processor of domestic stone since 2003, Chippewa Stone of Whitehall, NY, has grown its business by expanding into the thin stone veneer market.
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A blend of organization and quality

April 26, 2011
Founded six years ago, Imetame Granitos of Linhares, Espirito Santo, Brazil, has developed into a major exporter of natural stone in Brazil. Not only does it process stone with the modern stoneworking technology from Italy, but it also maintains a high degree of precision and organization in its operations.
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Slab producer expands capacity and efficiency

April 26, 2011
Already a leading supplier of slabs in Brazil, Granitos Itapoama Ltda. has expanded its operations in Rio Novo Do Sul, Espírito Santo, with the addition of three state-of-the-art multi-wire diamond wire saws from Italy. The machines were all purchased from Bideseimpianti, and they include three different versions.
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Surfaces 2013 preview

Surfaces 2013 -- to be held in conjunction with StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas -- is slated for January 29 to 31 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV. The show, which also includes an extensive educational program that will be held from January 28 to 31, provides a place for thousands of floor covering retailers, distributors, installers, architects, designers and builders from around the world to gather and view the latest products, get vital education, network with other floor covering professionals and conduct business.

More than 600 of the largest manufacturers and suppliers representing products in every major category, including carpet, tile, hardwood, rugs, laminate, resilient and stone, are expected to exhibit at the trade show. Hanley Wood, owner and operator of the exhibition, reports that they have many new exhibiting companies and returning ones who have expanded their booth size. Additionally, Surfaces 2013 will host more than 40 workshops, seminars and mini sessions led by industry experts in the fields of business, sales, marketing, installation and design. Attendees can earn AIA, NKBA, AIBD, IICRC and AIA/CES industry designation. Here is just a small sampling of some of the displays that will be present at Surfaces 2013.

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