Granex recently chose Tampa, FL, to establish its brand new headquarters and first location in the U.S.

Panther Finger Bits are high-speed finger bits that work well for all types of granite.

Promotion work continues and the list of exhibitors grows for the special edition of Marmotec, scheduled from June 18 to 21, 2015, in collaboration with the Tuscan Regional Government for the World Exposition Milano 2015, Italy.

This Stone of the Month is supplied by Levantina of Alicante, Novelda, Spain.

The contest, which can be participated in by sending nominations by August 26, combines architecture, innovation and creativity and is free of charge.

This Stone of the Month is supplied by Coldspring of Cold Spring, MN.

Of the top five stone supplying nations to the U.S. market, Brazil is the only one located in the Southern Hemisphere.

Granite is considered one of the oldest, most durable and most respected of building materials.

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.