Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone

On October 20, 2020, Nasa’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is planed for a touch-and-go visit at near earth asteroid Bennu

Now online: volume 2 of Xiamen Cloud’s video series “Quarry Planet, Journey around the New Quarries”

Chinese stone producers are turning towards „improved safety in production and enhanced sustainability,“ the fair informs

The Natural Stone Institute’s testing lab has received three noteworthy distinctions

For members only: the Natural Stone Intitute offers webinars about „ASTM Standards and Stone Testing“ (Wednesday, October 21, 10:00am ET) and „Selling Natural Stone“ (Wednesday, October 28 10:00am ET)

INSIDE NEXT by Biesse Group on October 22 and 23, 2020: online presentation of new technologies for processing of stone and glass, along with the world of Diamut tools

Peter’s Corner: Marketing natural stone analogous to gold and silver as a reliable financial investment for private individuals

How can the industry give its stones the image of precious metals, which are experiencing a boom in demand as “safe havens” in times of Corona?

Eisenhower Memorial in Washington D.C. with stainless steel tapestry and bas-reliefs in stone

After many years of discussions about architect Frank Gehry’s design, the site at the Mall was inaugurated in September 2020

In 2021 applications for the Creative Cities Network of Unesco are possible again

The “Crafts and Folk Art Creative Field” is also interesting for centers of natural stone / So far only Carrara is registered / Detailed concepts must be submitted

EuroSkills 2020 postponed indefinitely

Due to restrictions in European countries it is currently not possible to guarantee the minimum number of participants neede for the competition