Natural Stone 2009 – Istanbul Turkey « The Asian Stone Network

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Natural Stone 2009 – Istanbul Turkey

5th - 8th November 2009 - CNR EXPO - Istanbul - Turkey

NATURAL STONE paves the way for all the stakeholders to stay in touch with the natural stone and marble market. Opening up new prospects for your business, this professional trading platform offers an outstanding B2B environment for buyers to find a wide spectrum of marble, stone, granite and more.

With the support of:

° Istanbul Mineral Exporters’ Association (IMIB)
° Confindustria Marmomacchine (Assomarmomachhine)
° Istanbul Marble Association (IMD) and
° Undersecretariat of the Prime Ministry of Foreign Trade

as well as the attendance of international trade delegations, NATURAL STONE has come to the fore as the primary spot for promoting advancements.

WHY NATURAL STONE?

° The huge gathering of top level natural stone and marble supplier companies that extract the most of the world’s finest natural stone reserves that meet extremely diverse architectural needs.
° An excellent platform of a broader mix of natural stones, marble and the related industries to source your buying needs, to generate new businesses, to seize unmatched trading opportunities
° More than 20,000 visitors from 28 countries, hundreds of exhibitors with displays from a wide array of stone products and technologies in 5 halls plus, the Block Zone.
° The central 70,000 sqm commercial stage for higher volumes of imports and exports that register substantial growth in the stone industry worldwide every year.
° Unique networking opportunities with top level manufacturers, import & export firms, contractors, decorators & designers, major associations and the trade press.

WHY TURKEY?

° The verified availability of higher than average reserves, the quality of both coarse and processed stone and the appreciable advancements in the extraction and transformation business all have led to a truly exponential growth for Turkey.
° In the past few decades the stone industry has attained startling levels thanks to the convergence of numerous positive factors, including the strong progress made in research and technology, the improvement of infrastructures and professionalism
° The widespread appreciation for Turkish stone has been interpreted in the 1, 24 billion dollars amount of exports with a 37 fold increase compared to 1991. The local industry is passing through a huge expansion with shipments to a variety of places and especially in the US but also with excellent positions on European markets and on the neighboring markets of the ME, the C.I.S. and also Israel.
° Equally remarkable as regards the Turkish marble and stones is adhesion to functional and modern standards while safeguarding the traditional values, which as a result, conforms to a variety of trends .