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MARMOMACC 2016: WORLD STONE TRADE CENTRE

Event Date: 28.09.2016 To 01.10.2016
Venue: World Stone Trade Centre

The most important international event dedicated to natural stone, technologies, design and training has additional space of two thousand square metres. Three new initiatives are being launched for professionals and designers.  
 
More exhibitors, international status, business opportunities and new events dedicated to the culture behind stone products. Growth will be the hallmark of the 51st Marmomacc, which was presented by Maurizio Danese, President of Veronafiere, Giovanni Mantovani, CEO & Director General, Luciano Galimberti, President of ADI, Raphael Galiotto, designer, Alessandra Ferrari, Coordinator of the CNAPPC Department of Culture, and Massimo Rosati, architect and journalist.
The world's most important trade fair in marble, granite, processing technology, design and training shall be held from September 28-October 1 2016 with increasing numbers and several innovations. Things start off with the expansion of show areas to more than 78,000 square metres, 
 
"Today, Marmomacc is the landmark international trade fair for operators in the natural stone value chain," said Maurizio Danese, President of Veronafiere. Thanks to the added value of the Verona Marble District, over the years we have created a promotional platform at the service of the global stone trade. This market posts worldwide turnover of more than 23 billion euros and always sees Italy among the leaders, with exports worth 3.2 billion euros in 2015." 
 
Marmomacc 2016 at the 50th anniversary show last year, attracted 1,524 exhibitors (936 international from 55 countries) and 67,000 professional visitors (3% more than in 2014). 
 
"Marmomacc is the trade show that always made internationality one of its strengths," said Giovanni Mantovani, CEO & Director General of Veronafiere. In 2015, foreign buyers travelling from 150 countries accounted for 61% of visitors, an increase of more than 24% over the last three years. This is especially thanks to the format combining b2b, design and training occasions, as well as the events we organize in the United States, Brazil, Egypt and Morocco with the aim of strengthening and promoting the network between companies and professionals in the global natural stone community." 
 
Promotion of incoming foreign operators in 2016 once again involves collaboration with ICE-Italian Trade Agency and Confindustria Marmomacchine within the scope of the initiatives associated with the special Made in Italy Promotion Plan, coordinated by the Ministry of Economic Development. Hall 1 during Marmomacc for the second year will consequently be transformed into "The Italian Stone Theatre" hosting three exhibitions by world-famous designers narrating the interaction between natural stone and technology, while the Forum area will be home to Lectio Magistralis and conventions. Verona will also see the arrival of selected trade delegations tob2b meetings, technical training events and visits to local companies. The second edition of the International Stone Summit also finds space: the World Conference dedicated to natural stone attended by the leading international associations in the marble sector.
 
Marmomacc has always promoted ever broader use of natural stone products applied to design and architecture and the 2016 show proposes three new initiatives.  Conference on "Global Trends in Design and Sustainability" organised in collaboration with the prestigious American magazine Architectural Record to outline the future for works in natural stone together with major international architecture studios. This year, Marmomacc also involves Archmarathon, the architecture exhibition bringing together 42 design studios, with the creation of the new "Stone Award". Another new event is the "Icon Award": it will identify one of the works on show in Hall 1 as the campaign image for Marmomacc 2017.   
 
Marmomacc & the City will be staged for the fifth year in the streets and courtyards of the historic centre of Verona to display works and installations in natural stone developed by exhibiting companies through a full-scale open-air exhibition highlighting the versatility and beauty of this material. Lastly, the Best Communicator Award returns with its 10thedition: this Marmomacc Award promotes attention and originality dedicated to exhibit design by exhibiting companies.

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