The 56th Marmomac opens tomorrow at the Verona Fair
Starting tomorrow there 56th edition of Marmomac, the world’s leading international event for the natural stone supply chain, at the Verona Fair until 30 September. I’m 1,168 exhibiting companies present a Marmomacof which over 60% foreign from 57 countriesand are expected professional operators from more than 130 countriesthanks to joint incoming activities from abroad, in collaboration with ICE-Agenzia and Confindustria Marmomacchine.
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Ten pavilions to visit with the latest innovations in the field of stone processing technologies, accessories and components, together with all the varieties of stone materials, from rough blocks, to slabs to finished products. In Hall 10, great space for culture and professional training for architects and designers thanks to the exhibitions, projects and workshops of “The Plus Theater”.
The numbers of the supply chain in Italy
Marmomac represents a sector of excellence of Made in Italy manufacturing which has over 3,200 companies and 34,000 employees, with a total turnover in 2021 that exceeded 4.1 billion euros and a trade balance of 2.6 billion euros. After closing 2021 with exports in strong growth over the previous year (+ 19.9%), the first half of 2022 recorded a further growth of 9.4% compared to the same period of 2021, reaching 1.5 billions of euros worth (source Study Center of Confindustria Marmomacchine).
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The inauguration
The inaugural event of Marmomac 2022 is scheduled on the stage of “The Plus Theater” (pavilion 10), at 11 am, with entrance from the Re Teodorico gate, in Viale Industria. At the cutting of the composed ribbon: the president of the Veneto Region Luca Zaiathe mayor of Verona, Damiano Tommasithe President of the Province, Manuel Scalzottothe president of Veronafiere, Federico Bricolo, and the president of Confindustria Marmomacchine, Federico Fraccaroli. The Minister of Economic Development is also expected, Giancarlo Giorgetti.
Also present was the CEO of Veronafiere, Maurizio Danesethe director of the Consumer Goods Office representing ICE-Italian Trade & Investment Agency, Milena Del Grossoand the MEP Paolo Borchia.
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Events
Marmomac has always combined business with product culture and training: there are over 40 appointments including talks, lectures and workshops, scheduled in “The Plus Theater”, to talk about the incredible functional and aesthetic potential of stone.
On the first day, thestar architect Craig Copeland intervenes at the presentation of the Stoneland photographic exhibition, at 12, in the Show Area of Hall 10.
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Also in “The Plus Theater”, on September 30th at 10 am, Vittorio Sgarbias president of the Canova Foundation, he presents the conference dedicated to the famous sculptor Antonio Canova on the occasion of the two hundred years after his death, together with Moira Mascotto, director of the Antonio Canova Gypsotheca Museum. To follow, at 3 pm, Giordano Bruno Guerrihistorian, editorial manager and president of the Il Vittoriale degli Italiani Foundation, receives the award from the national association Le Donne del Marmo.
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