India occupies a large part of South Asia. Its capital is New Delhi, which was built in the 20th century south of the historic center of Old Delhi to serve as the administrative center of India. Its government is a constitutional republic that represents a very diverse population of thousands of ethnic groups and hundreds of languages. With almost one-sixth of the world’s population, India is the second most populous country after China.
India’s free economy score is 53.9 percent, making it the 131st free economy in the 2022 index. India ranks 27th among 39 countries in the Asia-Pacific region and its overall score is lower than the regional and global average. India’s economic growth has slowed somewhat over the past five years, turning negative in 2020 but recovering in 2021. Since 2017, India has recorded an overall 1.3 free economy score and remains in the middle ranks.
India has a wide range of granite, marble, sandstone, limestone, slate and quartzite, scattered across the country and is also one of the largest producers of stone raw materials. The country has indigenous resources of machinery and tool makers, which cater well to the demands of this sector. The Indian stone industry has evolved into the production and manufacture of stone blocks, floor slabs, structural slabs, monument stones, tombstones, statues, artifacts, paving, coping, curbs, pebbles and garden stones.
Bangalore stone and granite exhibition (Stona) is an event where a unique range of colorful, eye-catching and natural stones can be found and is a suitable platform to display the abilities, the most modern and the latest techniques of manual stone work. The purpose of this exhibition is to contribute to the development and growth of the natural stone industry in India by providing an opportunity that can help to better visibility of the industry and to bring together the professional and professional visitors of this industry at the international level. This exhibition is a wonderful and unique opportunity to present your products in a completely professional and competitive environment, where you can interact with industry activists from Italy, China, Turkey, Egypt, Japan, Korea, Portugal and other countries.
Brazil, with about 8.5 million square kilometers and a population of over 217 million people, is the largest country in South America and the fifth largest country in the world, whose capital is “Brasilia” and the official language of the people is Portuguese, and it covers a wide area between the center of South America and It covers the Atlantic Ocean. The city of Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia and Rio are among the most important cities in Brazil, and this country has the ninth largest economy in the world in terms of purchasing power and the eleventh economic power in the world in terms of trade rate, which shows the unique market power of Brazil. .
Brazil is the fourth producer of ornamental stones in the world, and its ornamental stone industry consists of more than 12 thousand companies, of which 6 thousand 600 companies are responsible for processing and 5 thousand 600 mining companies; Also, the United States of America is the largest consumer of Brazilian gemstones, followed by China, Italy, and Mexico. Brazil’s mines, especially the new mines, the growth of the Brazilian stone industry, especially in the field of export, and the holding of world and important stone events have led to a promising outlook for the future of Brazilian stone.
The last Brazilian stone exhibition was held for the 21st time in Vitoria, Brazil, from 10 to 13 Bahman 1402, for the first time with the permission of the Iran Trade Development Organization and the efforts of Farjad Tejarat, five Iranian companies, including “Sangvara Stone”, “Group Seng Salsali, “Kama Stone”, “Marmarin Seng Kasri” along with “Iran Stone Expo” company were present. From the new period of Vitoria stone exhibition, it has been renamed to Marmomac Brazil and will be held in Sao Paulo city, the first period of which will be held from 18 to 20 February 2025 (30 Bahman to 2 March 1403) in Sao Paulo city.
