Top 5 buyer attendance: Germany, Spain, USA, France, India. The next edition of Marmomac is scheduled for 23 to 26 September 2025
Verona, 27 September 2024 The 58th edition of Marmomac closes today in the name of internationality. In four days, over 50 thousand operators arrived at Veronafiere, of which 66% were foreign, accredited by 140 countries. During the event they met 1,485 companies from 55 nations, distributed over an area of ??74 thousand square metres, for a total of 12 pavilions and 4 occupied external areas.
The numbers provide a snapshot of a show that confirms its leading role for the entire global natural stone community, represented in every area of the supply chain, from raw stones to processing technologies, up to experimental applications in the field of architecture and design.
«This 58th edition comments Federico Bricolo , president of Veronafiere attests to Marmomac’s leading role as a model of internationality and innovation, as underlined by the Minister of Business and Made in Italy Urso, at the opening ceremony. A success resulting from strong collaboration with Confindustria Marmomacchine, the ICE Agency, the ministries of Maeci and Mimit, trade associations and local institutions.”
The exhibition, in terms of the presence of foreign operators, constituted a litmus test of the performance of the main destination markets for Made in Italy techno-stone production.
«Marmomac is the absolute reference for the entire global natural stone industry explains the CEO of Veronafiere, Maurizio Danese and as such it also reflects economic changes and geopolitical tensions. Confirmation comes from the composition of the top 5 foreign buyers: in order, Germany, Spain, USA, France and India. Compared to 2023, we saw a contraction from Germany and France, a consolidation for Spain and the United States and a 10% increase from India. Worth noting, then, is the exploit of the United Kingdom, in double figures with +20 percent”.
An international nature of the format strengthened in particular by two initiatives presented during the event.
“At Marmomac we signed the renewal until 2029 of the framework agreement between Veronafiere and Confindustria Marmomacchine for the joint promotion abroad of the Made in Italy marble system declares Adolfo Rebughini , general director of Veronafiere -. Added to this is the launch of Marmomac Brazil, a new exhibition platform which will debut in Sao Paulo in 2025 for consolidate our positioning on the American continent. Two actions that are part of a long-term vision to increase the presence of Italian and foreign companies in strategic markets”.
In addition to its centrality for business, this year too Marmomac represented an important moment of discussion and training on the culture and new languages linked to lithic material, through the exhibitions and over 40 conferences and workshops of The Plus Theater and A matter of stone, finishing with the courses for architects of the Marmomac Academy.
Furthermore, the Marmomac 2024 edition saw an enhancement of female entrepreneurshipminile in the stone sector thanks to the award from the National Association Le Donne del Marmo and the recognition of The Masters of Stone , awarded for the first time to four women.
The next edition of Marmomac is scheduled for 23 to 26 September 2025.
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