From 24 to 27 November, CONFINDUSTRIA MARMOMACCHINE took part in MARBLE & STONE WORLD, the sector-focused showcase held within the framework of The BIG5 Global at the Dubai World Trade Center in Dubai (UAE).
At MARBLE & STONE WORLD, the Association organized – in close cooperation with ICE Agency and within the 2025 Promotional Program for the sector promoted by CONFINDUSTRIA MARMOMACCHINE with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) – a large ITALIAN AREA, featuring the following companies:
ACHILLI | BASALTINA | BAUCE BRUNO & C. | BOVONE | CAROBBIO | CENTRO ITALIA MARMI | COGEIM EUROPE | DONATONI MACCHINE | ERREBI MARMI | FABER CHIMICA | FATO STONE | G.B. BASALTITE | G.D.A. MARMI E GRANITI | GEMS | GLOBAL SHIPPING | GRANULATI ZANDOBBIO | HYPER GRINDER | ILPA ADESIVI | LAPIS URBE | LAVORAZIONE PORFIDO L.P. | MAGELLANO | MARCOLINI MARMI | MARINI MARMI | MGI MARMI E GRANITI D’ITALIA | MARMI GHIRARDI | MARMO ARREDO | MARMO MECCANICA | MARMOREX | MONDIAL MARMI | NUOVA MONDIAL MEC | OCEM | OMAG | OMAR CRANE | SAVEMA | SIMEC | SPECIALINSERT | TAGLIO | TENAX | TESIMAS | TRE EMME | WATERJET
The CONFINDUSTRIA MARMOMACCHINE–ICE Meeting Point at MARBLE & STONE WORLD—providing the well-tested hospitality and assistance services to Members attending the event as Exhibitors or Visitors—was located in the Sheikh Rashid Hall.
MARBLE & STONE WORLD—within the BIG5 GLOBAL event—is the only natural stone trade fair in the United Arab Emirates, as well as the leading specialized exhibition across the entire Persian Gulf, dedicated to natural stones and related processing technologies.
At MARBLE & STONE WORLD, the CONFINDUSTRIA MARMOMACCHINE–ICE Italian Area showcased the most recent statistics processed by the Association’s Studies Center, which record total Italian exports of Natural Stone (Finished, Semi-Finished, and Raw Products) to the UAE exceeding €47.7 million in the first eight months of 2025.
To this, one must add the positive performance of Italian exports of Stone-Working Machinery, Plants, and Technologies to the UAE: +12.5% in the first eight months of 2025, for a total value of €4.8 million in exported technologies.
Overall, the Italian Stone Sector export flows to the United Arab Emirates reached a total value of €52.5 million in the January–August 2025 period.
