3rd Moscow International Exhibition  “Stonex. Natural and Artificial Stone”.

6-9 April 2010
Moscow, Crocus Expo
Pavilion 1, hall 2 

STONEX / Natural and Artificial Stone is a specialised trade exhibition dedicated to products and services related to the use and supply of natural and artificial stone in interior and exterior design. It unites Russian and international exhibitors working in the natural and artificial stone industry.
Visitors to the exhibition can expect to see a wide range of natural and artificial stone products, which are used in interior and exterior design, as well as technologies and tools.

 The 2010 exhibition will be held in Crocus Expo, Pavilion 1, hall 2.

Stonex is taking place for the 3rd time this year and the event has already become recognised as a significant part of MosBuild.

The 2010 exhibition is expected to cover 2500 – 3000 net sqm.  In 2009, the exhibition area covered approximately 2000 net sqm, compared to just 1 000 net sqm in 2008.

The following countries were represented at Stonex 2009: Italy, USA, Spain, France, Brazil, Tunisia, Greece, Portugal, Turkey, Taiwan and China.

During the last two years, the exhibition has played a key role in the development of the natural and artificial stone industry in Russia, confirming the constantly growing demand for products made of natural and artificial stone in this market.
The following companies have already submitted requests for participation in 2010: White Hills, Kamrock, Fasade Ceramica, ArchiStyle, Keram Holding, Domoff Group, ArtKlinker, Zhermack spa, Marmolux and many others.

Participants from the Italian Association CONFINDUSTRIA MARMOMACCHINE (Italy) and Taiwan Marble Association will also be exhibiting at the next Stonex exhibition.

“We have been exporting pretty much all over the world, but this is the first time that we have entered Russia, looking for new partners here. Our European clients have recommended MosBuild as the first step to entering this market, so we had no personal experience if indeed this is the best exhibition in Russia, but we have had great interest in totally natural stone, great interest in our products.”

Paris Stathopulos,  Pangea Natural Stones – Stonex

 “We are here in MosBuild for the first time, introducing our products to the Russian market. As the economic crisis is affecting most of the European countries, we are trying to enter new markets, have new clients and not depend only on the domestic market. Though we are conscious it might affect us as any other company, we are very positive as we’ve had great interest in our products, we are very satisfied.”

Azra Abdihodzic, Export Manager, Ecopiedra - Stonex