The Valencian Community leads marble exports at Cevisama with "Stone Gallery"

 

 

The fair Cevisama, celebrated in Valencia Fair, has become the perfect setting for twelve companies of the Valencia showcase the quality and versatility of their marble and natural stone. The space «Stone gallery«, an initiative now in its fifth edition, has attracted the attention of numerous professionals in the sector, generating positive expectations and promising business contacts.

Ester OlivasThe Director General of Entrepreneurship and Internationalization highlighted the importance of Valencia's presence at Cevisama. "The 'Stone Gallery' offers an outstanding selection of marble and natural stone, where each company showcases its identity in a shared space," Olivas stated. She also expressed her satisfaction with the high number and quality of contacts made during the first few days of the fair.

 

 

The event reflects the consolidation of a very important sector for the Valencian community and for all of Spain.

 

 

"The first few days of the fair have given us good impressions and raised expectations, both in terms of the number of contacts made and the profile and potential of the professionals attending," Olivas added.

 

The "Stone Gallery" is the result of a collaboration between the Ministry of Innovation, Industry, Commerce and TourismDirected by Marián Cano, Ivace+i International and the Alicante Marble AssociationThis initiative, which began in 2019, has managed to establish itself as an effective format for promoting the sector's offering.

The strategic location of the Stone Gallery, next to the bathroom fixtures area and the Cevisama Hotel, has fostered synergies and business opportunities. The province of Alicante, a leader in natural stone exports in Spain, contributes significantly to the Valencian Community being the origin of 43,2% of Spanish marble exports.

 

This is a significant percentage since Spain is among the four main marble producing countries, together with Italy, Türkiye and Iran, and is the sixth country with the largest export of natural stone.

 

The participating companies have expressed their satisfaction with the organisation of the event and the large number of contacts generated, being very pleased with the potential shown by these contacts.