Marmomac Draws 47,000 for 2022 Event

VERONA, Italy – The 56^th Marmomac natural stone exhibition closed its doors here last week after attracting 47,000 professional operators – 49% more than in 2021.

The Sept. 27-30 event at Veronafiere attracted industry members from 132 countries, with non-Italian attendees accounting for 63% of those going through the show turnstiles.

“This result all but returns the event to pre-pandemic figures in 2019, following the special online edition in 2020 and the restart show in 2021,” said Federico Bricolo, Veronafiere president.

The natural stone sector returned to Marmomac with 1,207 exhibiting companies in 10 show halls and four outdoor areas. More than 1,200 varieties of stone material were on display, along with 700 machines and equipment, and more than 800 other products including tools, abrasives and chemicals.

“Veronafiere has resumed its role as a driving force at full steam for the international development of this industrial supply chain, while also generating economic returns for its home city and the local area as a whole,” Bricolo added.

“Marmomac this year have witnessed an impressive great quantitative and qualitative return of operators from target countries such as the United States, Brazil, India and Turkey,” said Maurizio Danese, Veronafiere CEO. “The figure posted for international attendance is all the more impressive when bearing in mind the down-scaled presence of China, Russia and Ukraine in the wake of well-known health and geopolitical issues.

“Investments to promote incoming international delegations of top buyers, in collaboration with ICE Trade Agency, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Confindustria Marmomacchine, also contributed to the international caliber of this edition.”

Marmomac 2022 also launched a new green approach for the Italian natural stone production chain, with the presentation of the 10-point planning document in the Authentic Natural Stone Sustainability Manifesto signed by companies belonging to the PNA Network, of which Veronafiere is also a member.

This project seeks to create an environmental declaration for natural stone products, involving a commitment by companies in the sector to adopt a certified and circular production cycle to ensure increasingly lower environmental impact affecting air, water and overall CO₂ emission levels.

The activities of exhibitors and visitors alike will now continue with the Marmomac Plus virtual portal, developed to support the evolution of the natural stone industry 365 days/year.

The next edition of Marmomac will be Sept. 26-29, 2023.