Table of contents XXV World Marble and Stones Report 2014 Preface
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Introduction
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Macro-economic frame World stone production International trade Dimension of export-import Stone exchange trend Commodity analysis Italy: long-term strategy Spain: a complex objective Other European countries Planet China Asian leadership USA: hard gradual progress Stone globalization Development in use Machines and plants Technological goods Image promotion and expansion World turnover
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Conclusion
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Critical Appendix Statistical tables Files of the leading Countries 1994-2013
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Acknowledgements Synthesis of the Report Geographical Names Index
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