The largest ornamental stone fair of the Americas celebrates 20 years of existence and will happen on 07th to 10th of February.
Releases, news and trends in stone and technology promise to mark the resumption of Vitória Stone Fair. Considered the largest showroom in the segment in the world, the fair will bring over thousand varieties in ornamental stones to the Pavilhão de Carapina, in Serra, Espírito Santo. Becoming a favorable environment for doing business and prospecting markets.
The Stone Fair has been organized for 20 years by Milanez & Milaneze – company that integrates the Verona Fiere Group – and is expected to receive over 20 thousand visitors, including buyers, architects, designers and professionals from the construction market, from over 60 countries. A new configuration of the event’s floor plan will bring spaces specially designed to facilitate the closing of deals among the 300 exhibiting brands. There are 30 thousand m² divided into two internal and external pavilions, with exhibitors from all over Brazil, and countries such as China, Spain, Italy and Turkey, in addition to the inclusion of 40 new companies that will participate for the first time. With the presence of so many investors, the entire economy of Espírito Santo will be in motion.
Vitoria Stone Fair also takes place at a time of optimism for the stone sector in Espírito Santo, as highlighted by Ed Martins, CEO of the Union of Dimension Stone, Lime and Limestone Industries of the State of Espírito Santo (Sindirochas). “The sector is optimistic about the realization of the fair, Espírito Santo moved US$ 1.14 billion (approximately R$ 6 billion) in 2021. And it is with this feeling of optimism that we see this edition of the resumption of Vitoria Stone Fair. The prospect is that we have an audience that is more focused on generating business and future opportunities,” he said.
With the celebration of its 20 years of fair, Flávia Milaneze, CEO da Milanez & Milanez, explains that the evolution of the event came naturally: “The fair was part of the trajectory of thousands of companies in Brazil and abroad. Over the past 20 years, we have helped build dreams, strengthen relationships, and drive higher flights. Now, after three years without holding the fair, we want to deliver even more results, through new experiences and solutions. However, with the same purpose that moved us all these years: to generate value and business opportunities, understanding that Vitoria Stone Fair is the greatest strategic positioning tool in the sector”, she pointed out.
She also reinforces that the month of February is strategic for the sector’s businesses and opens the world calendar of fairs. Taking place in Brazil, which has been one of the mains exporters of natural stones in the world for years, Vitoria Stone Fair is responsible for generate a thousand of business and networking. Considering the success of the Cachoeiro Stone Fair that took place in August last year and brought more than 20 thousand visitors to the city, promoting a great exchange of experiences and boosting business tourism.
ales Machado, from Centrorochas, also highlights the good moment of the sector. “The world of ornamental stone sector is looking forward to the personal encounters, networking and, of course, the requests that will arise with the realization of the Vitoria Stone Fair. The year 2021 was marked for our segment, since in the first year of the Centrorochas and ApexBrasil partnership, we broke the historical record for national exports and in September 2022 we reached another historical record, surpassing the mark of 1 billion dollars in exports”, optimistically commented Tales Machado, president of the Brazilian Center of Ornamental Stones Exporters (Centrorochas).
Vitoria Stone Fair is organized by Milanez & Milaneze, promoted by Sindirochas and Cetemag and supported by Centrorochas.
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In addition to the variety of stones, this year technological spaces were also included aimed at exchanging experiences among all the public involved in the event: companies in the stone sector, construction companies, architects, designers, technological solutions and equipment. Among these spaces is the Sesi Senai Stone Summit Arena, an environment to bring connection, opportunities and variety of knowledge; the Stone Concept, which aims to connect the architecture and design market to stones; Stone Tech, a space dedicated to showing the most recent technologies for processing, cutting and treating rocks and their benefits for industries; and the Stone XP project, a program of in-depth, multisensory experiences.
Stone Fair numbers in 2023
- 30 thousand meters of exposition area
- 300 exhibitor brands
- Exhibitors 80% stones and 20% machines, inputs, equipment and services.
- Exhibitors from 8 Brazilian states and 4 international countries.
- Visitors: there are expected 20 thousand people for all over Brazil and over 60 countries.
- 40 new companies will participate this year.
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Vitoria Stone Fair 2023
Date: 07th to 10th of February.
Time: from Tuesday to Thursday – 10 am to 18 pm | Friday – 10 am to 16 pm.
Accreditation: https://vitoriastonefair.com.br/
Obs: the event will be exclusively focused for the professionals of the stones sector and construction, including architects and designers.
Vitoria Stone Fair is organized by Milanez & Milaneze, promoted by Sindirochas and Cetemag and supported by Centrorochas.
