MARBLE IZMIR – The International Marble and Technologies Fair, one of the leading global events in the natural stone industry, will celebrate its 30th anniversary from April 9-12, 2025, bringing together industry leaders from around the world. Turkish Stones will participate in this prestigious event with a booth aimed at presenting its vision, strategies, and future goals. The Turkish Stones booth will be located in Hall B, Booth BF112, where a panel featuring the founding members of the association will also take place. Moderated by Korhan Nejat Bozkurt, the panel will include prominent industry leaders such as Funda Bekişoğlu, Board Member of İMİB, Ahmet Tekin, Board Member of BAİB, and Efe Nalbantoğlu, Board Member of EMİB. This engaging discussion, organized by Turkish Stones, will take place at the MARBLE Izmir Fair on April 11, 2025, at 14:00. During this discussion, the importance, goals, role in the industry, and future plans and advancements of Turkish Stones will be discussed.
Marble Izmir – The International Marble and Technology Fair is preparing to bring the sector together for the 30th time from April 9-12, 2025, at Fuar Izmir. With a high level of demand both domestically and internationally, preparations for the event are in full swing. Over 1,000 exhibitors will occupy more than 150,000 square meters of open and closed space at the fair, which will host visitors from all over Turkey and the world for four days.
Hosted by the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality and organized by IZFAS, the Marble Izmir International Marble and Technology Fair is just around the corner. From April 9-12, 2025, exhibitors from natural stone, machinery, and technology firms are filling their spaces at Fuar Izmir. The fair will showcase a spectacular visual display of hundreds of blocks of natural stone, in a wide variety of colors and types, in the block marble area. Visitors will enjoy a feast for the eyes, experiencing the aesthetic beauty and diversity of these stones.
Trade Volume Set to Increase with Buyer Delegations
Through applications and representative efforts on the Marble Izmir website, foreign visitors from 75 countries, ranging from Australia to Italy, China to the United States, have applied to participate in the buyer delegation program. Based on requests from Exporters’ Unions, 11 target countries have been identified for this year, including Azerbaijan, United Arab Emirates, France, South Korea, Iraq, Canada, Qatar, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Russia.
Industry Leaders Join the Grand Event
The 30th Marble Izmir International Marble and Technology Fair, organized under the auspices of the Turkish Ministry of Trade, and hosted by the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality and IZFAS, is supported by prominent organizations such as the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), Izmir Chamber of Commerce (IZTO), Aegean Region Chamber of Industry (EBSO), Izmir Commodity Exchange (ITB), Aegean Exporters’ Association (EIB), Istanbul Mineral Exporters’ Union (IMIB), Denizli Exporters’ Union (DENIB), and the Western Mediterranean Exporters’ Union (BAIB), in partnership with the Union of All Marble, Natural Stone, and Machinery Manufacturers (TUMMER).
A Wide Range of Participants and Visitors
At Marble Izmir, exhibitors will showcase natural stone products, marble consumables, factory and workshop consumables, marble machinery, construction equipment, factory and workshop machinery, environmental protection, recycling and recovery systems, industry organizations, IT and software companies, transport and logistics services, financial and credit services, public institutions, associations, unions, and NGOs. The visitor profile will include marble processing machine and technology wholesalers, natural stone applicators, construction and contracting companies, project management and consulting firms, construction supervision companies, architecture offices, construction markets, wholesale suppliers of building materials, retailers and distributors, construction machinery wholesalers, mining and natural stone companies from all over the world.
Innovative Designs to be Rewarded
The fair will also host the International Unique Natural Stone Design Competition. This year, Marble Izmir will bring together young designers with innovative companies from the sector through the 7th edition of this competition. The competition aims to increase natural stone exports by adding value through design and architecture and showcasing the innovative face of Turkish natural stone in the market. The unique designs will be displayed at Marble Izmir, with a total prize fund of 600,000 TRY. Among the 892 applications, 25 designs selected for their potential to serve end-users will be produced and displayed at the 30th Marble Izmir Fair.
Marble Izmir Brings Abundance for the 30th Time
Marble Izmir will contribute not only to the sector and its sub-sectors but also to the economy of the city and country, from tourism and accommodation to transportation and food and beverage industries. The local and international participants and visitors coming to the city for the fair will experience the fruitful impact of Marble Izmir on Izmir’s economy.
