IGEP at Events

IGEP is actively involved in some of the most significant trade fairs and industry events worldwide, particularly in the natural stone sector. These events provide a vital platform for IGEP to engage with global stakeholders, promote ethical practices, and ensure compliance with international social and environmental standards.

IGEP’s Participation in International Events

Stone+tec, Nuremberg, Germany

IGEP regularly participates in Stone+tec, the international trade fair, and congress for natural stone and stone processing held biennially in the city of Nuremberg, Germany. The Stone+tec is a long-standing and successful trade fair forum for the natural stone industry. The participation from India is strong, with many leading stone and monument exporters participating in the fair.

Many international importers of stone from India visit the IGEP stall. Information is provided to the visitors about IGEP’s International Social and Environmental Standards (ISES 2020), which has been widely accepted by several Indian stone mining and processing companies.

Most of the trade visitors in Stone+tec – in particular stone masons, natural stone dealers, tile setters, garden designers, landscapers, and architects come to Nuremberg from the core catchment areas of Stone+tec, i.e. mainly from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland but also from other nearby European regions. During the previous two events held in 2024 and 2022, the IGEP pavilion has also provided European buyers with information about how Indian exporters are gearing up their operations to become compliant with the new German Supply Chain Law which was passed by the German Parliament on the 11th June 2021.

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Stone Mart, Jaipur, India

IGEP regularly participates in Stone Mart held in Jaipur, India. It has now become the Indian stone industry’s most important fair and meeting ground. Exhibited are all types of natural stone products, stone quarry and mining equipment, stone cutting equipment, stone craft items and sorting and packaging facilities. The exhibition features buyer-seller events, special networking events, country-specific pavilions, as well as special theme-based pavilions. The exhibition is visited by importers from all over the world who come to meet their local suppliers. They come to network and procure stocks. This is an important event for Indian exporters who get the opportunity to meet their international clients face-to-face.

The event receives excellent coverage in the local media. There is strong international participation with exhibitors coming from Germany, China, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Austria, Egypt and Türkiye. For IGEP, which was instrumental in establishing this fair in the 1990s, it gives an opportunity to strengthen its contact with Indian exporters as well as provide information about its ISES 2020 certification process.

Stona, Bangalore, India

Stona is organized by The Federation of Indian Granite & Stone Industry (with 1500 members), and held in Bangalore, in South India. The fair provides opportunities for businesses, artisans, designers, consumers, and all stakeholders connected with the stone industry to connect, collaborate, and grow together.

The exhibition serves as a great single window that projects India's wide range of stone products & the creative ability of its suppliers to make and supply anything for the world. These products range from dimensional blocks, slabs, tiles, monuments, artifacts, landscaping, paving, cylindrical pillars, machinery, and equipment.

IGEP is a regular participant in Stona. It allows for meeting various stakeholders in the South Indian stone industry and updating them about the new supply chain laws in Europe. IGEP also provided details about the ISES 2020 certification which can help them meet the international social and environmental standards.