INTERNATIONAL STONE INDUSTRY EXHIBITION MART2015 J A N U A R Y F E B R U A R Y 1,

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1 Organiser Principal Sponsor Co-organiser Centre for Development of Stones 8th INTERNATIONAL STONE INDUSTRY EXHIBITION MART2015 J A N U A R Y F E B R U A R Y 1, JAIPUR EXHIBITION & CONVENTION CENTRE (JECC), SITAPURA, JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN, INDIA P ST SH W REP RT

2 FAIR STATISTICS INDIA STONEMART 2015 EXHIBITORS Total Exhibit Area Total Exhibitors Overseas Exhibitors Country Pavilions Exhibiting Overseas Countries Number of Indian States Official State Pavilions 15,136 sq.m pavilions from Turkey, Italy, China & Afghanistan 9 Countries - Turkey, China, Italy, Iran, Russia, Afghanistan, Korea, Macedonia & Spain 15 States - Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Delhi, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Telangana & Uttarakhand 4 pavilions from Gujarat, Karnataka, Odisha & Madhya Pradesh VISITORS Total Visitors Trade Visitors Overseas Visitors Architects, Builders, Real Estate Developers, Civil Engineers etc. Over 25,000 Around 15,000 Around 1200 from 60 countries including Afghanistan, Algeria, Albania, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Egypt, England, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Liberia, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Tunisia, UAE, United Kingdom, United States of America, Vietnam & Yemen More than 1000 BUSINESS Total Business Enquiries Generated Approximately Rs Crores

3 MART2015 J A N U A R Y F E B R U A R Y 1, INAUGURATION India StoneMart 2015 kicked off with the Chief Minister's call to enhance the state's global standing on the international stone map. India StoneMart 2015 was inaugrated by Smt. Vasundhara Raje, Chief Minister, Government of Rajasthan on th 29 January, Smt. Vasundhara Raje, Chief Minister, Government of Rajasthan called upon in her address the architects of the country to build cities that are smart, green and based on concepts. Rajasthan's stone has a leading role to play as India sets out to build new cities, she said. She informed that the government had been taking a series of initiatives to streamline the existing governance parameters and formulate policy that supports investment. She further added that Rajasthan's stone is India's eminent ambassador across the world and some of the finest monuments are built with it. Shri Gajendra Singh Khimsar, Industries Minister, Government of Rajasthan said that he was proud that the StoneMart was now among the top five stone events in the world. He further added that Rajasthan has contributed significantly to the growth of the Indian stone industry. The initiatives taken up by CDOS and RIICO have led to a tremendous growth in the production and export of natural stone. Our government is committed to providing all support for the sustainability of this sector. Shri CS Rajan, Chief Secretary, Government of Rajasthan emphasised the need for stone mining to get more environment-friendly. Fly ash has already found strong applications and the same needs to be done to marble slurry, he said while calling upon the industry to take up medical care and skill up gradation of the large number of unorganised labour in the sector.

4 GLIMPSES INDIA STONEMART 2015

5 CONCURRENT EVENT - INDIA STONEMART 2015 The First edition of Jaipur Architecture Festival (JAF) was organised concurrent with India Stonemart 2015 at JECC during January 29-31, The theme of the festival was Crafting Future Cities - A celebration of Future Cities, Architecture, Environment, Design, Heritage, Education and Rich Stone traditions. The three-day festival was organized by CDOS & FICCI in association with Council of Architecture and the Indian Institute of Architects (IIA) as esteemed knowledge partners. Institute of Indian Interior Designers Jaipur Regional Chapter was the supporting partner of this event. IIA, Rajasthan Chapter also collaborated on the logistic support. The festival was curated and ideated by Artes, Chennai. Over 250 architects, planners, designers, policy-makers, industry professionals and the student community discussed various aspects of Future Cities, Regional Development, Architecture and Stone Building Craft Traditions. The inter-disciplinary International Festival had over 2000 participants over the 3 days. Heritage walks in Jaipur, films and cultural programs were organised alongside the festival. The luminaries included Prof. B.V.Doshi, Prof. Peter Stutchbury (Australia), Prof. Uday Gadkari, Ar. Prakash Deshmukh, Ar. Rajeev Kathpalia, Ar. Gurjit Matharoo, Ar. Rajesh Renganathan, Ar. Ambrish Arora, Ar. Paul Appleton (UK), Prof. Jayashree Deshpande, Prof. Kiran Mahajani, Prof. Anirudh Paul, Ar. Rohan Shivkumar, Ar. Myrto Vitart (Paris), Ar. Jaisim, Ar. Sachdeva, Dr. Kiran Joshi, KICK OFFICE (Italy), Ar. Sandro Rolla (Italy), Prof. Wong Lee (Korea), Ar. Philippe Rahm (Paris), Prof. Sharon Rothbard (Jerusalem), Prof. Durganand Balsavar, Ar. Poonam Verma (Goa), Prof. Himanshu Burte, Ar. Gyanendra Shekhawat, Ar. Nitin Soalapurkar, Ar. Mukul Goyal, Prof. Alok Ranjan and several other respected, national and international, academicians and practitioners. A historic SAARC meeting of Councils of Architecture was held during the festival. National Institute of Advanced Studies in Architecture (NIASA), held their Annual Masters Design Competitions organised by the Aayojan School of Architecture, Jaipur, which had several Schools of Architecture across India.

6 STONES OF RAJASTHAN SHILPGRAM Shilpgram is a joint initiative of CDOS and RUDA. Shilpgram is aimed towards providing a platform for artisans to showcase their talent and develop direct business links with domestic and international buyers. With the opportunity of establishing direct linkages and networking, artisans find it easier to sell their products to serious buyers and art connoisseurs.

7 ALL INDIA STONE ARCHITECTURAL AWARDS To honour excellence and innovations in usage of Indians dimensional stones in buildings and landscapes, All India Stone Architectural Awards were instituted by the Center for Development of Stones (CDOS). An illustrious panel of prominent architects of the country - including Ar. Kapil Chitale, Ar. Paramjit S Ahuja, Ar. Rajeev Kathpalia, Ar. Rohit Marol and Ar. Gyanendra Singh Shekhawat - chose some exceptionally talented architects this year for a citation and cash prize of Rs 1 lakh in four categories. WINNERS 1. Exterior Facing - Ar. Gaurav Bhatnagar for the house of Harkirat Sangha 2. Interior Design - Ar. Rajesh Renganathan for his house and studio 3. Commendation in Landscaping - Ar. Sujata Chatterjee Hingorani for the Anutham Residence 4. Green Architecture - Ar. Deepak Kishorilal Srivastava for the Denwa Backwater Escape

8 TESTIMONIALS "I see two very tangible benefits of this event. One, direct short-term and long term business gets generated for local players. Two, they are able to benchmark themselves against global standards and buyer expectations." Shri CS Rajan, IAS, Chief Secretary, Rajasthan "It is indeed gratifying that the India StoneMart has put India firmly on the stone map of the world. I am happy that we are organising the Jaipur Architecture Festival with top architects participating." Smt. Veenu Gupta, IAS, Pr. Secretary Industries "The future that can be... naturally Rajasthan has a huge resource of natural stone. Introduction of best practices will only be a value addition for the industry." Ar. Deepak Gahlowt India is a highly important market for our sector; it ranks 6th in our total export. We saw exports worth USD 60 million of block marble and travertine with India last year, and the increase by India of natural stone import quota to 800,000 tons in 2015 is happy news. Mr. Ali KAHYAOĞLU, Chairman of the Board, Istanbul Mineral Exporters' Association "Stone, as the new language what was once a simple building material or purely decorative element has metamorphosed into a key ingredient of architectural planning." Ar. Shamini Shanker Jain We achieved USD 1 million worth of business with India last year. This is our first time at India StoneMart and the visitor response as well as buyer response has been very good. Mr. Marcello Peretti, Sales Manager, Gruppo Tosco Marmi Last year, we exported 3000 tonnes to India. Our marble, Danio Italia, has recieved a very good response so far. Mr. Giorgio Pica, GV Orosei Marbles srl From Afghanistan to StoneMart, the travelling was surely worth the effort. StoneMart is important for international business. We have visited a few sites in Udaipur and Jodhpur, and we look forward to doing good business with them. Mr. Shoukatullah Khuraam, Member of Afghan delegation

9 MEDIA COVERAGE

10 Reverse Buyer Seller Meet (RBSM) RBSM was organised under MAI scheme of Ministry of Commerce, Government of India in India Stonemart 2015 from January 29 to February 1, buyers from 52 countries participated in these meetings and 1600 meetings were held in four days time. Visit of Dignitaries Award Ceremony On the last day of the event on February 1, 2015, a ceremony to award best stalls and display was organised. Awards were given by Smt. Veenu Gupta, IAS Principal Secretary Industries, Government of Rajasthan & Managing Director, RIICO in different categories for best display & Innovative Handicrafts Products to various companies. The above winners were selected by a jury comprising of Ar. Ritu Singh, Jaipur, Mr. Vinay Mathur, Deputy Secretary General, FICCI, New Delhi and Mr. Prakash Tekwani, Financial Advisor, RIICO, Jaipur. Shri Satya Priya Gupta Memorial Award for best overall display is received by Asian Granito Ltd.

11 Supported by Partner States MICRO, SMALL & MEDIUM ENTERPRISES Government of Rajasthan Government of Odisha Government of Gujarat Fair Co-sponsor Platinum Sponsors Gold Sponsor Associate Sponsors Contributors Badge Sponsor Lanyard Sponsor Gate Sponsors Golf Cart Sponsor Outdoor Media Partner Supporting Organizations Federation of Indian Mineral Industries Council of Architecture

12 th EXHIBITION MART2017 February 2-5, 2017 JAIPUR EXHIBITION & CONVENTION CENTRE (JECC), SITAPURA, JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN, INDIA Organised by: Centre for Development of Stones