China News Service, Laizhou, Shandong, September 9th (Wang Jiaoni and Jiang Jianbin) On the 9th, the 2026 (Laizhou) Stone Industry Development Conference was held in Laizhou, Shandong, the "China Stone Capital". The conference aims to build a platform for high-end exchanges, technology sharing, and business docking in the national stone industry.
This conference closely follows the entire stone industry chain and sets up content such as sharing of typical engineering design and construction cases, new products and new process applications, cross-border and cross-border market expansion, innovative design of application scenarios, publicity and implementation of the latest industry standards, industry research and economic operation analysis, etc., to help participating companies grasp industry trends and broaden their transformation ideas.
Sun Weixing, secretary-general of the China Stone Association, said that the current stone industry is in a stage of "pressing forward", but the stone industry has a solid foundation and still has strong development resilience. Facing the new situation, the stone industry urgently needs to follow a development path of green and high-end processing, differentiated and customized products, and compliant and systematic services, implement the development idea of "increasing varieties, improving quality, and establishing brands", comprehensively enhance the core competitiveness of enterprises, achieve transformation and upgrading, and break through innovation.
At the meeting, many experts and entrepreneurs in the stone field conducted exchanges on topics such as stone curtain wall technology and urban renewal landscape design, providing new ideas for Chinese stone companies to expand overseas markets and participate in urban renewal.
As the "Stone Capital of China", Laizhou, Shandong Province is prosperous and famous for its stones. It has more than 3 billion cubic meters of stone reserves and more than 20 famous and high-quality varieties. More than 1,200 local stone companies are gathered along the "Hundred Mile Stone Corridor", with an annual plate processing capacity of over 30 million square meters, an annual output of more than 200,000 pieces of carved and special-shaped stones, and their products are sold at home and abroad.
Facing a period of deep adjustment in the industry, Laizhou is accelerating the restart and revitalization of the stone industry. "We have continued to make efforts around the integration and transfer of mineral rights, green mine development, standardized park construction, and industrial chain extension, and have embarked on a new path to upgrade traditional resource-based industries." said Yu Weijie, secretary-general of the Laizhou Stone Association.
It is reported that Laizhou has reintegrated stone mineral rights and designated 16 mining areas to be transferred. After the integration, the mineable volume in the near future will reach 140 million cubic meters; it has comprehensively implemented "clean ore processing", introduced powerful enterprises to participate in mine construction, and promoted the standardization of mining. The local area has also planned a 19.2 square kilometer green building materials industrial park to create a modern stone industry carrier with compact layout, complete functions and efficient operation.
This conference is jointly sponsored by the China Stone Association, Shandong Stone Industry Association, and Laizhou Stone Industry Association.
