By Anil Taneja,
March 22, 2026
At a time when a highly destructive war is going on in the Gulf region it makes no sense to try to make a country by country or by region estimate of the state of the stone industry. In such a volatile and dangerous situation, it is safe to say the whole world will be affected in some way, and the longer the conflict continues, worse will be the prospects everywhere for the stone industry, indeed for the world economy. High energy prices are obviously negative for the natural stone industry, higher inflation, higher interest rates, disruptions in supply, all these factors will affect the industry in a negative manner, going forward. May the war (s) end soon.
