06.09.2025

Natural stone care with Lithofin at Marmomac 2025

Building design
Natural stone care products and system solutions for professionals and end users. Photo: Lithofin

Natural stone care products and system solutions for professionals and end users. Photo: Lithofin

When it comes to professional natural stone care, Lithofin AG has been one of the top addresses for decades. Lithofin is also a permanent fixture at the world’s leading trade fair for the natural stone industry – Marmomac in Verona. In Hall 7, Stand B7, the company will be presenting its latest products and solutions for cleaning, protecting and maintaining natural stone and ceramic surfaces. With over 1,000 exhibitors and around 40,000 trade visitors, the trade fair is an international hotspot for manufacturers, planners, fabricators and architects – and Lithofin is right in the middle of it all.

With 70 years of experience in the manufacture and development of cleaning and care products, Lithofin brings not only know-how but also genuine innovations to the trade fair. The motto: practical products for demanding applications. The focus is on a clear system concept: products that interact with each other and noticeably support specialist companies in their daily work. The topics of sustainability, efficiency and safety play a central role here.

A real highlight at Marmomac 2025 is the new ProBox system. With these modular boxes, Lithofin is specifically targeting natural stone processing companies. Each ProBox contains a well thought-out selection of cleaners, special products and important accessories – all in original size and with practical reordering options. The robust box made of solvent-resistant plastic with an airtight lid protects the contents even in challenging construction site conditions and ensures safe handling.

The system is divided into four main areas of application:

  • ProBox Protect (kitchen): For the factory impregnation of natural stone and quartz composite.
  • ProBox Clean (kitchen): For kitchen installation and care directly at the customer’s premises.
  • ProBox Clean Tile (exterior): For tilers and garden and landscaping contractors.
  • ProBox Clean Tile (interior): For floor cleaners after laying indoors.

This modular concept offers maximum flexibility and efficiency for professional use and shows: Natural stone care can be systematic, safe and economical.

Lithofin is also offering smart solutions for end customers at Marmomac 2025. With the care sets – available as a case or compact set – natural stone, ceramic and quartz composite surfaces can be cleaned and cared for easily and safely. The sets contain coordinated products for different areas of application and target groups. From bathrooms and kitchen worktops to floor care – there is a suitable set for every application.

A special highlight: all sets can be personalized with your own company logo – ideal for kitchen studios, stonemasons and tilers who want to offer their customers real added value.

Another key topic at Marmomac is the factory impregnation of natural stone – especially in kitchens. With “Lithofin FVE”, Lithofin has developed a color-deepening impregnation that optimally protects natural stone surfaces from water and oil stains. The product is solvent-based and transports the active ingredient deep into the capillary system of the stone. The result: a permanently protected surface without changing the natural appearance.

Important here: The focus is also on health safety. Lithofin FVE has been tested by an independent institute and meets the highest food safety requirements. This protection is particularly essential for fine natural stone slabs such as Nero Impala or Nero Assoluto – not only visually, but also functionally.

Natural stone is considered a durable, sustainable building material. This makes care that supports this claim all the more important. Lithofin has been committed to sustainable production processes for years: Made in Germany, certified according to DIN ISO 9001 (quality) and ISO 14001 (environment). Avoiding unnecessary packaging, using long-lasting ingredients and developing high-yield formulas are all part of Lithofin’s product philosophy. The result: less consumption, less waste – more performance.

Lithofin sees itself not only as a manufacturer, but also as a partner to installers, specialist dealers and planners. At Marmomac 2025, visitors will have the opportunity to talk to the team in person, test products and ask individual questions. Whether in detail about the application of a product or with regard to customized solutions – a conversation at stand B7 in hall 7 is worthwhile.

A special bonus: trade fair visitors can get advice on the ProBox systems on site and receive practical tips on how to integrate them into everyday operations. The team will also be presenting new trends and requirements from the industry – first-hand.

Lithofin AG will remain one of the most important addresses when it comes to professional natural stone care in 2025. Whether for the workshop, the construction site or the home: with products such as Lithofin FVE, the new ProBox systems and the versatile care sets, the company offers solutions for almost all areas of application – efficiently, safely and sustainably.

A visit to Marmomac 2025 is the ideal opportunity to find out about new products, tried-and-tested systems and sustainable care concepts. Because if you want to clean, protect and care for natural stone, there is no way around Lithofin.

Visit Lithofin from September 24 to 27, 2025 in Verona: Hall 7, Stand B7.

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The center of Berlin remains green

Building design
The perspective shows the planned steps on the banks of the Spree.

1st prize to Büro RMP Lenzen: Steps on the banks of the Spree with a view of the cathedral (Visualization: RMP Lenzen)

RMP Stephan Lenzen win the open space competition for the City Hall and Marx-Engels-Forum in Berlin: The office won against 52 other entries.

It’s all about a prominent area in Berlin’s historic center: sandwiched between the new Humboldt Forum and the television tower, the Rathaus- and Marx-Engels-Forum are getting a new design. The RMP Stephan Lenzen office has won the competition for the green center of Berlin.

Where the roots of the city of Berlin lie, there will soon be no new construction. The open spaces of the Rathaus-Forum and Marx-Engels-Forum will remain green. However, the area will be given a new design, which will result in a flight of steps leading down to the adjacent Spree. The Berlin Senate Administration invited people to take part in a competition in the spring. After an initial phase, citizens were allowed to have their say. A total of 21 landscape architecture firms then developed their ideas further in the second phase of the competition. The landscape architects from RMP Stephan Lenzen ultimately won over the jury. They proposed a central ribbon that connects listed areas of the Rathausforum with the Marx-Engels-Forum. This green ribbon ends in a large staircase on the banks of the Spree. Opposite, on the other side of the water, the eastern façade of the new Humboldt Forum shines.

The open space in the middle of old Berlin used to be called “Park an der Spree”. As one of the most central green spaces in the Mitte district, it dates back to the Second World War. It damaged the Heilig-Geist-Viertel, which ultimately prompted the GDR leadership to demolish it. Since then, the area between Karl-Liebknecht-Straße in the north, the park by the television tower in the east, Rathausstraße in the south and the Spree in the west has remained undeveloped. For a long time, there was an ensemble of monuments in the middle of the area, but this had to be moved to the north-western edge when the subway was built. The future of the Marx-Engels Forum has been under discussion since the 1990s. The ideas were many and varied. They ranged from the reconstruction of the Heilig-Geist-Viertel to the design of a park at the Marx-Engels-Forum. The latter ultimately prevailed.

Marx-Engels-Forum competition brief

The design of a park on the Marx-Engels-Forum now had to be fleshed out as part of the ideas and realization competition. The participants were asked to engage with the place where Berlin was founded, the historical layers hidden in the ground and the surrounding area. At the end of the long debate about the future of this site, citizens’ guidelines for the future development of the Rathaus Forum and the Marx-Engels Forumwere drawn up . These guidelines state that an open space should be designed that does justice to the dimensions and significance of the location and strengthens the identity of the site. In addition, it should bring the eventful history to life and at the same time enable diverse and intensive uses.

In the first phase, the competition initially asked for a vision and an idea for the entire Marx-Engels-Forum. Only the participants in the second phase had to derive their vision. In addition, they outlined an intermediate state for the year 2030 in the ideas part of the competition. In a third realization part, the concrete implementation for 2024 was then to be shown. This step-by-step approach is based on the intended gradual realization of the project. This will take a long time. Accordingly, the ideas must be based on a clear approach and offer a great deal of flexibility for process-based implementation.

The landscape architects from RMP Lenzen provided the most convincing solution for the new design of the Rathaus- and Marx-Engels-Forum. They designed an open space that is characterized by a striking figure. The plan is to keep the Rathaus- and Marx-Engels-Forum free of buildings. The green space promises a high quality of stay with areas for strolling, relaxing and enjoying spectacular views of the cathedral, Humboldt Forum and television tower. RMP Lenzen is equipping the new space with plenty of greenery and lots of shady trees. But water is also included, which contributes to cooling as well as infiltration areas that fit in with future rainwater management. Overall, the contribution to the Marx-Engels-Forum competition envisages a modern, climate-resilient urban space that enables a variety of uses.

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The idea of initially creating a green space in the heart of old Berlin preserves opportunities for future generations. For the near future, the jury recommended that the first prize-winning work by RMP Lenzen be realized. This brings a controversial debate to an end. Hardly any other place in Berlin has experienced more planning and discussions than the Marx-Engels-Forum. But for the building senator, it is clear that the city of Berlin has done the right thing. After the fall of the Wall, it did not rush into planning. Now, against the backdrop of current plans for Alexanderplatz and Molkenmarkt and against the backdrop of climate adaptation and the mobility turnaround, things can be designed in peace.

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