Timor-Leste · Natural stone · Industry
From Ilimanu’s natural resource to a new national industry. EMG-MRT is developing an integrated stone ecosystem connecting responsible quarrying, local manufacturing, architecture, design and international markets.
A new industrial chapter
EMG-MRT Ilimanu brings together Elegant Marble Group and Murak Rai Timor, E.P., Timor-Leste’s state-owned mining company. Our shared ambition is to connect the country’s natural stone with local skills, manufacturing and international markets.
Meet EMG-MRTIlimanu, Manatuto
The Ilimanu White Marble Project is the foundation of our development strategy: turning geological potential into lasting industrial value in Timor-Leste.
High-purity calcitic marble, with the potential to support a new domestic stone-processing and export industry.
From resource to industry
Our development model connects the resource with the people, facilities and markets that give it lasting value.
Responsible extraction and long-term resource stewardship.
Tiles, mosaics, slabs, cut-to-size and architectural stone.
Planned shared infrastructure and partner-operated production capacity.
Stone applications for civic, commercial and private projects.
Furniture, objects, craftsmanship and creative industries.
Regional and international commercial partnerships.
The industrial platform
The next stage is designed around shared infrastructure and specialist partners, creating the conditions for an industry to grow around Ilimanu.
Long-term resource planning, environmental management and standards for responsible development.
Planned processing spaces, logistics, utilities and facilities that support local manufacturing.
Opportunities for operators, manufacturers, distributors and technology partners to participate.
Connecting Timor stone with architectural products, craftsmanship and contemporary design.
Timor Marble
Discover white marble from Ilimanu and the material possibilities we are developing for architecture, interiors and the public realm.
Explore Timor MarbleApplications & possibilities
From the spaces we share to the details we touch. These applications illustrate the opportunities ahead for Timor stone.
Project progress
Practical steps in regulation, infrastructure and commercial cooperation are shaping the next stage of the Ilimanu project.
Category B licence received for exploration and evaluation at Ilimanu.
The integrated marble industrial proposal was presented to TradeInvest.
Boundary verification and the start of access-road construction.
Investment certificate received from the Government of Timor-Leste.
MOU signed with MRT and VICO for proposed marble applications and a Singapore promotion centre.
Sustainability & community
A stone industry should create opportunity where it begins. Our approach brings environmental responsibility together with local employment, skills and community participation.
Environmental management, resource efficiency and rehabilitation planning through each stage of development.
Local engagement, procurement and employment opportunities rooted in Ilimanu.
A public–private partnership with clear accountability and regulatory coordination.
Building Timorese technical capability across the stone value chain.
Partnerships
We welcome conversations with partners who can bring experience, capability and a long-term commitment to Timor-Leste.
Explore industrial investment, processing capacity and the next stages of project development.
Start a conversationDiscuss material selection, architectural applications and technical collaboration.
Start a conversationTalk with us about materials, future supply and regional market opportunities.
Start a conversationConnect through training, research, equipment and technical cooperation.
Start a conversationLatest news
EMG-MRT Ilimanu unveiled its integrated stone platform for Timor-Leste and ASEAN in Nanning and signed a framework cooperation agreement with the Guangxi Calcium Carbonate Industry Association.
Read storyEMG-MRT and MRT joined the China (Guangxi)–Timor-Leste Mining Cooperation Meeting in Nanning to explore green quarry development, local processing, technical cooperation and professional training.
Read storyThe cooperation sets out proposed Ilimanu marble applications at Marina Square and plans for a Singapore Timor-Leste Stone Promotion Center.
Read storyBuild with Timor stone
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