EPISODE · Dec 30, 2025 · 33 MIN
2025 in Hard Surfaces: A Review
from Radio Stone Update · host K. Schipper and Emerson Schwartzkopf
Send us Fan Mail00:00 Brought to You by Quantra00:28 Intro01:37 New U.S. Tariffs and Hard Surfaces05:02 "Safeguard" Action to Limit Quartz-Surface Imports08:12 A Word from Quantra09:25 California Silicosis Legislation11:48 Diagnosis Errors with Silicosis?12:45 NSI, ISFA Actions on Silicosis Awareness13:41 Federal Bill to Waive Silicosis Liability14:42 2025 U.S. Hard-Surface Imports: Mixed Bag18:04 Cosentino, Caesarstone Financial Results19:53 Italian Stone Equipment Sales Dip in U.S.20:48 U.S. Tile Consumption Declines22:00 U.S. Trade Shows Up in 202526:19 Leadership Changes: Coldspring27:06 Leadership Changes: Cosentino27:48 Leadership Changes: Neolith 29:04 MSI Celebrates 50th Anniversary29:56 All-Woman Exam for Certified Tile Installer30:32 Dallas Company gets $12.4 Million Fine in Transhipping Case31:30 Caesarstone Closes Last Company Quartz Factory 32:25 Outro32:53 Brought to You by QuantraRadio Stone Update is presented on the second and fourth Wednesdays every month at 9 a.m. everywhere on Earth with the latest news and insights in hard surfaces. Check our archives at www.radiostoneupdate.com.
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Send us Fan Mail 00:00 Brought to You by Quantra 00:28 Intro 01:37 New U.S. Tariffs and Hard Surfaces 05:02 "Safeguard" Action to Limit Quartz-Surface Imports 08:12 A Word from Quantra 09:25 California Silicosis Legislation 11:48 Diagnosis Errors with Silicosis? 12:45 NSI, ISFA Actions on Silicosis Awareness 13:41 Federal Bill to Waive Silicosis Liability 14:42 2025 U.S. Hard-Surface Imports: Mixed Bag 18:04 Cosentino, Caesarstone Financial Results 19:53 Italian Stone Equipment Sales Dip in U...
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2025 in Hard Surfaces: A Review
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