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U.S. Tariffs Get 25% Hike on Most Brazilian Stone Varieties

U.K. Cites Four Shops in Engineered-Stone Silicosis Crackdown

April U.S. Hard-Surface Imports Still Lagging

New Brazil Tariff Could Include Natural Stone

US Trade Rep to Review Quartz Safeguard

USITC Offers Tariff Rate Quota on Quartz-Surface Imports

USITC Considers Quartz-Surface Import Remedy

Quartz-Surface Imports Safeguard Moves Forward

Impressions of the Xiamen Stone Fair 2026

U.S. Quartz Market Headed for Change This Summer?

Tariffs Still Hard-Surface Issue After Supreme Court Ruling

Cambria Alleges Patent-Infringement Imports

ISFA Offers Certification to Curb Calif. Silicosis Crisis

Doctors Petition for Calif. Engineered-Stone Ban

2025 in Hard Surfaces: A Review

Caesarstone Closing Last Israeli Production Plant

Coverings 2026 Free Online Registration Now Open

ParkFest 2025 a Success; Latino Fabricators Meeting in San Antonio

Will Congress Slow Down Multi-Million Silicosis Cases?

Weakened CA Silicosis Bill Passes; TISE '26 Signup Opens

China Transshipping Case Settled; India's Tariff Dilemma

Partial Tariff Reprieve for Brazil; Caesarstone Tariff Impact

Brazil Natural Stone Facing 50% Tariff on Aug. 1

India Tile Tariff Battle Hits Federal Court

Italian Stone Machinery Exports Down in 2024 to U.S., Other Countries

California Silicosis Act Moves Forward

U.S. Tile Mfrs Appeal India Tariff Decision; LOTTE Tabs EKO for U.S. Midwest

U.S. Ceramic Tile Use Down in 2024; NSI, ISFA Offer Silica Guidance

New CEOs at Cosentino, Neolith

Cosentino Revenues, Earnings Dip ; Marmomac Brazil Driving $18M Stone Sales

Xiamen Stone Fair Draws 153K; Coverings Sets Stages for Knowledge

KBIS Draws 43,000-plus; New 2025 Cosentino-Park Events

2024 U.S. Hard-Surface Imports Improve; Park Starts Fabricator Exchange™

TISE '25 Features 750 Global Brands; 400 attend C.Next Fab/Install

New CEO at Coldspring; Solid Year for Brazil Natural Stone Exports

CA Silicosis Safety & Permit Bill Introduced; New Insights on Silicosis Exams

The Year in Review: 2024

Cosentino Tags €90 Million to Re-use Waste; New Shipping Cuts Brazil-U.S. Journey by Half

Changes Sought in CA Fabrication Rules; Coverings '25 Registration Opens Online

Global Cooperation on Sustainable Natural Stone; Color Marble Dropped from Silicosis Case

Marmomac Draws More Than 58K; TISE 2025 Online Registration Opens

ISFA Announces Agenda for 2024 Annual Conference

Silicosis Triggers OSHA $1 Million Fine; Sax New NTCA Deputy Director

$52 Million Damages in Silicosis Trial; Higher Shipping Prices Hit Caesarstone

Calif. Silicosis Legislation Dead; ISFA Fabricator Sessions in Aug., Sept.

Cutting Edge Adds L.E. Smith; Transshipping Thai Quartz Surfaces

Neolith Introducing Silica-Free "New Look;" One Plus Invests in Grupo Siti

India Tariffs: Try Again with Quartz Surface, "Material Harm" with Tile

Caesarstone Losses Continue; Marmomac Visits Chicago; 1Q U.S. Hard-Surface Imports

Ceramic-Tile Use Down in U.S.; Park Goes East for June Stoneworking Expo; more.

U.S. Tile Producers Seek Unfair-Trade Tariff Against India; Lambert is 2024 Tile Person

Cosentino Hits $1.7 Billion in Annual Revenue; Australia Refines Engineered-Stone Ban; more.

New Quarrier Award from NSI; Report from Xiamen Stone Fair; more.

Coverings Sets Active 2024 Agenda; New ISFA Fabricator Program Next Month

Caesarstone U.S. Revenue Down 20% in 2023; U.S. 2023 Hard-Surface Imports Drop 15%.

2023 Brazil Natural-Stone Exports Top $1B; Marmomac Brazil Event Will Debut Next Year

Management Changes at Polycor; Yellowstone Equpment Debuts; more.

Biesse Acquires GMM; Caesarstone Closing U.S. Factory

Hard-Surface Year in Review: 2023

Caesarstone 3Q: Another Loss; Learn About StoneMart 2024 and Sourcing from India

Australian Agency Backs Quartz-Surface Ban; Coverings Registration Open

TISE Online Registration Open; ParkFest a Success

OSHA Stepping Up Silicosis Enforcement Nationwide

Caesarstone, Cosentino to Expand U.S., Canada Design Centers by Year's End

Polycor Finishes Rocamat Acquisition; Brazil Natural Stone Exports Gain at Trade Event

Lapitec Gains EU Mark; Big 2Q Loss for Caesarstone; more

More California Silicosis Action; also, Marmomac 2023 Preview

Study: Quartz Surfaces 35% of U.S. C'top Demand; U.S. Hard-Surface Imports Lagging

EU Defines Sintered Stone; $25 Million in Brazilian Stone Business During Coverings; more.

L.A. County to Ban Quartz Surfaces?; MSI in Top 20 for U.S. Container Imports; Xiamen Show Returns

Update on China, India Quartz Tariff Challenges; Caesarstone to Close Oldest Plant

Kitchen/Bath Market Study Shows Optimism for 2023; Coverings Draws Nearly 27,000 in April.

Cosentino U.S. Factory Moves Closer to Reality; Slight Downturn for U.S. Tile in 2022; Fifth Gear Acquires ETemplate

China Section 301 Tariffs Upheld; Quartz Manfacturers Call for Education, Govt. Oversight

New CEO at Caesarstone; French Quarry Gets Sustainability Rating; First U.S. LX Hausys Showroom; more.

Polycor Acquires ROCAMAT; Taiwan Quartz Transshipping?; Australia Silicosis Fight; more.

EU Unfair-Trade Tile Tariffs; Porcelanosa New Facility; U.S. Hard-Surface Imports Dip in December

Public Offering for Cosentino?; Ontra NSI Person of the Year; ISFA Awards Open

Minn. Tile and Stone Sold; MSI's Manu Shah Retires; November '22 U.S. Hard-Surface Exports Down

Split Decision on India Quartz Tariffs; MSI Plans Major Virginia Facility; TISE Badge Good at KBIS

2022 Year in Review in Hard Surfaces - Radio Stone Update

More Cooling in U.S. Kitchen/Bath Market; TISE Looking to Boost Start-ups at 2023 Show; NTCA Tilesetter Honors.

U.S. Countertops at $37.6B by 2026?; Natural Stone EPDs, HPDs Available; Coverings Awards Now Open

Section 301 Tariff Comments Next Month; Certification Needed for Malaysia Quartz Surface Imports; more.

Marmomac, Cersaie Attendance Up Sharply; NTCA Offers Porcelain-Panel Sessions.

U.S. Kitchen/Bath Market Cooling in '22? - BACA Restarts In-Person Seminars - Florim Wins Tenn. Green Award

Caesarstone Sets Record 2Q Revenue in 2022; Park Holds Digital Expo in mid-September; SESA Adds 50th

Radio Stone Update SPECIAL: Marmomac 2022

India Quartz Tariff on the Rise?; Georgia Granite Oddity Destroyed; MSI Opens 2 New Locations.

Natural Stone Institute Endorses Hardscape Show; Marble Overtakes Granite in U.S. Imports; more.

Industry Optimistic for Rest of 2022; Equity Firm Acquires TENAX Majority Stake; more.

Caesarstone Sets Record Q1; Crisis in European Tile Production; Granite for the Statue of Liberty

Neolith Acquired by CVC; Polycor Changes Ownership; U.S. Court Upholds "Glass Quartz" Tariff.

Special Edition: Coverings 2022 with Arpi Nalbandian

Spain, China Events Face More Problems; Marmomac '22 Moves Ahead; Polycor Acquires Evans Limestone

New Silica-Dust Rules in Australia; KBIS/IBS Attracts 70,000; Walker Zanger Expands Mexico Plant

U.S. Customs Probes Malaysia Quartz Imports; MSI Opening New North Carolina Location; more.

Caesarstone Sees $1 Billion by 2025; U.S. Hard-Surface Imports End Year on Up Note; more.

Vitoria Show Delayed; U.S. Investigating Malaysian Quartz Imports

Xiamen Show Delayed Until May; MSI Expanding in K.C.; NTCA's Van Life.

Tariff Rulings Appealed; Spain Tile Expo Postponed; Cambria Expanding Production.

Radio Stone Update 2021 Wrap-Up

Laminam Expands Italian Production; Caesarstone Sets Record 3Q Revenue; more.

Select Interior Concepts Acquired; Coverings Connected Online on Nov. 17; more.

Larger Natural-Stone Presence at TISE; Online Signup for 2022 TISE and Coverings; more

Italy Hosts In-Person Trade Events; Cambria, Cosentino Settle Patent Suit; more.

Fab Worker in Federal Workers Comp Fraud; New Natural Stone CEU Course; more.

India Quartz Tariffs Upheld; KBIS Opens 2022 Registration; Colorado Mine Problem.

Strong Growth in U.S. Hardscaping Continues; Metcalf Top NTCA Honoree for 2021; more.

ASI Sells Quartz-Surface Division; Hard-Surface Imports Top $470 Million in June.

SESA Chooses TISE/StonExpo; China Quartz Vanity Action

Mosaic Buys Walker Zanger, Opustone; Select Interiors Sheds RDS; Fabricator Trends Webinar July 28

Turkish Tile Tariff Tussle Continues; Triton Acquires Stoneway; Are We Seeing a Slowdown in U.S. Imports?

Australia Spends Millions on Silicosis Studies; Quartz-as-Glass Imports Targeted; more.

Vendors Form New Trade Group; U.S. Hard-Surface Imports Hit 2 1/2 Year High; Cambria Stops Copy; more.

Polycor to be Carbon-Neutral in 2025; SmartFair Draws 30,000+; Hard-Surface Imports Strong in February.

Turkey in Tax-Tariff Tussle; TISE Registration Now Online; Cosentino $ Good in 2020; more.

TISE Set for June In-Person Event in Las Vegas; Biden Admin Defends Trump China Tariffs; more.

U.S. Customs Cites China/Malaysia Quartz Shippers; Caesarstone Expects Better in 2021.

Hard Surfaces Elude "Airbus" Tariff; Glitch Kills KBIS Online Show Exhibits; more.

Coverings Gains July Show Partner; Minimal Loss in 2020 Hard-Surface Imports; more.

No Vietnam tariffs ... for now; founder of Walker Zanger passes; more.

New Vietnam Tariffs?; Caesarstone Acquires Omicron; more.

2020: The Year in Review for Hard Surfaces

Silicosis Treatment Shows Promise; Coverings 2021 Moves to July; more.

September Hard-Surface Imports Set Record; Silicosis Webinar on Nov. 17; 2021 Vitória Stone Show is Off.

Fabrication-Shop Homicide Trial; Coverings Connected on Nov. 18; more.

KBIS Goes Online Only for 2021; Hard-Surface Imports Up Again

Cosentino to Expand Midwest Operations; NTCA Tilesetter Winners; more.

U.S. Hard-Surface Imports Up; Caesarstone Adds Porcelain Producer; more.

NEWS: TISE delayed to June 2021; Coverings Connected Begins; Majestic on Inc. 5000

NEWS: Hard-Surface Imports Improve in June; Updates on Xiamen, KBIS Events; more.

NEWS: Fabricator Webinar Next Week; New LATICRETE CEO; more.

NEWS: Covid-19 & Remodeling; Marmomac Going Online Only; more.

NEWS: Silicosis Worsens Away from Exposure; new Laminam logo; more.

NEWS: Slow Global Growth for Countertops; Australia Gains on Silicosis; more.

NEWS: Xiamen Online Show, New Pearlman CEO, more.

NEWS: Tariffs, U.S. Fiandre Slabs, Coverings Connected