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News and views for the hard-surfaces industry from the online leader covering granite, marble, quartz slabs, large-format porcelain and other stone fabrication in North America.

Impressions of the Xiamen Stone Fair 2026

12 mins; March 24, 2026

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

15 mins; March 09, 2026

Tariffs Still Hard-Surface Issue After Supreme Court Ruling

15 mins; February 23, 2026

Cambria Alleges Patent-Infringement Imports

13 mins; February 10, 2026

ISFA Offers Certification to Curb Calif. Silicosis Crisis

15 mins; January 25, 2026

Doctors Petition for Calif. Engineered-Stone Ban

17 mins; January 12, 2026

2025 in Hard Surfaces: A Review

33 mins; December 29, 2025

Caesarstone Closing Last Israeli Production Plant

16 mins; November 24, 2025

Coverings 2026 Free Online Registration Now Open

13 mins; November 11, 2025

ParkFest 2025 a Success; Latino Fabricators Meeting in San Antonio

14 mins; October 19, 2025

Will Congress Slow Down Multi-Million Silicosis Cases?

15 mins; October 07, 2025

Weakened CA Silicosis Bill Passes; TISE '26 Signup Opens

13 mins; September 23, 2025

China Transshipping Case Settled; India's Tariff Dilemma

16 mins; September 08, 2025

Partial Tariff Reprieve for Brazil; Caesarstone Tariff Impact

15 mins; August 19, 2025

Brazil Natural Stone Facing 50% Tariff on Aug. 1

11 mins; July 21, 2025

India Tile Tariff Battle Hits Federal Court

14 mins; July 07, 2025

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

14 mins; June 23, 2025

California Silicosis Act Moves Forward

14 mins; June 09, 2025

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

14 mins; May 26, 2025

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

14 mins; May 12, 2025

New CEOs at Cosentino, Neolith

12 mins; April 22, 2025

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

12 mins; April 07, 2025

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

15 mins; March 24, 2025

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

14 mins; March 10, 2025

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

13 mins; February 23, 2025

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

12 mins; February 10, 2025

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

13 mins; January 20, 2025

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

14 mins; January 07, 2025

The Year in Review: 2024

25 mins; December 18, 2024

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

13 mins; November 25, 2024

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

13 mins; November 11, 2024

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

16 mins; October 22, 2024

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

13 mins; October 07, 2024

ISFA Announces Agenda for 2024 Annual Conference

14 mins; September 25, 2024

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

16 mins; September 08, 2024

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

16 mins; August 20, 2024

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

13 mins; July 22, 2024

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

11 mins; July 09, 2024

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

14 mins; June 25, 2024

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

15 mins; June 10, 2024

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

15 mins; May 20, 2024

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

14 mins; May 07, 2024

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

12 mins; April 19, 2024

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

15 mins; April 08, 2024

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

14 mins; March 25, 2024

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

16 mins; March 10, 2024

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

17 mins; February 26, 2024

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

16 mins; February 13, 2024

Management Changes at Polycor; Yellowstone Equpment Debuts; more.

13 mins; January 22, 2024

Biesse Acquires GMM; Caesarstone Closing U.S. Factory

13 mins; January 08, 2024

Hard-Surface Year in Review: 2023

22 mins; December 18, 2023

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

16 mins; November 20, 2023

Australian Agency Backs Quartz-Surface Ban; Coverings Registration Open

15 mins; November 06, 2023

TISE Online Registration Open; ParkFest a Success

15 mins; October 24, 2023

OSHA Stepping Up Silicosis Enforcement Nationwide

13 mins; October 09, 2023

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

14 mins; September 21, 2023

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

13 mins; September 11, 2023

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

13 mins; August 14, 2023

More California Silicosis Action; also, Marmomac 2023 Preview

16 mins; July 24, 2023

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

13 mins; July 10, 2023

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

14 mins; June 26, 2023

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

12 mins; June 13, 2023

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

14 mins; May 22, 2023

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

13 mins; May 09, 2023

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

14 mins; April 24, 2023

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

14 mins; April 10, 2023

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

14 mins; March 19, 2023

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

13 mins; March 05, 2023

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

15 mins; February 21, 2023

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

13 mins; February 07, 2023

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

14 mins; January 23, 2023

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

15 mins; January 10, 2023

2022 Year in Review in Hard Surfaces - Radio Stone Update

27 mins; December 20, 2022

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

14 mins; November 29, 2022

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

14 mins; November 07, 2022

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

13 mins; October 24, 2022

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

11 mins; October 07, 2022

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

14 mins; September 13, 2022

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

14 mins; August 22, 2022

Radio Stone Update SPECIAL: Marmomac 2022

15 mins; July 25, 2022

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

13 mins; July 09, 2022

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

14 mins; June 20, 2022

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

14 mins; June 06, 2022

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

15 mins; May 24, 2022

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

14 mins; May 10, 2022

Special Edition: Coverings 2022 with Arpi Nalbandian

27 mins; April 16, 2022

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

14 mins; April 12, 2022

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

10 mins; March 22, 2022

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

13 mins; March 07, 2022

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

12 mins; February 21, 2022

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

13 mins; February 06, 2022

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

13 mins; January 25, 2022

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

13 mins; January 11, 2022

Radio Stone Update 2021 Wrap-Up

24 mins; December 21, 2021

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

12 mins; November 23, 2021

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

10 mins; November 09, 2021

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

13 mins; October 25, 2021

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

11 mins; October 12, 2021

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

10 mins; September 20, 2021

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

11 mins; September 07, 2021

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