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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.

Episode Date
Marmomac Draws More Than 58K; TISE 2025 Online Registration Opens
Oct 07, 2024
ISFA Announces Agenda for 2024 Annual Conference
Sep 25, 2024
Silicosis Triggers OSHA $1 Million Fine; Sax New NTCA Deputy Director
Sep 08, 2024
$52 Million Damages in Silicosis Trial; Higher Shipping Prices Hit Caesarstone
Aug 20, 2024
Calif. Silicosis Legislation Dead; ISFA Fabricator Sessions in Aug., Sept.
Jul 22, 2024
Cutting Edge Adds L.E. Smith; Transshipping Thai Quartz Surfaces
Jul 09, 2024
Neolith Introducing Silica-Free "New Look;" One Plus Invests in Grupo Siti
Jun 25, 2024
India Tariffs: Try Again with Quartz Surface, "Material Harm" with Tile
Jun 10, 2024
Caesarstone Losses Continue; Marmomac Visits Chicago; 1Q U.S. Hard-Surface Imports
May 20, 2024
Ceramic-Tile Use Down in U.S.; Park Goes East for June Stoneworking Expo; more.
May 07, 2024
U.S. Tile Producers Seek Unfair-Trade Tariff Against India; Lambert is 2024 Tile Person
Apr 19, 2024
Cosentino Hits $1.7 Billion in Annual Revenue; Australia Refines Engineered-Stone Ban; more.
Apr 08, 2024
New Quarrier Award from NSI; Report from Xiamen Stone Fair; more.
Mar 25, 2024
Coverings Sets Active 2024 Agenda; New ISFA Fabricator Program Next Month
Mar 11, 2024
Caesarstone U.S. Revenue Down 20% in 2023; U.S. 2023 Hard-Surface Imports Drop 15%.
Feb 26, 2024
2023 Brazil Natural-Stone Exports Top $1B; Marmomac Brazil Event Will Debut Next Year
Feb 13, 2024
Management Changes at Polycor; Yellowstone Equpment Debuts; more.
Jan 22, 2024
Biesse Acquires GMM; Caesarstone Closing U.S. Factory
Jan 08, 2024
Hard-Surface Year in Review: 2023
Dec 18, 2023
Caesarstone 3Q: Another Loss; Learn About StoneMart 2024 and Sourcing from India
Nov 20, 2023
Australian Agency Backs Quartz-Surface Ban; Coverings Registration Open
Nov 06, 2023
TISE Online Registration Open; ParkFest a Success
Oct 24, 2023
OSHA Stepping Up Silicosis Enforcement Nationwide
Oct 09, 2023
Caesarstone, Cosentino to Expand U.S., Canada Design Centers by Year's End
Sep 22, 2023
Polycor Finishes Rocamat Acquisition; Brazil Natural Stone Exports Gain at Trade Event
Sep 11, 2023
Lapitec Gains EU Mark; Big 2Q Loss for Caesarstone; more
Aug 14, 2023
More California Silicosis Action; also, Marmomac 2023 Preview
Jul 24, 2023
Study: Quartz Surfaces 35% of U.S. C'top Demand; U.S. Hard-Surface Imports Lagging
Jul 10, 2023
EU Defines Sintered Stone; $25 Million in Brazilian Stone Business During Coverings; more.
Jun 26, 2023
L.A. County to Ban Quartz Surfaces?; MSI in Top 20 for U.S. Container Imports; Xiamen Show Returns
Jun 13, 2023
Update on China, India Quartz Tariff Challenges; Caesarstone to Close Oldest Plant
May 22, 2023
Kitchen/Bath Market Study Shows Optimism for 2023; Coverings Draws Nearly 27,000 in April.
May 09, 2023
Cosentino U.S. Factory Moves Closer to Reality; Slight Downturn for U.S. Tile in 2022; Fifth Gear Acquires ETemplate
Apr 25, 2023
China Section 301 Tariffs Upheld; Quartz Manfacturers Call for Education, Govt. Oversight
Apr 10, 2023
New CEO at Caesarstone; French Quarry Gets Sustainability Rating; First U.S. LX Hausys Showroom; more.
Mar 19, 2023
Polycor Acquires ROCAMAT; Taiwan Quartz Transshipping?; Australia Silicosis Fight; more.
Mar 05, 2023
EU Unfair-Trade Tile Tariffs; Porcelanosa New Facility; U.S. Hard-Surface Imports Dip in December
Feb 21, 2023
Public Offering for Cosentino?; Ontra NSI Person of the Year; ISFA Awards Open
Feb 07, 2023
Minn. Tile and Stone Sold; MSI's Manu Shah Retires; November '22 U.S. Hard-Surface Exports Down
Jan 23, 2023
Split Decision on India Quartz Tariffs; MSI Plans Major Virginia Facility; TISE Badge Good at KBIS
Jan 10, 2023
2022 Year in Review in Hard Surfaces - Radio Stone Update
Dec 20, 2022
More Cooling in U.S. Kitchen/Bath Market; TISE Looking to Boost Start-ups at 2023 Show; NTCA Tilesetter Honors.
Nov 29, 2022
U.S. Countertops at $37.6B by 2026?; Natural Stone EPDs, HPDs Available; Coverings Awards Now Open
Nov 07, 2022
Section 301 Tariff Comments Next Month; Certification Needed for Malaysia Quartz Surface Imports; more.
Oct 24, 2022
Marmomac, Cersaie Attendance Up Sharply; NTCA Offers Porcelain-Panel Sessions.
Oct 07, 2022
U.S. Kitchen/Bath Market Cooling in '22? - BACA Restarts In-Person Seminars - Florim Wins Tenn. Green Award
Sep 13, 2022
Caesarstone Sets Record 2Q Revenue in 2022; Park Holds Digital Expo in mid-September; SESA Adds 50th
Aug 23, 2022
Radio Stone Update SPECIAL: Marmomac 2022
Jul 25, 2022
India Quartz Tariff on the Rise?; Georgia Granite Oddity Destroyed; MSI Opens 2 New Locations.
Jul 10, 2022
Natural Stone Institute Endorses Hardscape Show; Marble Overtakes Granite in U.S. Imports; more.
Jun 21, 2022
Industry Optimistic for Rest of 2022; Equity Firm Acquires TENAX Majority Stake; more.
Jun 06, 2022
Caesarstone Sets Record Q1; Crisis in European Tile Production; Granite for the Statue of Liberty
May 24, 2022
Neolith Acquired by CVC; Polycor Changes Ownership; U.S. Court Upholds "Glass Quartz" Tariff.
May 10, 2022
Special Edition: Coverings 2022 with Arpi Nalbandian
Apr 16, 2022
Spain, China Events Face More Problems; Marmomac '22 Moves Ahead; Polycor Acquires Evans Limestone
Apr 12, 2022
New Silica-Dust Rules in Australia; KBIS/IBS Attracts 70,000; Walker Zanger Expands Mexico Plant
Mar 22, 2022
U.S. Customs Probes Malaysia Quartz Imports; MSI Opening New North Carolina Location; more.
Mar 07, 2022
Caesarstone Sees $1 Billion by 2025; U.S. Hard-Surface Imports End Year on Up Note; more.
Feb 22, 2022
Vitoria Show Delayed; U.S. Investigating Malaysian Quartz Imports
Feb 06, 2022
Xiamen Show Delayed Until May; MSI Expanding in K.C.; NTCA's Van Life.
Jan 25, 2022
Tariff Rulings Appealed; Spain Tile Expo Postponed; Cambria Expanding Production.
Jan 11, 2022
Radio Stone Update 2021 Wrap-Up
Dec 21, 2021
Laminam Expands Italian Production; Caesarstone Sets Record 3Q Revenue; more.
Nov 23, 2021
Select Interior Concepts Acquired; Coverings Connected Online on Nov. 17; more.
Nov 09, 2021
Larger Natural-Stone Presence at TISE; Online Signup for 2022 TISE and Coverings; more
Oct 26, 2021
Italy Hosts In-Person Trade Events; Cambria, Cosentino Settle Patent Suit; more.
Oct 12, 2021
Fab Worker in Federal Workers Comp Fraud; New Natural Stone CEU Course; more.
Sep 20, 2021
India Quartz Tariffs Upheld; KBIS Opens 2022 Registration; Colorado Mine Problem.
Sep 07, 2021
Strong Growth in U.S. Hardscaping Continues; Metcalf Top NTCA Honoree for 2021; more.
Aug 24, 2021
ASI Sells Quartz-Surface Division; Hard-Surface Imports Top $470 Million in June.
Aug 10, 2021
SESA Chooses TISE/StonExpo; China Quartz Vanity Action
Jul 27, 2021
Mosaic Buys Walker Zanger, Opustone; Select Interiors Sheds RDS; Fabricator Trends Webinar July 28
Jul 13, 2021
Turkish Tile Tariff Tussle Continues; Triton Acquires Stoneway; Are We Seeing a Slowdown in U.S. Imports?
Jun 22, 2021
Australia Spends Millions on Silicosis Studies; Quartz-as-Glass Imports Targeted; more.
Jun 08, 2021
Vendors Form New Trade Group; U.S. Hard-Surface Imports Hit 2 1/2 Year High; Cambria Stops Copy; more.
May 11, 2021
Polycor to be Carbon-Neutral in 2025; SmartFair Draws 30,000+; Hard-Surface Imports Strong in February.
Apr 27, 2021
Turkey in Tax-Tariff Tussle; TISE Registration Now Online; Cosentino $ Good in 2020; more.
Apr 13, 2021
TISE Set for June In-Person Event in Las Vegas; Biden Admin Defends Trump China Tariffs; more.
Mar 23, 2021
U.S. Customs Cites China/Malaysia Quartz Shippers; Caesarstone Expects Better in 2021.
Mar 09, 2021
Hard Surfaces Elude "Airbus" Tariff; Glitch Kills KBIS Online Show Exhibits; more.
Feb 23, 2021
Coverings Gains July Show Partner; Minimal Loss in 2020 Hard-Surface Imports; more.
Feb 09, 2021
No Vietnam tariffs ... for now; founder of Walker Zanger passes; more.
Jan 26, 2021
New Vietnam Tariffs?; Caesarstone Acquires Omicron; more.
Jan 12, 2021
2020: The Year in Review for Hard Surfaces
Dec 22, 2020
Silicosis Treatment Shows Promise; Coverings 2021 Moves to July; more.
Nov 24, 2020
September Hard-Surface Imports Set Record; Silicosis Webinar on Nov. 17; 2021 Vitória Stone Show is Off.
Nov 10, 2020
Fabrication-Shop Homicide Trial; Coverings Connected on Nov. 18; more.
Oct 27, 2020
KBIS Goes Online Only for 2021; Hard-Surface Imports Up Again
Oct 13, 2020
Cosentino to Expand Midwest Operations; NTCA Tilesetter Winners; more.
Sep 21, 2020
U.S. Hard-Surface Imports Up; Caesarstone Adds Porcelain Producer; more.
Sep 08, 2020
NEWS: TISE delayed to June 2021; Coverings Connected Begins; Majestic on Inc. 5000
Aug 25, 2020
NEWS: Hard-Surface Imports Improve in June; Updates on Xiamen, KBIS Events; more.
Aug 11, 2020
NEWS: Fabricator Webinar Next Week; New LATICRETE CEO; more.
Jul 21, 2020
NEWS: Covid-19 & Remodeling; Marmomac Going Online Only; more.
Jul 07, 2020
NEWS: Silicosis Worsens Away from Exposure; new Laminam logo; more.
Jun 23, 2020
NEWS: Slow Global Growth for Countertops; Australia Gains on Silicosis; more.
Jun 09, 2020
NEWS: Xiamen Online Show, New Pearlman CEO, more.
May 27, 2020
NEWS: Tariffs, U.S. Fiandre Slabs, Coverings Connected
May 18, 2020