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Send us Fan Mail 00:00 Intro 00:30 California Silicosis Bill Withdrawn 02:29 José "Pepe" Cosentino Dies at 78 03:29 A Word from Tab Quartz 04:39 ISFA Fabricator Forums in August, September 06:22 Park Digital Expo in Hawaii in October 07:38 MSI Repeats as U.S. "Top Seller" 09:08 Iris Ceramica Produces Green-Powered Slab 11:23 SIKA Building New Mortar Plant in N.J. 12:38 Outro Th...

Send us Fan Mail 00:00 Intro 00:34 Cutting Edge Countertops Adds L.E. Smith Co. 02:39 Customs Investigates Thai Transship of China Quartz 05:04 A Word from Quantra 06:16 Italy Stone Sector Posts Trade Surplus 07:33 TISE 2025 Presentation Deadline Extended 09:10 NTCA Adds Five-Star Contractors 10:25 Outro This episode of Radio Stone Update is sponsored by Quantra. Radio Stone Update is presented on...

Send us Fan Mail 00:19 Intro 00:30 The Size Presents 2nd Half 2024 Strategic Plans 02:59 Grupo Siti Gets Private-Equity Investment 05:12 A Word from TAB Quartz 06:20 U.S. Hard-Surfaces Import Trends from January-April 09:47 Sims-Lohman Adds Legacy Cabinet  11:02 Kephart New NTCA Consultant 12:52 NTCA Wins Regional Graphics Award 13:46 Outro Radio Stone Update is presented on the second and fourth...

Send us Fan Mail 00:00 Intro 00:33 India Quartz Tariff Sent Back to Commerce Dept. 02:26 Ceramic Tile Tariffs on India Move Ahead 04:05 A Word from Quantra 05:18 Jan-April Brazil Natural Stone Exports Hit 10-Year High 06:49 Creative, Technical Merge for Stone at Marmomac 08:54 Coverings 2024 Draws Nearly 25,000 10:46 New Stone Show Set for Vietnam in December 12:08 Entries Sought for ISFA Awards 1...

Send us Fan Mail 00:19 Intro 00:30 Caesarstone First Quarter 2024 Results 03:57 Marmomac Trade Mission in Chicago 05:28 A Word from TAB Quartz 06:37 U.S. Hard-Surface Imports in 1Q 2024 09:36 Summer 2024 Digital Seminars from BACA Systemss 10:55 Silica Safety with NSI's Jim Hieb 12:06 Kubesh Joins NSI's Board 13:13 2024 NTCA Tom Ade Scholarship Winners 14:09 Thorntree Honored by Italian...

Send us Fan Mail Ceramic-tile use declined in the United States in 2023; Park Industries Heads East for June Digital Stoneworking Expo®; and Natural Stone Institute CEO Jim Hieb offers a reminder on shop safety.  00:22 Intro 00:33 Ceramic Tile Use Down in 2023 in United States 02:41 Park Industries Plans Expo in June near Washington 04:28 A Word from Quantra 05:40 ISFA West Coast Fabricator Forum...

Send us Fan Mail U.S. tile producers want unfair-trade tariffs on imports of ceramic tile from India; Elizabeth Lambert is NTCA's Tile Person of the Year; Coverings Honors Tenth Anniversary Rock Stars. 00:18 Intro 00:28 U.S. Tile Producers Seek Unfair-Trade Tariffs on India 03:17 Elizabeth Lambert is NTCA Tile Person of the Year 04:33 A Word from TAB Quartz 05:43 Coverings Honors 10th Class o...

Send us Fan Mail Cosentino Group tops $1.7 billion in worldwide revenue for 2023; Australia refines engineered-stone ban; Coverings 2024 prepares for Earth Day. This edition of Radio Stone Update is brought to you by Quantra. 0:23 Intro 00:33 Cosentino Hits $1.7 billion in 2023 03:38 A Word from Quantra 04:51 Australia Refines Engineered-Stone Ban 06:23 Landmark Revamps Tennessee Factory 07:30 Cov...

Send us Fan Mail The Natural Stone Institute announces a new annual award for quarriers; Technistone nixes materials for dry fabricators in the U.K.; and Stone Update Editor Emerson Schwartzkopf reports on the Xiamen Stone Fair in China this month. Radio 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...

Send us Fan Mail Coverings 2024 sets active 2024 agenda in Atlanta; new ISFA fabricator program starts next month in Charlotte, N.C.;  KBIS draws 41,500 to Las Vegas in 2024; more. 00:19 Intro 00:34 Coverings 2024 Offers Education in Atlanta 04:35 A Word from Quantra 05:39 ISFA Revamps Fabricator Meet In April 08:07 KBIS Draws 41,000 in Las Vegas in February 09:59 NTCA Porcelain-Panel Training in...

Send us Fan Mail Caesarstone optimistic for 2024 after tumultuous year; U.S. hard-surface imports readjust after end of post-pandemic boom; Cosentino hosts C.Next in Cabo. 00:30 Caesarstone Plans Ahead After Tumultuous 2023 04:30 A Word from TAB Quartz 05:43 U.S. Hard-Surface Imports Down 15% in 2023 08:29 Cosentino Offers C.Next Sessions in Cabo 11:01 Neolith Taps Sanchez as CEO for North America...

Send us Fan Mail Brazil's 2023 exports of natural stone breaks $1 billion mark; Vitória Stone Fair will move to São Paulo in 2025; flooring sustainability summit set for this summer; more.  00:19 Intro 00:32 Brazil Tops $1 Billion in Natural Stone Exports in 2023 02:21 Vitoria Stone Fair Moving to Sao Paulo 04:05 First Flooring Sustainability Summit Set for July 05:38 A Word from Quantra 06:5...

Send us Fan Mail Patrick Perus steps down as Polycor president/CEO; Yellowstone Equipment offers new line of affordable CNC equipment; BACA Systems, Comandulli partner. 00:19 Intro 00:29 Top Management Changes at Polycor 03:12 Yellowstone Equipment Debuts 04:38 A Word from TAB Quartz 05:47 BACA Systems, Comandulli Partner in USA 07:08 NSI Stone of the Year: Calacatta Lincoln 08:02 New ISFA Board D...

Send us Fan Mail Biesse acquiring the GMM Group of companies; Caesarstone shutters its U.S. plant in Georgia; Bankert new ISFA exec director. 00:19 Intro 00:31 Biesse Acquires GMM Group 03:02 Caesarstone Shutting U.S. Factory 04:03 A Word from Quantra 05:15 Marissa Bankert New ISFA Exec Director 06:45 King Tile & Construction Enters U.S. Market 08:27 Stone Industry Education 2014 Schedule Set...

Send us Fan Mail Silicosis heads the list of top news for the year, but there's plenty of other areas that made the headlines in the world of hard surfaces. 00:30  Intro 01:01  Silicosis Update: Australia, California 04:30  Caesarstone Reorganizes, Closes U.S. Factory 07:34  A Word from Quantra 08:47  Manu Shah, MSI Founder, Retires. 11:01  Tariffs: India Quartz Rate Re-Reset, Section 301 App...

Send us Fan Mail Caesarstone reports another quarterly loss; Portobello Group opens Tennessee facility; and a special interview with StoneMart 2024 organizers  and sourcing direct from India. Radio 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...

Send us Fan Mail Australia's OSHA recommends engineered-stone ban; Coverings 2024 registration open; Italian stone exports down; more. 0:00  Intro 0:32  Australia Ponders Quartz-Surface Ban 3:52  Coverings 2024 Registration Open 5:37  A Word from Quantra 6:50  Hardscape N.A. Part of Record-Breaking Show 8:21  NTCA Names Walker, Edelmayer to Ring of Honor 9:35  Marmomac Elevates Four to Master...

Send us Fan Mail TISE 2024 online registration now open; Park Industries scores a hit with ParkFest; Brazil ornamental stone shines at Marmomac; more. 0:00 Intro 0:30 TISE 2024 Online Registration Open 3:23 ParkFest a Success for Park Industries 4:54 A Word from TAB Quartz 6:03 Brazil Offers Showcase at Marmomac 8:09 Coverings Design and RockStar Awards Seeking Entries 10:45 NSI Helps with More R....

Send us Fan Mail OSHA to intensify silicosis-related inspections; Italian trade shows grow in 2023; ISFA continues mineral-surface training; more. 0:00  Intro 0:32  OSHA Steps Up Silica Enforcement 2:46  California Aiming for Early 2023 Emergency Silica Rules 4:35  Marmomac, Cersaie Grow in 2023 6:15  A Word from Quantra 7:28  ISFA Continues Mineral-Surfaces Training 8:39  NSI Study Tour 2023: Wes...

Send us Fan Mail Caesarstpme. Cosentino to expand U.S. and Canadian design centers by year's end; U.S. ceramic-tile use dips in first-half 2023; more China-quartz transshippers affirmed by U.S. Customs. Radio 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.radi...

Send us Fan Mail Polycor Group puts the final touches on acquring French stone producer Rocamat; Brazil Stone Exports Gain During Cachoeiro Stone Fair; IDG Adds Trajus Surfaces; more. 0:00 Intro 0:32  Polycor Completes ROCAMAT Acquisition 2:17  Brazil Stone Exportts Gain $3 Million at August Show 4:29  A Word From Quantra 5:25  International Design Group Adds Trajus Surfaces 7:20  Portobello Bring...

Send us Fan Mail Lapitec is the first manufacturer to meet EU sintered-stone guidelines; Caesarstone posts large loss for second quarter 2023; natural stone beats man-made in green comparison; more. 0:00 Intro 0:32 Lapitec is First EU Sintered Stone 2:05 A Word From Quantra 3:17 Large Loss in Second Quarter '23 for Caesarstone 5:11 Natural Stone Beats Man-made in Green Comparison 6:47 Hydroge...

Send us Fan Mail More California action on silicosis and engineered stone; "fritted sand" considered quartz for U.S. tariff purposes; MSI, Arizona Tile unveil facility changes. Also, learn more about Marmomac 2023 in late September with Carlotta di Colloredo of Veronafiere. 0:00 Intro 0:29 California to Fast-Track Emergency Silicosis Rules 3:24 Fritted Sand is Quartz for U.S. Tariff Purp...

Send us Fan Mail A study shows quartz surfaces take 35% of U.S. countertop demand; Patty Dominguez expands Cosentino Americas vice-president role; U.S. hard-surface imports in May still lag behind 2022 totals. 0:00  Intro 0:33  Study: Quartz Surfaces 35% of N. American C'top Demand 3:14  Dominguez Expands Cosentino Americas Role 4:54  A Word from Quantra 6:08  U.S. Hard Surface Imports Lag in...

Send us Fan Mail EU declares an official definition for sintered-stone materials; natural-stone vendors at Coverings write $25 million in business; April 2023 U.S. hard-surface imports on tepid pace; more. Radio 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.radios...