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U.S. Customs to continue investigating 10 importers concerning possible Chinese quartz-surface transshipping; Cosentino gets independent approval on Silestone® sustainability; MSI to open new location in North Carolina capital city.

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U.S. Customs Continues Transshipping Probe

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Silestone® Gets Independent Green Certification

5:35
Natural-Stone Sustainability Standard Updated

7:25
MSI to Open New Facility in Raleigh, N.C.

8:20
Coverings Notes Top Tile Trends for '22

10:01
Caesarstone Taps Conroy for N.A. Marketing

10:35
Matsko-Ensel New ISFA Member Marketing Manager

11:31
Stone Panels International CEU Educator of the Year

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Caesarstone sees $1.5 million in worldwide revenues by 2025; U.S. hard-surface imports up from November, far ahead of December 2020; Wyoming capitol project gets Grande Pinnacle honors.

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Caesarstone anticipates $1 billion in worldwide revenues by 2025.

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Wyoming capitol restoration gets top Pinnacles honor.

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U.S. hard-surfaces imports up at year's end.

8:25

Dal-Tile celebrates 75th anniversary.

10:17

Nebraska granite shipment in Washington state truck crash.

11:00

LATICRETE appoints Jerry Perkins to board of directors.

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Major Brazilian stone event postponed this month; U.S. to investigate transshipping of Chinese quartz through Malaysia; Westlake Building Products debuts; Pokarna/Quantra "Great Place to Work".

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Vitoria Stone Fair Delayed Until Later This Year
   
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U.S. to Investigate Malaysian Exporters for Transshipping
   
3:30
Westlake Building Products Debuts
   
6:36
TCNA Announces Slip-Resistance Classifications
   
8:34
Pokarna/Quantra "Great Place to Work"
   
10:38
Olympian White Danby Marble is Stone of the Year
   
11:21
MSI Noted as "Company that Cares"
   

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The Xiamen Stone Fair in China will delay its opening from mid-March to early May. Also, MSI breaks ground on a new facility in the Kansas City area; and the National Tile Contractors Association will share its van life at TISE.

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Xiamen 2022 Show Delayed Until May

2:05
MSI Building New Kansas City Area Facility

3:38
U.S. Hard-Surface Imports Up and Down in November
 
6:15
NTCA to Show Van Training at TISE

8:02
Natural Stone Institute Scholarships 2022

9:36
IPS Adhesives Builds Exec Team

10:41
Evan Cohen on Natural Stone Institute Exec Board
 
11:24
Dal-Tile in Mohawk ESG Report

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Two federal-court rulings concerning quartz tariffs are being appealed; Cevisama organizers postpone Valencia tile event from February to June; Cambria embarks on first phase of manufacturing expansion.

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Appeals Move Forward on Quartz-Surface Tariff Rulings
 
03:06
Customs Affirm China Tariff Evasion
 
04:44
Cevisama Postponed from February to June
 
07:17
Pearlman Acquires ADT/Vector Tools
 
08:34
Cambria Expanding Quartz-Surface Production Capacity
 
10:01
Natural Stone Institute - RISE House 40
 
11:00
MSI Breaks Ground on New Las Vegas Facility
 
11:49
Caesarstone's Ken Williams on NKBA Board

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A roundup of the significant news for 2021 in the hard-surfaces industry.

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2021: Companies Bought and Sold

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2021: U.S. Hard-Surface Imports

9:40

2021: Sustainability and Health

12:34

2021: Trade Shows

15:21

2021: Tariffs and Trade

18:34

2021: General News

21:36

2021: Passings

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Laminam doubles production at its automated Italian porcelain-panel factory; Caesarstone sets a new record for third-quarter revenues; Cutting Edge Countertops donates more than $14,000 to Habitat for Humanity; more.

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Laminam Doubles Production at Italian Plant
 
02:04
Caesarstone Sets 3Q Revenue Record

04:22
Cutting Edge Countertops Supports Habitat for Humanity

05:11
Internships Eased by Natural Stone U. Program

06:40
Costentino Gets Spain-US C-of-C Honor

08:19
Kaeser Compressors Paying Shipping Offsets

09:01
Spanish Web Portal for Natural Stone Institute

09:52
BB Industries Gets ISFA Envision Award
 

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Select Interior Concepts goes private and changes its name to Architectural Surfaces Group; Coverings Connected online features Natural Stone Institute President Michael Picco on Nov. 17; Stone Industry and Supply Alliance (SESA) will now include slab-surface manufacturers and providers.

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Select Interior Concepts Goes Private in $375 Million Deal
  
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Coverings Connected set for Nov. 17.
  
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SESA Adds Surface Manufacturers & Providers.
  
05:50
Portobello Begins U.S. Factory Construction
  
07:13
Natural Stone Institute Honors Foundation Donors
  
08:23
CTEF Hires Denny as Exec. Director
  
09:10
MSI Fast-Growing Company in Orange County CA.

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There's  a plan to expand natural-stone exhibition at The International Surface Event; TISE and Coverings open online registrations for 2022 shows; Caesarstone issues a corporate-responsibility report.

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TISE to Expand Natural-Stone Presence
  
02:25
TISE Online Re
  
04:19
Coverings Opens Online Registration and Honors Nominations
  
06:41
Pink Stone Challenge in October
  
07:58
NTCA Craftspersons of the Year
  
09:19
Caesarstone Publishes ESG Report
  
11:22
Cosentino City Center in Atlanta
  
12:05
MSI Acquires U.S. LVT Plant
  
12:47
Green Building CEU Now Available
  

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Marmomac and Cersaie make successful in-person runs in Italy; Cambria, Cosentino settle patent lawsuit over quartz-surface veining; U.S. hard-surface imports take small dip in August; more.

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Marmomac, Cersaie Return as In-Person Events
 
02:35
Cambria, Cosentino Settle Patent Lawsuit

03:45
MSI Opens New St. Louis Facility

04:41
Caesarstone Connect™ Platform Launched

06:42
U.S. Hard-Surface Imports Dip in August
 
08:03
Pre-Registration Begins for 2022 Xiamen Show

09:02
Pearlman Group Acquires Excel Cleaning

09:46
Natural Stone Institute - RISE House 38

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