Category: 2022
2022: The Year in Review from Radio Stone Update
Stone Update Contributing Editor K. Schipper and Editor Emerson Schwartzkopf review the top stories in the U.S. hard-surfaces industry for 2022.
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More Cooling in U.S. Kitchen/Bath Market; TISE Looking to Boost Start-ups at 2023 Show; NTCA Tilesetter Honors
A study shows a continued slowdown in the U.S. kitchen-and-bath market; TISE looking for start-up companies to promote at 2023 event; NTCA salutes tilesetters of the year.
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U.S. Countertops at $37.6B by 2026?; Natural Stone EPDs, HPDs Available; Coverings Awards Now Open
One group of industry analysts sees the U.S. countertop retail market at $37.6 billion by 2026. Also, the Natural Stone Institute offers documentation on stone and enviroment/health issues, and Coverings opens its annual design and installation competition.
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Section 301 Tariff Comments Next Month; Certification Needed for Malaysia Quartz Surface Imports; more.
Comments to be heard on China Section 301 tariffs; Malaysia quartz-surface imports will need certification; U.S. hard-surface imports up again in August
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Marmomac, Cersaie Events Show Sharp Attendance Rise; NTCA Offering Porcelain-Panel Training in Western U.S.
Marmomac, Cersaie Events Show Sharp Attendance Rise; NTCA Offering Porcelain-Panel Training in Western U.S.
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NKBA: Kitchen/Bath Market Cooling? – BACA Restarts In-Person Seminars – Florim Wins Tenn. Green Award
The National Kitchen and Bath Association sees the market cooling in 2H 2022; BACA Systems restarts in-person seminars; MSI opens Pittsburgh-area facility.
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Caesarstone Sets Record 2Q Revenue in 2022; Park Holds Digital Expo in mid-September; SESA Adds 50th
Caesarstone racks up record 2Q revenue in 2022; SESA ranks swell to 50; Park Industries holding Digital Stoneworking Expo next month.
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Exclusive: Going to Verona This Year?
Get the details on the big international natural-stone event from Veronafiere’s Carlotta di Colloredo, as well as some hints to beat travel hurdles.
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India Quartz Tariff to Increase?;Georgia Granite Oddity Destroyed; MSI Opens 2 New Locations: more.
The Natural Stone Institute endorses the Hardscape North America; 2022 Xiamen show will open mid-summer; marble overtakes granite in April U.S. hard-surface imports.
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Natural Stone Institute Endorses Hardscape Show; Marble Overtakes Granite in U.S. Imports; more.
The Natural Stone Institute endorses the Hardscape North America; 2022 Xiamen show will open mid-summer; marble overtakes granite in April U.S. hard-surface imports.
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Industry Optimistic for Rest of 2022; Equity Firm Acquires TENAX Majority Stake; more.
Caesarstone first-quarter 2022 sets a revenue record; energy, clay crunch bedevils Europe’s big tile producers; new granite from Maine will shore up Statue of Liberty base; more.
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Caesarstone 2022 Record Q1; Europe Tile-Production Crisis; Maine Granite for Statue of Liberty
Caesarstone first-quarter 2022 sets a revenue record; energy, clay crunch bedevils Europe’s big tile producers; new granite from Maine will shore up Statue of Liberty base; more.
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