U.S. Hard-Surface Imports Still Lagging
April shipment data shows improvement from March, but most sectors still behind same time last year.
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Up-to-the-minute reports on what’s going on with stone, other hard surfaces and allied industries.
China Hard Surfaces Show Up-and-Down 2025
Exports of natural and man-made stone show small increase, but value makes double-digit drop.
Marmomac Turns 60
The long-running international stone event will mark the anniversary with several special programs and presentations.
ISFA Heads for the Northwest
Regional summit in Seattle on June 26 includes programs on workplace safety and revenue growth.
Silicosis Debate in U.K. Parliament
Labour Party minister overseeing workplace safety notes increased enforcement of standards.
U.S. Hard-Surface Imports Stagger in 1Q 2026
Imports of quartz surfaces and natural stone drop by 23.7% in value from first-quarter 2025.
U.S. Tariffs on Brazil Natural Stone Could Return
Quartzite and Other Stone varieties would be exempt from 25% duty proposed by U.S. Trade Representative.
California Quartz Stoppage Inches Closer to Reality
No ban yet, but state workplace-safety-standards board directs CalOSHA to draft emergency standards to cease engineered-stone fabrication and installation.
USITC Sends Tariff-Rate Quartz Quota to President
Final decision to come within 60 days on federal agency’s recommendations.
Quartz-Surface Import Action Gets Another Washington Airing
The U.S. Trade Representative posted notice of a June 16 hearing on remedy to aid domestic manufacturers.
