Calif. Jury Awards $47 Million in Silicosis Case
Jurors hold remaining manufacturer in lawsuit 6% liable.
Category: Latest
Up-to-the-minute reports on what’s going on with stone, other hard surfaces and allied industries.
Quartz “Safeguard” Import Tariffs to Start Aug. 15
Presidential order for rate/quota system immediately imposes 25% or 50% duty on most imports at start of four-year plan.
IPS Adhesives Acquired by Matrix Adhesives
Integra Adhesives included in sale by private-equity group.
Brazil Stone Exports Hit June All-Time High
Early summer boom nearly offsets slow start in 2026.
Cal/OSHA Considering Rules on Engineered Stone
Advisory committee to aid in drafting emergency rules limiting engineered-stone use in the Golden State.
New Tariff Hits Brazilian Stone
New Section 301 duty of 25% takes effect next week; granite, calcareous, slate included; quartzite exempt.
NSI Receives $24,000 Grant
Money from Natural Stone Alliance will fund sustainability initiatives and scholarship programs.
ISFA to Hold Porcelain Fab Training
Hands-on, full-day session set for Aug. 5 near Worcester, Mass.
Brazil 301 Tariffs: Spare All Natural Stone
Industry reps, major fabricator seek immunity from new duties for all natural stone.
PASSINGS: Gary Distelhorst
Former CEO of Marble Institute of America (now Natural Stone Institute), dies at 84.
