Radio Stone Update

ISFA Offers Certification to Curb Calif. Silicosis Crisis

Send us a text00:00 Brought to You by TAB Quartz00:18 Intro00:28 ISFA Presents Solution for Calif. Silicosis Crisis03:04 A Word from TAB Quartz04:14 Federal Silicosis Liability Waiver Gets a Hearing06:59 Brazil Natural-Stone Exports Set New Records08:57 American Countertop Manufacturers Council Announced10:39 Worldwide Suppliers at Xiamen Stone Fair 202612:07  U.K. Fabricators Start Safety Mark14:05 2026 Caesarstone Circle Debuts15:06 Outro15:35 Brought to You by TAB QuartzRadio 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.

Doctors Petition for Calif. Engineered-Stone Ban

Send us a text00:00 Brought to You by Quantra00:24 Intro01:37 Doctors Seek Calif. Quartz Ban03:18 A Word from Quantra04:31 Safeguard Quartz-Import Action Continues07:28 SURFEX Invites Exhibitors for Nov. '27 Show08:45 Coverings 2026 Education Announced10:48 Brazil Natural Stone Exports Strong in Nov. '2513:21 2026 U.S. Stone Summits Slated14:26 ISFA Fills Two Executive Positions15:16 Xiamen 2026 Early-Bird Sign-Up Starts16:13 Outro16:48 Brought to You by QuantraRadio 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.

2025 in Hard Surfaces: A Review

Send us a text00:00 Brought to You by Quantra00:28 Intro01:37 New U.S. Tariffs and Hard Surfaces05:02 "Safeguard" Action to Limit Quartz-Surface Imports08:12 A Word from Quantra09:25 California Silicosis Legislation11:48 Diagnosis Errors with Silicosis?12:45 NSI, ISFA Actions on Silicosis Awareness13:41 Federal Bill to Waive Silicosis Liability14:42 2025 U.S. Hard-Surface Imports: Mixed Bag18:04 Cosentino, Caesarstone Financial Results19:53 Italian Stone Equipment Sales Dip in U.S.20:48 U.S. Tile Consumption Declines22:00 U.S. Trade Shows Up in 202526:19 Leadership Changes: Coldspring27:06 Leadership Changes: Cosentino27:48 Leadership Changes: Neolith  29:04 MSI Celebrates 50th Anniversary29:56 All-Woman Exam for Certified Tile Installer30:32 Dallas Company gets $12.4 Million Fine in Transhipping Case31:30 Caesarstone Closes Last Company Quartz Factory 32:25 Outro32:53 Brought to You by QuantraRadio 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.

Caesarstone Closing Last Israeli Production Plant

Send us a text00:00 Brought to You by TAB Quartz00:18 Intro00:29 Caesarstone Closes Last Production Plant03:05 A Word from TAB Quartz04:15 Brazil Stone Feels U.S. Tariff Pinch05:47 Ballarin New Neolith Americas CEO07:31 ISFA Approves Strategic Plan08:55 Hardscape N.A. Draws 3,70010:26 NTCA Lauds Tile Setter Craftspeople11:55 Cosentino, LX Hausys Get Good Housekeeping Approval13:15 Xiamen Show Spotlights Stone Creative Design15:20 Outro15:46 Brought to You by TAB QuartzRadio 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.

Coverings 2026 Free Online Registration Now Open

Send us a textRadio 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.