Category: News In General

Information for, about, and of interest to the stone trade, including items previously featured in Latest News.


Letters: Concrete Countertops

Letters: Concrete Countertops

It is refreshing to see concrete countertops featured in a trade magazine (“Alternative surfaces: the green option”, April 2009 Stone Business) aimed at the stone professional. As a long-time advocate for and an educator and researcher in concrete countertops, I commend you for raising the awareness of this versatile material. For too long concrete has “flown under-the-radar”, and its current rise in popularity is timed well, because there have been very recent advances in material and sealing technology that make it an attractive countertop material.

FollowUp: Tomb of the Unknowns

FollowUp: Tomb of the Unknowns

ARLINGTON, Va. – Any restoration or replacement of the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery officially went on hold when President George W. Bush signed the Defense Authorization Act on Jan. 28....

News Briefs – Sept. 23, 2008

News Briefs – Sept. 23, 2008

Electric-power problems are hurting Pakistan’s dimensional-stone industry, according to an industry representative. Pakwatan.com reported claims from Sanaullah Khan, former chairman of the All Pakistan Marble Mining Processing Industry and Exporters Association (PMMPIEA) that the Karachi Electric Supply Co. is carrying out 10-12 hours load shedding daily. Interruptions in supply, along with a 31-percent increase in power rates, are factors in a 50-percent decline in domestic stone consumption and a drop in exports, Khan added.