Chicago: Sicily Stone Trade Mission
CHICAGO – The Region of Sicily’s Stone Project will bring 20 stone-company representatives here later this month to promote their products.
Category: News
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.
Alpha® Gets Ghines in U.S.
OAKLAND, N.J. – Alpha Professional Tools® announced an exclusive agreement today for the distribution and service of the Ghines srl product line in the United States.
MSI Opens in GA, MD
ORANGE, Calif. – M S International Inc. (MSI) increased its reach across the United States with two new facilities in August.
Regent Stone Going Mobile
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Regent Stone Products is adding touring vans to reach customers in a planned nationwide network.
Paper: Granite Safe Radon Zone
CLEVELAND – A review of scientific research on radon emissions from granite indicates that countertops are well within federal guidelines on indoor radon levels.
“Today” Story Granite Story Airs
NBC’s “The Today Show” offered its report on granite safety and radon/radiation during this morning’s broadcast.
Cosentino cuts BuildClean ties
STAFFORD, Texas – Cosentino® North America made a major shift in the radon/granite-countertop issue today by ending its support of the non-profit BuildClean™ group.
The quarried-stone and quartz-surfaces distributor also stated it would work with the Stone Fabricators Alliance (SFA) for industry research for consumer safety. It also announced a major expansion of its Brazilian slab-processing plant.
MIA “Tough Economy” Webinars
CLEVELAND – The Marble Institute of America (MIA) will offer five new business owner-oriented webinars in the next two months, offered in part with support of the Kohler® Company.
MIA “Truth About Granite” video
The "Truth Abuut Granite" video from the Marble Institute of America is now available in several formats, including a watch-it-now version on YouTube.