IMPORTS: Granite Makes a 1Q 2016 Comeback (sort of)
After a double-digit swoon in U.S. imports at the end of last year, granite volume moves closer to par in January-March this year. Marble holds its own, and quartz surfaces' growth rate slows down a tad.
Walker Zanger opens a new facility in Westchester County, N.Y. Also, authorities in Loudoun, Va., charge two men with fraud in alleged off-the-books sales of Cosentino slabs; and, Pokarna lists on India's Nationa Stock Exchange.
The new Ryan Center for the Musical Arts at the Big Ten university near Chicago melds a comtemporary design with a campus constant: the use of Indiana limestone.
Sustainability will figure into more home construction and remodeling this year -- and women will take the initiative in working more with green goods.
It's easy to say that more machinery should solve a production bottleneck. Before buyng, though, take a close look at what the current equipment is doing ... and for how long.
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