The EDGE

Feb. 22, 2013 - Vol. 2, No. 9

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New Products!

Extended quartz warranty, CNC leathering tool, portable saw, edging line, stone-surface treatments, mobile web capabilities and more.

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2012 Quartz Imports Set Record

U.S.-bound shipments surpass 20 million square feet as Spain, Israel remain the main foreign suppliers.

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Is Stone's "Enemy" Ceramic?

A major figure in Italy's stone-industry media thinks so, and issues a call to action. Like to participate in the debate?

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Latest News

 

• U.S. granite imports showed an annual increase of 2% in tonnage for 2012. (What, you didn't see the EXTRA! we sent on this last week?) MORE

 

• StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas showed gains with last month's event. Here's the official release. MORE

 

• Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin pleads not guilty to federal bribery charges, including allegations of accepting granite slabs for his son's fabrication business. MORE

 

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Emerson Schwartzkopf

Editor, The EDGE, Stone Update

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