Granite countertops seem to be fading from local TV screens – save for some consumer advertising – but don’t think the reports on radon and radiation are gone for good. If there’s any life in the theme for getting back on the tube, it’s slightly more than a month away.
• 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.
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.
WASHINGTON – Outdoor water features – natural stone or otherwise – aren’t part of proposed guidelines from the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on residential water efficiency.
ORANGE, Calif. – M S International Inc. (MSI) increased its reach across the United States with two new facilities in August.
No, that wasn’t a piece of malicious spam that hit the mailboxes of the masses in the stone industry this week. The letter for StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas bearing my name is authentic, right down to the mug shot. (Who else would claim to look like that?)
At last – a government agency story that doesn’t include radiation, radon, falling slabs, silicosis or any other hazard where someone in Washington thinks they have the best answer. In some ways, though, it’s worse: Water features using natural stone are naughty.
Finally, a memorial of the events of Sept. 11, 2001, will be dedicated at one of the three sites of our national tragedy. The fact that there’s only one is a sad story in itself.
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Regent Stone Products is adding touring vans to reach customers in a planned nationwide network.
Information on U.S. stone imports becomes available a few months after the fact; right now, June marks the latest data available. Some in-depth analysis of stone imports at mid-year will be available in the October 2008 Stone Business (and you can sign up for a free subscription here), but an overview of June figures offer some interesting insights.