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Monument Maker Having Issues Ordering Granite During Pandemic

Mar 3, 2021

An Oklahoma business says that customers have to wait up until six months to receive headstones due to overseas shipping concerns.

Egypt’s Marble Exports at $213M in 2020

Mar 2, 2021

Egypt’s marble exports declined 7 percent during 2020, amounting to 2.1 million metric tons with a total value of approximately $ 213 million.

Funeral home “running out of granite for headstones” as U.S. COVID-19 deaths reach 500,000

Feb 26, 2021

The number of lives lost from COVID-19 in the U.S. reached half a million Monday, with the real total likely even higher.

Slab & Sheet: February 17, 2021

Feb 17, 2021

ALSO: No hard surfaces on Airbus tariff list; NKBA to restart live events; Coverings Connected next week.

BULLETIN: KBIS Shelves Exhibits

Feb 10, 2021

The Kitchen and Bath Show (KBIS) doesn’t operate its virtual trade-show expo due to technical difficulties.

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