Author: Slab & Sheet

MSHA announces public meeting on Request for Information on quartz exposure

Oct 7, 2019

The meeting is set for 9 a.m. Eastern on Oct. 17 at the agency’s headquarters in Washington.

PASSINGS: Giorgio Squinzi, 76, Builder of MAPEI Group

Oct 4, 2019

Giorgio Squinzi, builder of the MAPEI Group and one of the giants of the ceramic-tile industry in Italy and throughout the world, died Oct. 2 in Milan.

Polycor Acquires Elliott Stone

Oct 2, 2019

Indiana-based Elliott will give world’s largest quarrier access to high-quality limestone year-round.

Danish Metro Line Uses Chinese Granite

Oct 1, 2019

New Copenhagen subway line features stations built using natural stone from China.

CDC Sees Heightened Silicosis Threat with Quartz-Surface Fabrication

Sep 29, 2019

Report cites 18 advance cases of the lung malady discovered in four states in the last two years. Two workers died in 2018.

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