Pakistan-China Mineral Development Bank Proposed to Boost Marble Mining
LAHORE: Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) proposal seeks to help marble and granite exploration.
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Category: Imports
Coronavirus, Tariffs are Double Whammy for St. Louis Stone Dealer
Unique Stone Concepts gets $180K bill from U.S. government for China quartz duties just as Covid-19 affects business.
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India: Granite Industry in Doldrums as Exports Halted
Granite industry in Telegana slows due to multiple lockdowns amid coronavirus. Quarrying, processing and exports have come to a near halt.
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Largest Container Lessor Sees Continuing Weak Demand
U.S.-China trade war and reduced shipments worldwide cut into Triton International’s total revenue and bottom-line profits.
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No Airbus Tariff on EU Stone and Quartz Surfaces
First round of U.S. import duties omit dimensional hard-surface products, but could be added later.
Read MoreProbe Continues on Cambria Petition Contesting Quartz Imports
WASHINGTON — U.S. trade officials have determined that imports of quartz surface products from India and Turkey have caused material injury to domestic quartz suppliers, triggering the continuation of an investigation to...
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Canadian Tile/Stone Firm Invests $98M in New GA Warehouses
Anatolia Tile and Stone will invest in two Savannah facilities that will employ 124 people and increase its U.S. imports in the 2020s.
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StatWatch May 2019: They’re Back ….
Some canny Chinese producers and exporters may have wagered on a loophole in the tariff assessments.
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StatWatch April 2019: Spring Forward
The manufactured hard-surface sector lost its major player — China — from 2018, but total quartz-slab imports dropped only 6% in April.
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China Quartz Unfair-Trade Action Approved
U.S. International Trade Commission voted 5-0 that China’s quartz-surface producers sold products under market value and with significant subsidies.
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Main Street Feels Pinch from China Tariffs
Bill Skalish’s Granite Tech Inc. in Landenberg, Pa., has its business basically on hold due to tariffs on Chinese quartz surfaces.
Read MoreTariff Time for Tiles, Too
U.S. International Trade Commission okays consideration of unfair-trade action on China ceramic imports, including slab-sized pieces.
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