The announcement, effecive immediately, was made by Paolo Mussini, founder and managing director of Panariagroup's Cotto d'Este, during Coverings 2016, the international tile and stone conference and expo held in Chicago, IL, in late April.
The design competition launched on May 14, and the winning designer will have their product manufactured by Walker Zanger and earn royalties from the product's sales.
The release of the Spanish safety posters continues a yearlong safety initiative that has included increased education, advocacy and resources for the natural stone industry.
The company is the first tile and stone installation systems manufacturer to use groups of organized grout colors to help customers make the best choice for the final look of their flooring installations.
The rule establishes two standards, where only one existed previously, and reduces the permissible exposure limit (PEL) from 100 µg/m3 for an eight-hour time-weighted average to 50 µg/m3.