LX Hausys America Inc., an innovative manufacturer of building and decorative materials, is introducing three new colors to its Viatera Quartz Surface Musica Collection.  The new colors – Allegro, Cantata and Sonoro – bring a fresh aesthetic to the collection and offer exceptional versatility for today’s varying kitchen and bath designs.  The addition of Allegro, Cantata and Sonoro brings the total colors in the Musica Collection to more than 25.

The Tenax Tefill kit by Tenax USA is a dust viscosity stone repair kit.

Neolith, the world leader in sintered stone, celebrated the official opening of its Florida distribution center and unique living spaces showroom, with more than 350 international designers, architects, with top representatives from their community, and brand lovers that joined a great night for such historical moment.

Installers and DIY homeowners looking to save time grouting and sealing their installation projects, while also protecting against stain- and odor-causing bacteria, have a new one-step alternative with STONETECH® GroutUp™ Additive by Laticrete, a leading manufacturer of globally proven construction solutions for the building industry. STONETECH GroutUp Additive simply replaces the water content required in mixing and preparing a grout for installation.

The U.S. Secretary of Commerce has determined that U.S. imports of quartz surface products manufactured in China and processed in Malaysia are covered by the antidumping and countervailing duties (“AD/CVD”) orders on imports from China.

Daltile is pleased to be part of the most recent R.I.S.E home given by the Gary Sinise Foundation to retired U.S. Army Captain Derick Carver, who was severely wounded during his service in Afghanistan.  

Three companies have joined the Leadership Society of the Natural Stone Foundation at the Gold level, an honor given to companies and individuals who have donated between $20,000 to $49,999 to the Foundation.

For the 20th consecutive month architecture firms reported increasing demand for design services in September, according to a new report today from The American Institute of Architects (AIA).

 MILE^®stone, the distributed brand of Florim USA, introduced "Plaster 2.0," the industry’s first carbon-neutral porcelain tile collection to North America late last year. This innovative product was recently selected as a winner for Metropolis's 2022 Planet Positive Awards for the category of Surfaces, Tiles, Materials.

Voting for two open board seats (Restoration & Maintenance and Global/International) on the Natural Stone Institute (NSI) Board opened on Monday, October 17th and will close on Friday, October 28th.