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Table III-3—Continued
Quartz surface products: Important industry events, since January 1, 2015
1
Caesarstone Opens US Plant." CaesarStone. May 27, 2015. Accessed May 15, 2018.
http://www.caesarstoneus.com/newsroom/interior-design-events/events/caesarstone-opens-us-plant/.
2
Conference Transcript p. 35 (Ward).
3
Gadd, Chriss. "Dal-Tile Doubles down on Dickson: Product Revealed for Second Plant."
Tennessean. October 24, 2017. Accessed May 15, 2018.
https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/dickson/2017/10/24/dal-tile-doubles-down-dickson-product-
revealed-second-plant/791137001/.
4
Esler, Bill. “Wilsonart joint venture with Hanwha Solid Surfaces on 125,000 sq. ft. plant.”
Woodworking Network. July 11, 2017. Accessed April 8, 2019.
https://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/news/woodworking-industry-news/wilsonart-joint-venture-hanwha-
solid-surfaces-125000-sqft-plant.
5
Mathis, Karen Brune. “USA Quartz buys Imeson warehouse; Burlock and Barrel building out in
Brooklyn.” Jacksonville Daily Record. January 11, 2018. Accessed April 8, 2019.
https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/usa-quartz-buys-imeson-warehouse-burlock-and-barrel-building-
out-in-brooklyn.
6
Gadd, Chris. “100 jobs at new Dickson Dal-Tile facility, company reps at Dickson Co. fair.”
Tennessean. September 4, 2018. Accessed April 8, 2019.
https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/dickson/2018/09/04/100-jobs-new-dickson-dal-tile-facility-
company-reps-dickson-co-fair/1162202002/.
7
Song-hoon, Lee. “LG Hausys to Expand Engineered Stone Production Line in the U.S.” Business
Korea. September 11, 2018. http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=24969.
8
Email from USA Quartz LLC, April 8, 2019.
9 Nathanson, Paul. “U.S. Quartz Countertop Fabricators Launch Coalition to Fight Trade Case.”
Associated Press. January 23, 2019. Accessed April 8, 2019.
https://www.apnews.com/8587934c23ec4b109aeb209b00156a8b.
10 “Mohawk Industries Reports Q4 Results.” Mohawk Industries. February 7, 2019.
http://ir.mohawkind.com/index.php/news-releases/news-release-details/mohawk-industries-reports-q4-
results-0
11 Quartz Surface Products From India and Turkey; Institution of Anti-Dumping and Countervailing
Duty Investigations and Scheduling of Preliminary Phase Investigations; 84 FR 21361, May 8, 2019.
12 Area Development News Desk. “Spectrum Quartz Plans Production Complex in Latta, South
Carolina.” Area Development. May 25, 2019. Accessed May 31, 2019.
https://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/5-25-2019/spectrum-quartz-latta-south-carolina.shtml
Table III-4 presents U.S. slab producers’ and independent U.S. fabricators’ reported
changes in operations since January 1, 2015. Three firms reported plant openings, one firm
reported a plant closing, three firms reported relocations, thirteen firms reported expansions,
three firms reported acquisitions, two firms reported shutdowns and/or curtailments, and
many other firms reported other changes to include investments, consolidations, and
improvements.
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