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most in demand among kitchen consumers.” 137 This explains why total apparent consumption for QSP increased by [ ] from [ ] in 2020 to reach [
] by 2024. 138 2. Supply Conditions
There has been a significant increase in investment and production capacity within the domestic QSP industry over the POI, including capital investments which was spurred both by growing demand for QSP and the imposition of AD / CVD orders on QSP from China and QSP from India and Turkey: �
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Cambria completed a $ 130 million factory expansion in November 2022, adding a sixth production line and at least 50 jobs, bringing the footprint of its operations in Le Sueur, Minnesota to one million SQF. 139
Dal-Tile began production of QSP in its new facility in Dickson, Tennessee, with total investment in the new facility reaching $ 140 million and creating 142 new jobs when the facility became fully operational in 2023. 140 This allowed Dal-Tile to launch new products that include the largest QSP slabs in the world. 141
Guidoni Group completed a new QSP facility in McRae-Helena, GA, in December 2020, investing $ 96 million and creating 455 new jobs. 142
LX Hausys announced in 2020 that it added a third production line at its existing
137 Kitchen Countertop Trends: Bold Choices( Mar. 5, 2025), attached as Exhibit 21.
138 Calculation of Market Share, attached as Exhibit 9.
139 Dee DePass,“ It’ s Hard But We Just Hustle,” Star Tribune( Nov. 20, 2022), attached as Exhibit 22.
140 Chris Gadd,“ 100 jobs at new Dickson Dal-Tile facility, company reps at Dickson Co. fair,” The Tennessean( Sept. 4, 2018), attached as Exhibit 23.
141 Floor Covering Weekly,“ Daltile debuts new domestically made quartz lines”( Feb. 21, 2020), attached as Exhibit 24.
142“ Exporter Guidoni Group to locate facility in Telfair County,” The Albany Herald( Nov. 27, 2019),
attached as Exhibit 25;“ Penetron Adds Durability to Georgia( USA) Stone Manufacturing Plant,” PRWeb. com( May 20, 2021), attached as Exhibit 26.
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