Silicosis heads the list of top news for the year, but there's plenty of other areas that made the headlines in the world of hard surfaces.

00:30  Intro
01:01  Silicosis Update: Australia, California
04:30  Caesarstone Reorganizes, Closes U.S. Factory
07:34  A Word from Quantra
08:47  Manu Shah, MSI Founder, Retires.
11:01  Tariffs: India Quartz Rate Re-Reset, Section 301 Appeal
14:47  Trade Shows Continue Revival in 2023
17:14  Cosentino Plans U.S. Florida Factory; TN Tile-Slab
20:47  Polycor Acquires All of ROCAMAT
22:01  Outro

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