Caestarstone Falls Flat, Expects Growth in 2019

Caestarstone just released the company’s financial statements for the third quarter of 2018, revealing that the period and the entire year has virtually fallen flat. However, Caesarstone is now looking to the future and expecting higher than average revenue, especially in the U.S. where Chinese quartz has been hit by … Read more

USDOC Responds Affirmatively in Quartz Countervailing Investigation

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) announced that Chinese quartz surfaces should be subject to countervailing duties (CVD), and those duties range from 34.38 percent to 178.45 percent. Last April, Cambria filed an initial petition for countervailing and antidumping duties on quartz surfaces, finished and unfinished, imported from China. The … Read more

USDOC Responds Affirmatively in Quartz Countervailing Investigation

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) announced that Chinese quartz surfaces should be subject to countervailing duties (CVD), and those duties range from 34.38 percent to 178.45 percent. Last April, Cambria filed an initial petition for countervailing and antidumping duties on quartz surfaces, finished and unfinished, imported from China. The … Read more

USITC Continues Investigating Quartz Antidumping Claim

In April, Cambria, the largest U.S. Manufacturer of quartz surfaces, filed a claim that China had violated antidumping laws, suggesting that strict duties be imposed on imported quartz slabs and fabricated countertops. The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) was compelled by law to consider whether this claim had merit by … Read more

USITC Continues Investigating Quartz Antidumping Claim

In April, Cambria, the largest U.S. Manufacturer of quartz surfaces, filed a claim that China had violated antidumping laws, suggesting that strict duties be imposed on imported quartz slabs and fabricated countertops. The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) was compelled by law to consider whether this claim had merit by … Read more

Duties Potentially Levied Against Chinese ‘Drawn’ Stainless Steel Sinks

The U.S. Commerce Department issued a second preliminary anti-dumping decision in late 2012 in response to Chinese stainless steel drawn sinks. The determination was that Chinese manufacturers sold drawn stainless steel sinks in the United States at prices significantly below fair value, in violation of U.S.law and international trade rules. … Read more