Stone World caught up with Triasunov and Andrii Izhevskyi, Xiamen Pagoda-Build’s marketing director, at Coverings this past spring. Listen to what they had to say.

This year’s Study Tour was based out of Binghamton, NY, and visited Bluestone quarries in New York and Pennsylvania. Here’s a look at the four-day event.

With more than 50 quarries, 18 manufacturing plants and approximately 1,200 employees, Polycor is one of the largest natural stone quarriers in the world. Stone World (SW) recently talked to Polycor’s President Patrick Perus (PP) to get his take on the natural stone industry, the environment and Polycor’s expansions.

Natural stone is nearly complete as a building material in its natural state. It is recyclable, low maintenance, emits no VOCs and is one of the most durable materials on the planet.

This Stone of the Month is supplied by Margramar of Rua Pedro Lopes, Espírito Santo, Brazil. Technical details provide a frame of reference only. Because stone is a product of nature, testing to determine specific physical qualities should be repeated for each project.

14-year-old Thomas wanted to get a job, but no one would hire him, because of his age and small stature. So he and his younger brother, Evan, chose to quarry the site their father had originally staked out in Idaho, calling themselves Star Stone Quarries.