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Natural Stone Institute announces Thor Lundh Quarrier Award

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Thor Lundh Oberlin, Ohio—The Natural Stone Institute (NSI) has released a new industry recognition award for 2024. The recipient will be recognized at either the NSI Study Tour or Marmomac. The award is named after Thor Lundh, founder of Lundhs AS, the largest natural stone producer in Northern Europe.

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Economics: A mixed bag of activity for 2023

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At the same time, when we look at the European export volume, it’s up and it is increasing—which is good news because that really will help Europe through the winter. However, if you’re sourcing from Europe, that’s going to be a problem. Imports of plywood and veneer wood products are in decline. In fact, ITR said it expects the U.S.