Australia becomes the first country in the world to ban engineered stone

Sri Krishna Prasad, FIGSI President and Sri Guru Shastrimath, Vice President met Hon’ble Union Minister of Steel and Heavy Industries Sri HD Kumaraswamy at New Delhi and felicitated him.

FIGSI President Sri Krishna Prasad makes a presentation and addresses the gathering at a one-day workshop organized by the Ministry of Mines on 29th May 2024 at Radisson Blu, Atria, Bangalore. Read more: https://www.figsi.in/p/presentation-by-figsi-president-s-krishna-prasad-at-workshop-organised-by-the-ministry-of-mines-ziwifsixk38737pz

FIGSI President Sri Krishna Prasad meets Sri K Phanindra Reddy, Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu (Natural Resources Department) in Chennai. Sri Krishna Prasad was accompanied by Shri Mahesh, Chairman, Tamil Nadu State Sub Committee (extreme left) and Sri Shankaranarayanan, FIGSI Joint Treasurer (extreme right).

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A delegation from the Federation of Indian Granite & Stone Industry led by FIGSI Vice President Mr Guru Shastrimath participated in a round table session at Hotel Taj Westend on 24.04.24 with Mr Yusuf Tambawala, Vice President Growth & Business Support, DP World, UAE and CII team.

A few months ago Australia become the first country to ban engineered stone. Now calls for a similar ban are gaining momentum in New Zealand. There is growing concern about the use of silica-containing artificial stone - used to make counter tops for...

FIGSI President Sri S Krishna Prasad and General Secretary Sri Manoj Kumar Singh with Hon’ble Minister of State for Industries and Commerce, Government of Rajasthan, Sri KK Vishnoi.

FIGSI President Sri S Krishna Prasad, General Secretary Sri Manoj Kumar Singh and FIGSI Advisor Sri Naresh Pareek with Hon’ble Minister for Industries & Commerce, Rajasthan, Col Rajyavardhan Rathore and Hon’ble Minister of State for Industries & Commerce Sri KK Vishnoi. We thank the Ministers for sharing their valuable time with us.

FIGSI President Sri S Krishna Prasad, General Secretary Sri Manoj Kumar Singh and Advisor Sri Naresh Pareek with Sri KK Vishnoi, Minister of State for Industries and Commerce, Government of Rajasthan.

A FIGSI delegation led by Sri Ishwinder Singh, Chairman, FIGSI Centre for Stone Excellence, met the newly elected Hon'ble Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan Smt Diya Kumari ji in Jaipur. Stressing on the focus at FIGSI on skill up-gradation to unlock...

A delegation led by FIGSI President Sri Ishwinder Singh met with the Honourable Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka Sri DK Shivakumar. We thank the Deputy CM Sri Shivakumar for sharing his valuable time with us. Deputy CM Sri DK Shivakumar has...

Australia has become the first country to ban engineered stone after a rise in workers developing a lung disease. The first such global ban, the move comes after many workers developed silicosis, a lung disease, from working on engineered stone. ...

After a long campaign, Australia became the first country in the world to ban engineered stone. It's a move that may go on to set new standards in the global stone industry. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/dec/14/australia-will-become-the-first-county-to-ban-engineered-stone-bench-tops-will-others-follow