Quartz Manufacturing Alliance of America

What Quartz Manufacturing Alliance of America does

The Quartz Manufacturing Alliance of America (QMAA) is a Washington, D.C.-based trade coalition founded in 2025 to represent U.S. quartz slab manufacturers and fabricators in trade policy advocacy. Its declared members include Cambria, Guidoni USA, LX Hausys, Dal-Tile, and Busch Products — domestic producers and stone fabrication shops that the organization estimates collectively support approximately 100,000 American manufacturing, fabrication, distribution, and installation jobs. The coalition does not develop or sell commercial products; its sole function is to pursue Section 201 global safeguard relief against surging quartz surface imports from India, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, and China that, per QMAA's data, now represent nearly 90% of the U.S. market and grew 78.3% between 2020 and 2024.

QMAA's go-to-market is event-driven policy advocacy rather than conventional sales or distribution. The organization files regulatory petitions, secures executive testimony before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), places op-eds in major publications, and distributes press releases through PR Newswire. Legal representation is provided by Luke A. Meisner of Schagrin Associates, who serves as QMAA Counsel and authored the September 2025 Section 201 Safeguard Petition. Marketing channels center on the organization's website (qmaa.org), editorial placements in outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, and Washington Examiner, and direct engagement with policymakers.

The coalition's revenue model relies on membership dues from constituent manufacturers and fabricators; specific dues levels, headcount, and total revenue are not publicly disclosed. QMAA has no proprietary technology stack, no commercial product or service line, and no API or app surface. Its economic function is regulatory — influencing the trajectory of U.S. trade policy through formal proceedings — with the explicit objective of obtaining a 50% tariff and a 141-million-square-foot quota on imported quartz surface products.

Name

Quartz Manufacturing Alliance of America

Legal name

Quartz Manufacturing Alliance of America

Website

https://qmaa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Quartz Manufacturing Alliance of America (QMAA) is a 2025-founded trade coalition representing U.S. quartz slab manufacturers — Cambria, Guidoni USA, LX Hausys, Dal-Tile, and Busch Products — before the ITC and USTR to secure Section 201 safeguard relief from unfair imports.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Association / Industry Advocacy

NAICS

Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing (32721)

SIC

Abrasive, Asbestos & Misc Nonmetallic Mineral Prods (3290)

akta.pro primary industry

Regulatory Harmonization & Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs) (BPADANAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fair Trade & Ethical Supply Chains (Certification, Traceability, Producer Support) (BPAGALAL)

Keywords

• Trade policy advocacy
• Industry coalition
• Manufacturing protection
• Tariff advocacy
• Quartz manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Others, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: QMAA is a coalition of U.S.-based quartz slab manufacturers united to defend America's quartz manufacturing industry from unfair foreign trade practices. The coalition is funded by member dues from domestic quartz manufacturers including Cambria, Guidoni USA, LX Hausys, and others.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

QMAA is a coalition of U.S.-based quartz slab manufacturers that advocates for fair trade policies by filing Section 201 Safeguard petitions, testifying before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), and conducting public relations campaigns to protect domestic quartz manufacturing from unfairly traded imports from India, Thailand, Vietnam, and other countries.

Product overview

Quartz Manufacturing Alliance of America (QMAA) is a coalition of U.S.-based quartz slab manufacturers, not a product company. The organization does not offer products or services for sale. QMAA's stated purpose is to advocate for trade protections, file safeguard petitions, and promote free and fair trade policies to protect American quartz manufacturing jobs. The alliance represents member companies including Cambria, Guidoni USA, LX Hausys, Dal-Tile, and Busch Products in advocacy efforts before the U.S. International Trade Commission and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coalition Membership Membership in the Quartz Manufacturing Alliance of America for U.S.-based quartz slab manufacturers and stone fabricators seeking collective trade policy advocacy. Members include Cambria, Guidoni USA, LX Hausys, Dal-Tile, and Busch Products.
• Trade Policy Advocacy Services Trade policy advocacy on behalf of domestic quartz manufacturers, including filing Section 201 Safeguard petitions, testifying before USTR and ITC at official hearings, and conducting public relations campaigns to influence trade policy decisions.

Quantifiable outcome

• The ITC found that imported quartz surface products represent only 0.07% of the cost of a new home, meaning safeguard tariffs would have minimal impact on housing costs while saving 100,000 jobs
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Dal-TilecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 June 2026Dal-Tile is a quartz slab producer with a manufacturing plant in Dickson, Tennessee. President Matt Kahny testified at USTR hearing that additional job creation is likely with strong safeguard protection.
• Busch ProductsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 June 2026Busch Products is an American stone fabrication shop and QMAA member. Founder Darlene Brown testified about facing continued erosion of sales without trade relief and risks of going out of business.
• CambriacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 2025Cambria is a major U.S.-based quartz slab manufacturer and founding/constituent member of the QMAA coalition. CEO Marty Davis has testified before ITC and USTR hearings on behalf of QMAA, advocating for safeguard trade relief to address import surge harming domestic manufacturers.
• Guidoni USAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 2025Guidoni USA is a quartz slab manufacturer with operations in rural Georgia, producing quartz surfaces. Business Development Manager Daniel Vaz De Melo Sa has testified at ITC and USTR hearings about devastating impacts of import surge on their operations, including workforce reductions and single-shift operations.
• LX HausyscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 2025LX Hausys is a quartz slab manufacturer with three production lines in the U.S. Vice President of Sales Michael Morici has testified about significant decline in production and sales due to surge of low-priced imports, with capacity utilization declining substantially.
• Schagrin AssociatescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 15 September 2025Schagrin Associates is a law firm serving as QMAA's legal counsel. Partner Luke A. Meisner serves as QMAA Counsel, representing the coalition in ITC and USTR proceedings and filing the Section 201 Safeguard petition.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA): NMMA is the U.S. recreational boating industry's trade association that represents domestic boat manufacturers and has engaged in trade policy advocacy on tariff and sourcing issues. Comparable manufacturing trade-association structure and federal advocacy footprint.
• American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI): AISI is the U.S. steel industry's trade and policy association that has pursued numerous Section 201, antidumping, and countervailing duty cases against foreign steel imports. It is the closest analog to QMAA: a U.S. manufacturer coalition organized around a Section 201-style trade remedy campaign, retaining dedicated trade law counsel and testifying before ITC and USTR.
• Natural Stone Institute: The Natural Stone Institute is the U.S. trade association for the natural stone industry, including stone fabricators and producers. Adjacent surface-materials trade association; shares QMAA's interest in advocating for U.S. stone/surfacing supply chains and has overlapping fabrication-shop membership.
• U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA): USTMA is the U.S. tire manufacturing trade association that has filed antidumping and countervailing duty petitions against foreign tire imports (including the high-profile 2009 Obama-era China tire safeguard). Same trade remedy playbook and coalition structure as QMAA.
• Solar Energy Manufacturers Association (SEMA): SEMA was formed by U.S. solar manufacturers to pursue trade cases against low-priced Asian solar imports, working alongside SEIA. It is a recent example of a U.S. manufacturing coalition built specifically to defend domestic production against import surge, mirroring QMAA's country-hopping and misclassification concerns.
• Aluminum Association: The Aluminum Association represents U.S. primary and secondary aluminum producers and has actively pursued Section 201 safeguards (notably the 2018 Trump-era 10% tariff) and antidumping cases against Chinese and other foreign aluminum imports. Highly comparable advocacy coalition model with QMAA.

Broad incumbents

• National Association of Manufacturers (NAM): NAM is the largest U.S. manufacturing trade association, representing 14,000+ member companies across all sectors. Provides broader policy advocacy and lobbying infrastructure that QMAA's narrow coalition relies on, though NAM covers all manufacturing rather than quartz specifically.
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce: The U.S. Chamber is the largest U.S. business federation and a major trade policy advocate that has weighed in on Section 201 cases. While not a single-industry coalition, it represents the broader policy apparatus that shapes Section 201 outcomes QMAA is pursuing.

Others

• Schagrin Associates: Schagrin Associates is the Washington, D.C. trade law firm serving as QMAA's legal counsel (Luke Meisner as QMAA Counsel). Listed as a 'Others' peer because it is a key enabling partner rather than a competing coalition, but is the firm architect of QMAA's Section 201 strategy.

Regional players

• Tile Council of North America (TCNA): TCNA represents the North American ceramic tile industry and conducts standards, testing, and advocacy work. Adjacent surface-materials trade association with comparable member profile (fabricators/installers) and similar trade policy interests regarding imports of competing surfacing materials.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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