Compac Quartz, Inc.

Compac Quartz, Inc., and its subsequent iterations, have been implicated in distributing artificial stone products containing hazardous materials, notably crystalline silica, known to cause severe health issues like silicosis and pulmonary fibrosis. Despite operating in California and other states for several years, the company’s safety sheets have been criticized for misleading information regarding the hazards associated with their products.

A Quartz Safety Sheet from September 2012, associated with Compac Quartz, misleadingly stated that there were “no hazards associated with finished quartz products” under a certain European Commission standard. This statement is problematic for several reasons: it falsely presents the product as a finished consumer good, whereas it actually requires further fabrication into countertops, a process that generates harmful dust; it denies any associated hazards, ignoring the significant health risks posed by the inhalation of crystalline silica during the product’s use; and it overlooks EU regulations that classify substances like crystalline silica, which can be extremely toxic and even fatal when inhaled, as dangerous.

Compacstone USA, Inc., and Compac Atlanta, LLC, are later entities linked to the distribution of these materials, with operations extending to wholesaling engineered marble and quartz. Despite the rebranding and establishment of new corporate entities, the fundamental issue remains the same: the company’s failure to adequately acknowledge and communicate the serious health risks associated with their products. This disregard for health hazards not only undermines public trust but also poses a grave risk to workers in the stone fabrication industry, who are exposed to dangerous levels of crystalline silica without proper warnings or safety measures.