Cosentino, a global natural stone manufacturer, began harvesting precious stones from the finest quarries in Europe nearly a century ago. This Spanish company currently has an international presence, through commercial operations in a dozen countries and distribution in more than 80 countries.

• Cosentino, based in Macael, Spain, employs 2,000 employees worldwide
• The Spanish company’s Houston-based North American headquarters employs 120 people at the corporate office and 1,100 employees nationally
• Cosentino exports 70 percent of its output
• Cosentino has 16 marble and quartz quarries and 19 manufacturing workshops
• Cosentino owns warehouses in 15 cities throughout Spain
• Cosentino North American operates warehouses in 11 cities in the U.S.
• Silestone sales account for 75 percent of the American quartz market
• Silestone has nine production lines and manufactured more than one million Silestone slabs in 2007