The Caesarstone wealth means that Kibbutz Sdot Yam can easily keep functioning as a commune.
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Caesarstone is serious about the American market and is getting ready to build a manufacturing facility in the U.S. southeast.
The remaining deals of the week are from quartz-countertop maker Caesarstone Sdot-Yam Ltd. and Chinese online retailer Vipshop Holdings Ltd.
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Caesarstone also pays the kibbutz millions of dollars each year related to the leasing of facilities and services the kibbutz provides the company.
When the next iPad rolls out, it wouldn't be wrong to demo it in a kitchen with a Caesarstone countertop and a Wolf range.
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There are 73 kibbutz members and residents working for Caesarstone, from the deputy CEO to one of the plant managers and some of the secretaries.
The commune took Caesarstone public just over a year ago in 2012 and since the IPO shares of the quartz countertop maker have soared by 115%.
That dual-life does not exist for everyone associated with Caesarstone.
Still, even if Caesarstone succeeds in expanding its U.S. business, the communal way of life might not survive much longer at the kibbutz founded in 1940 amid the Roman ruins of ancient Caesarea.
The U.S. is the big prize for Caesarstone.
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