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Back to Basics: AC’s Ceramic Tile Collections

Architectural Ceramics

While children everywhere are going back to school, let’s go back to basics and learn about ceramic tile through a few of Architectural Ceramic’s collections: Basics, London, and City Hall. Let’s learn a bit about how ceramic tile is classified. The principles used to create ceramic tile are basic.

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Chinese Tariffs and their Effect on the Tile Industry

Architectural Ceramics

Keep in mind most importers, like Architectural Ceramics, imported excess stock to get through this transition. for unglazed ceramic 10% for unglazed porcelain 8.5% for glazed ceramic and porcelain 2.7% for unglazed ceramic 10% for unglazed porcelain 8.5% for glazed ceramic and porcelain 2.7%

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STATS: Tile sales decline, comeback looms large

Floor Covering News

Ceramic tile, which has been faced with ongoing challenges for several years now, was no exception. Continuing its downward trajectory, ceramic tile sales in 2020 experienced a low, single-digit decline in terms of overall dollar sales and similar declines in terms of volume. Ceramic tile sales in 2020 declined roughly 5%.

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Armstrong Flooring wins three 2019 Good Design awards

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Good Design covers new consumer products, graphics and packaging designed and manufactured in Europe, Asia, Africa and North and South America. Alterna Plank with Diamond 10 technology captures the natural beauty of stone, ceramic or porcelain, while retaining warmth, absorbing sound and feeling more forgiving to your feet.

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Avente Tile Talk: Islamic Star Patterns in Tile Design

Tile Talk

Iran or Central Asia, 15th Century. Labels: ceramic tile , geometric designs , glazed tile , Islamic Star Patterns , Islamic tile designs , Islamic tile patterns , mosaic faience , star polygons. ceramic tile. Artisan Porcelain Tiles for the Pool. Architectural Ceramics: Tile+Mosaic. Posted by Selena Madden.

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Contract market looks to weather the storm

Floor Covering News

Pictured is Daltile’s Vertuo, a mix and match collection of porcelain tile featuring two different nature-inspired looks. The value proposition is among the best in the industry,” said Denis Darragh, general manager, North America/Asia, Forbo Flooring Systems, noting most of linoleum’s sales growth came from health care.

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FCNews 2nd annual FCNnovation Awards winners

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Europe and Asia/Pacific. This increased resilience outperforms both v-groove and traditional ceramic grouts in terms of wear and tear. is the first entirely carbon neutral product to be offered in the porcelain tile industry. True Grout. Statements 2.0. Statements 2.0 Plaster 2.0. MILEstone (Florim USA). Plaster 2.0

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