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Industry Disrupters 2022: Shattering the status quo

Floor Covering News

Even before Russia invaded Ukraine, oil and gas prices were on the rise as demand for fuel oil and other energy products outstripped tight global supplies. While the Stainmaster sale was jolting—and ticked off many dealers initially—the vast majority who did business with Stainmaster seized the opportunity to market other fiber systems.

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Hardwood: State of the Industry 2022

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These include rising inflation , higher raw materials pricing amid inconsistent availability and, now, a war in Ukraine that has threatened the supply of so many goods and services, including Russia-sourced birch lumber that goes into the core layer of many engineered hardwood flooring products sold globally today.