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Industry disrupters 2024: Internal factors, external forces upend status quo

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Such is the case with recent events like the Israeli/Hamas War as well as the lingering conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Take, for example, the Ukraine-Russia war, which has had significant ramifications on the global economy, affecting various sectors and regions around the world.

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Exclusive: One on one with ‘Mr.’ Shaw

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Last year EF had a record year in terms of sales. If you’re Shaw Industries, spending a billion dollars when you were nylon to put it into polyester and then your sales are going to go down after you do that—well, that’s a hard sell to Warren Buffet. That works fine, but how often are you going to repeat that sale?

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Industry Disrupters 2022: Shattering the status quo

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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. We treat them fairly.

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Supply chain: Disruptions ease, issues remain

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The Russia/Ukraine conflict continues to put pressure on shipments from the rest of world. This put distribution in a warehousing crunch,” said Dave White, vice president of sales and marketing for Tri-West. There remains a difference between product from China/Vietnam and rest of world.

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Indusparquet responsibly carves out its niche

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This is the first year we will do more OEM business than we’ll do with the Indusparquet brand,” said Jodie Doyle, vice president of sales and marketing. When it comes to plywood, Doyle said Baltic birch is the gold standard because it’s extremely stable, but South American pine is the next natural step for those companies. “If

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