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Tile of Spain Companies Celebrate Ceramic Excellence at the 40th Anniversary of CEVISAMA

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Tile of Spain manufacturers returned to Valencia, Spain last month for the landmark 40 th edition of CEVISAMA , the International Fair for Ceramic Tiles and Bathroom Furnishings. Spain continues to lead production within the European Union, with over $432 million in domestic ceramic tile sales.

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Ceramic: State of the industry 2023

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S everal issues that shook out in 2023 have contributed to a less-than-stellar year for ceramic tile. The increase in interest/mortgage rates, an abrupt transition of spending among consumers—from goods to services—and price deflation have all caused a lack of growth for ceramic tile in 2023. cut deeply into spending.

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Mohawk releases 2022 ESG Report

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—Mohawk Industries published its 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, Connections That Create Value , which details the company’s progress toward its sustainability goals, highlights product innovation and shares stories that showcase the work accomplished by thousands of Mohawk employees around the globe. workforce.

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Commercial flooring: State of the industry 2023

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“Most of the market for commercial flooring is healthy and our members expect to have a growth year in 2023,” said Mark Bischoff, president and CEO, Starnet Commercial Flooring. Starnet members continue to report strong backlogs, and warehouses are bursting the walls with products that need to be installed.” Census Bureau reports.

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Stats 2023: Commercial flooring rebounds

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Commercial and multi-family construction made impressive gains largely driven by pent-up demand for apartments and condos, Dodge Construction Network reported. Inflation has impacted nearly every aspect of the ceramic industry,” Rocamador Rubio, director, Trade Commission of Spain, observed.

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Stats 2023: Tile flooring price increases buoy dollar sales

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The discrepancy between dollar sales and volume was more significant than in years past and ceramic suppliers agreed it had much to do with price increases and inflation. As the heaviest hard surface category, it makes sense that freight hikes would impact ceramic more so than other hard surface solutions. billion square feet.

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Flooring STATS 2023: Dollars see gains, volume down

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American factories reported that material, labor and transportation constraints prevented them from operating at full capacity. Speaking of which, no product was victimized by inflation more than ceramic tile, which was up 14% in dollars but down 1% in volume. That was the largest pullback by OPEC members since the COVID-19 outbreak.