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Ceramic: The pros and cons of natural stone

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Artistic Tile’s Verdi Alpi and Rosa Portugallo. Quarries no longer in active use can be reclaimed and re-used in unique ways.” – Josh Levinson, president, Artistic Tile. Nothing will make an installation look more dated in 2025 than using man-made, imitative materials created in 2019 and installed in 2021.

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Latest innovations in subfloor solutions

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Suitable on a variety of substrates—including wood boards, old ceramic tiles, natural stones, terrazzo, old water-resistant adhesive residues and concrete—FP works with Schönox repair, patching and smoothing compounds as well as all Schönox self-levelers.

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Mohawk releases 2022 ESG Report

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As we continue our focus on a sustainable future through product innovation, carbon reduction and water restoration, we have already significantly exceeded our 2025 goals in three important environmental categories: Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions intensity; waste-to-landfill intensity; and water withdrawal intensity. workforce.

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LAMINAM JAPAN IS BORN

Ceramics of Italy

Thanks to a joint venture with Roma Tile Co. On 4 th December, Laminam SpA and the Japanese company Roma Tile Co. Japan celebrated 2019 as the 1st year of the new era named “Reiwa”- Beautiful harmony in Japanese, in this hopeful moment we marked a milestone by signing the Joint Venture between Laminam Spa and Roma Tile Japan.

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Executive forecast 2024: No signs of stopping resilient flooring

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Resilient SPC vinyl plank and vinyl tile continue to represent excellent growth opportunities for 2024. Commoditization/saturation of SPC in the marketplace, putting pressure on this category moving out into 2024-2025. Moreover, made-in-the-U.S.A. products support jobs for American workers and help to fuel the U.S. and Vietnam.

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Resilient 2023: Industry-wide challenges mitigate growth

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This was true across the board for all categories, including ceramic, which ultimately experienced the most obvious reliance on price increases with a decline in volume and increase in sales for 2022. As a matter of fact, we’ve got an expansion project that’s going to hit coming in 2025,” Francis noted. Oneida and Only, Tenn.;