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New and notable at TISE 2023

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Franken Schotter Booth 4920 Franken Schotter offers a wide range of top-quality natural stone products made in Germany. Each of its factories are equipped with the most modern stone cutting technology today. Big Dog Adhesives Booth 5852 Big Dog Adhesives is a leader in engineered seaming adhesives.

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Scoring flooring: Industry stats for 2021

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Tile accounted for 23% of sales while hardwood and natural stone represent 8% and 6%, respectively. Spain, which in 2020 supplanted China as the largest exporter of ceramic tile to the U.S. Again, much of that—roughly 10% according to some executives’ estimates— can be attributed to sky-high lumber prices, adhesives, etc.

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STATS: SPC segment continues to lead the charge

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Visual designs throughout the LVT category continue to improve and rival the look of real hardwood as well as tile and natural stone, all at lower prices than the real thing. The life cycle costs are also relatively low, without the need for adhesive and minimal maintenance requirements.”.