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Made in USA: Manufacturers ramp up domestic production

Floor Covering News

By Megan Salzano-Birch—Across all flooring categories suppliers are ramping up their domestic production to meet the needs of their customer base and consumers across the country. We manufacture in eight plants throughout America, and manufacture around 70% of our total volume in the U.S. floor tile); Dickson, Tenn.,

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New Options on Green Squared and an Innovative Mortar That Sets in Hours

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Its nonsag medium-bed and thin-set mortar characteristics are ideal for installing large-format tile and stone on interior and exterior floors, walls and countertops. Ultraflex LFT Rapid has a high content of a unique dry polymer, resulting in excellent adhesion to the substrate and tile. www.mapei.com.

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NSI selects award recipients

Floor Covering News

In 1998, Cohen became president of the Marble Institute of America (MIA). Jensen then personally contacted several quarries to solicit their involvement and contributions to the program, according to the company. The post NSI selects award recipients appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Natural Stone 101

Kitchens for Living

Like with all natural stone, price is largely determined by how close you are to the source (quarry or port). Limestone – This is a very “Florida” look, great for floors and walls but it’s going to require maintenance if you decide to use it for a countertop. Backlit onyx is a dramatic backsplash for this bar!

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Chapter Leaders Gather at StonExpo

StoneDimensions

Leaders from the MIA New York Metro Chapter and the MIA Toronto Chapters met on January 20th at StonExpo West/ Marmomacc Americas to discuss the MIA Chapters program and its evolution during the first two years of existence. Natural Stone Flooring Installation Seminar. Ontario Quarry Tour. February 19, 2015. June 26, 2015.

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Trade war forces suppliers to re-strategize

Floor Covering News

trade war with China—and the subsequent reciprocal tariffs and duties on both sides—has had tangible ramifications on the flooring industry. This is particularly evident in segments such as LVT, SPC and WPC , but also engineered hardwood and laminate flooring. Engineered Floors. The protracted U.S.

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A Clean Slate: How Rough Slate Can Have a Clean Aesthetic

Architectural Ceramics

They produce and export 90 percent of the region’s natural slate used for roofing or flooring. European countries that are lesser known but also offer slate quarries are Belgium, Germany, Italy and Wales. The world’s second-largest producer and exporter of slate, takes us to South America.

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