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Chinese Tariffs and their Effect on the Tile Industry

Architectural Ceramics

Keep in mind most importers, like Architectural Ceramics, imported excess stock to get through this transition. Product quality from China got better over the past decade, prompting former mosaic makers like Mexico and Brazil to stop producing them. Betty Sullivan is the CEO of a majority woman-owned Architectural Ceramics, Inc.

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Considering white marble counter tops? | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Marble is a calcium-rich stone, porous, has relatively low abrasion resistance,and is susceptible to expansion and contraction. In Brazil all kitchen counters were cheap white marble back in the, 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s. It’s STONE, people, a natural material, and an incredibly beautiful one at that.

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