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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. for unglazed ceramic 10% for unglazed porcelain 8.5% for glazed ceramic and porcelain 2.7% for unglazed ceramic 10% for unglazed porcelain 8.5% for glazed ceramic and porcelain 2.7% for glass 4.9%

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FCNews 2nd annual FCNnovation Awards winners

Floor Covering News

Europe and Asia/Pacific. This increased resilience outperforms both v-groove and traditional ceramic grouts in terms of wear and tear. The new core material for flooring has all the advantages of standard rigid products: waterproof; easy click installation; and dimensional stability. True Grout. Statements 2.0. Statements 2.0

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Third annual FCNnovation award winners announced

Floor Covering News

LVT/Rigid core Unilin FlinTile FlinTile locking technology offers a click rigid floor (SPC) with an authentic ceramic look that is easy to install and 100% waterproof due to grouted joints. FlinTile addressees the most important downsides of ceramic tiles offering easy installation, lightweight tiles and s trong impact resistance.

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Avente Tile Talk: Islamic Star Patterns in Tile Design

Tile Talk

Iran or Central Asia, 15th Century. Labels: ceramic tile , geometric designs , glazed tile , Islamic Star Patterns , Islamic tile designs , Islamic tile patterns , mosaic faience , star polygons. ceramic tile. design standards. Architectural Ceramics: Tile+Mosaic. Posted by Selena Madden. at 6:00 AM. Newer Post.

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STATS Commercial: Healthcare the bright spot in 2020

Floor Covering News

last year, resilient, ceramic and hardwood saw their shares of commercial flooring specs grow to 28.7%, 14.8% Ceramic tile, whose share of commercial hovers around 15%, benefitted from the activity seen in healthcare applications. Natural materials such as ceramic tile, hardwood and linoleum are positioned as sustainable options.

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Industry disrupters 2024: Internal factors, external forces upend status quo

Floor Covering News

Russia is a major supplier of birch wood to global markets, particularly to countries in Europe and Asia. However, with great power comes great responsibility—a position many “me-too” suppliers failed to uphold, and the category saw an influx of product that didn’t meet high quality, performance and/or environmental standards.

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The Industry Disrupters of 2020

Floor Covering News

The new, 54,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will handle both finishing and automated packaging of products under the Concord Flooring banner manufactured at its sites in Asia and via its partner on the East Coast U.S. Disruptive brands are the ones that set the standard for everyone else to strive to emulate.