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Chinese Tariffs and their Effect on the Tile Industry

Architectural Ceramics

The unglazed porcelain has a colored porcelain patterned layer on top and an uncolored porcelain body on the bottom, which remains unseen when installed, which is great for commercial use. China has made it easy to develop quality porcelain-based subway tile and ceramic decorative wall tiles at an attractive price.

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Wood: There’s nothing like the real thing

Floor Covering News

Grand Estate is an oil-finished collection, a first for Anderson Tuftex, that launched in 10 trendy but classic colors. Everything we do is on a full-length plank; even our standard product is 71?2 A final stain gives it more of an amber color; the finishing process we use preserves the natural look of the wood.”. 2 to 9 inches.

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Avente Tile Talk: Islamic Star Patterns in Tile Design

Tile Talk

Iran or Central Asia, 15th Century. These tiles were commonly used as floor and wall applications and to decorate mihrabs , the architectural niches in mosques. Early Islamic tiles involved a simple process of cutting single color, small tile fragments and assembled with the use of liquid plaster. decorative tile.

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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.

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Hardwood: State of the Industry 2022

Floor Covering News

According to the Decorative Hardwood Association, lumber and plywood prices increased 22.5% The products that we get are primarily from Asia, and they use eucalyptus and other local species for the core. Most, if not all, of our hardwood products come from Southeast Asia,” Stepp said. year-over-year in February 2022.