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Chinese Tariffs and their Effect on the Tile Industry

Architectural Ceramics

Many people have asked us about how the newly implemented Chinese tariffs will affect the tile and flooring industry. China has made it easy to develop quality porcelain-based subway tile and ceramic decorative wall tiles at an attractive price. They wanted us to go into detail about the actual tariffs and their impact. Here it is.

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Wood: There’s nothing like the real thing

Floor Covering News

By Reginald Tucker—After several years of losing market share to wood-look products, wood flooring is regaining momentum. That’s according to research conducted by the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA), which estimates solid wood floors saw a 20% increase in 2021, ending the year with the highest share rate since 2007.

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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. decorative tile. design standards. floor tile. Decor Girl. Flooring The Consumer. Floors ,floors… (part I).

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The Industry Disrupters of 2020

Floor Covering News

As it turns out, the flooring industry has its disrupters as well. For the flooring industry, the pandemic has caused major supply chain disruptions that impacted manufacturers and distributors and, eventually, retailers—who at times throughout 2020 were out of stock on certain products. Supply chain issues persist to this day.

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Hardwood: State of the Industry 2022

Floor Covering News

1 issue on the minds of many hardwood flooring executives was how the category would fare in the midst of a raging pandemic. Turns out the segment—and the industry by and large—would fare well as consumers and homeowners spent more time inside and more of their disposable income on flooring and other home improvement projects.