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STATS: Tile sales decline, comeback looms large

Floor Covering News

Continuing its downward trajectory, ceramic tile sales in 2020 experienced a low, single-digit decline in terms of overall dollar sales and similar declines in terms of volume. Ceramic tile sales in 2020 declined roughly 5%. of dollar sales for the gradually increasing hard surface market and 24.6% Department of Commerce.

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Reactive glazes and urban nuances

Diary of a Tile Addict

The latest of these posts comes from our good friends in Brazil, Ceramica Porto Ferreira. Sales supremo Alda Fontana has selected three of the company’s latest ranges to highlight. Suitable for indoor, outdoor and even wet areas, Vetro Marino has a unique tactile appeal. Vetro Marino and SanTome? The first is Vetro Marino.

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Stats 2021: Call it a comeback for ceramic

Floor Covering News

T he comeback that was predicted in 2020 after ceramic flooring sales experienced its first downward trajectory in several years was right on point as 2021 saw vast improvement across the board. increase in dollar sales to $3.077 billion in 2021 (flooring only) vs. $2.844 billion in 2020. FCNews research shows ceramic experienced an 8.2%

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

Architectural Ceramics

Brazil, for example is most known for it’s Brazilian Black slate. Knowing that Brazil is the second-largest resource for slate in the world, here are two designer spaces that feature slate from the area: Brazilian Black slate, and Brazilian Multi-colored slate. Photo via Libby Turner Dickstein for Architectural Ceramics.

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Exclusive: MSI sees opportunities amid challenges

Floor Covering News

Overall, sales growth was a bright spot. MSI, just like everyone, got over-inventoried because we assumed sales would continue to grow. Turkey, has a problem, Brazil. It obviously helps if it goes to our current customers because our same salesperson can market and make the sale. That’s our expertise.

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