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Cambodia’s Antique Patterned Cement Tile Floors

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The Khmer Rouge may have destroyed much of the population and vitality of Cambodia in the 1970’s but the lovely cement tile floors in the old districts lived through it all. p] in north west Cambodia is a town adjacent to the Angkor World Heritage Site, location of the world famous ancient Angkor Wat temple complex.

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STATS: SPC segment continues to lead the charge

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When compared to ceramic tile, hardwood, laminate and other hard surface materials, resilient accounted for 50.6% We saw single-family grow, and in some cases that did take share from other categories—hardwood, porcelain and ceramic tile are good examples of that,” Shaw‘s Hash explained. increase from 4.564 billion in 2019.

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Q&A: Reshoring movement takes on greater urgency

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made alternatives, including domestically produced laminate flooring, hardwood, luxury vinyl tiles or planks and, where appropriate, ceramic tile. based companies merely shifted production from China to other Asian countries, namely Vietnam, Cambodia and Taiwan, as a means to circumvent the tariffs. However, some U.S.-based

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

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The segment posted astronomical gains year over year, beating out every other flooring category in terms of growth and stole share from carpet, hardwood, ceramic and laminate. Today, LVP suppliers are less reliant on China and more inclined to look to Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, India and even Mexico for their sourcing needs.