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AHF Products flexes its manufacturing muscle

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AHF Products’ expanded plant in Cambodia is being upgraded with two additional finishing lines, two milling units as well as additional plywood capacity and warehousing space. One of the first moves AHF Products made was the 2019 acquisition of LM Flooring , a highly regarded hardwood flooring manufacturer based in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

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

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PureGrain direct digital print DLVT flooring uses digital embossing technology to create high-definition designs directly on a high-density rigid core. What’s more, the initiative is designed to change how retailers and manufacturers work together to sell that flooring. These products offer the realistic look and feel of actual wood.

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Scoring Flooring: Industry Stats for 2019

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manufacturers, which petitioned the federal government to remedy unfairly dumped and subsidized ceramic tile imports from China. Although China remained the largest exporter of ceramic tile to the U.S. in 2018, which represented China’s lowest share of U.S. That’s due to the category’s performance and design attributes.

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Republic Flooring on fast track to market penetration

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It also boasts eight warehouses, a design studio and 30 tractor-trailers to deliver products in its Western markets. Most companies in China are in a race to the bottom and reduce costs. Its distributors include Hughes Western and Stevens Omni. The result is a lot of claims. We don’t have claims.

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Trade war forces suppliers to re-strategize

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trade war with China—and the subsequent reciprocal tariffs and duties on both sides—has had tangible ramifications on the flooring industry. companies—as well as those who were predominantly dependent on China for their flooring imports—made the tough decision to reduce that dependency. and China,” he said. By Reginald Tucker.

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The Industry Disrupters of 2020

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Huali Floors, a China-based manufacturer of resilient flooring, will establish its first U.S. In 2019, Arte Mundi China , one of the largest manufacturers of engineered hardwood flooring in China, announced plans to build a hardwood flooring finishing plant in Chino, Calif. It has been designed as the quintessential DIY product.

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LM Flooring unveils largest product launch

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Very contemporary, Solano is lightly wire brushed, with a focus on smooth and sleek design with a light and natural color influence for the eight SKus in the collection. Originally made in Shanghai, China, LM Flooring has spent the last two years transitioning all of its products to AHF Products’ Sihanoukville, Cambodia factory.