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Executive Forecast 2023: Ceramic

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T he slowing economy has left many in the flooring industry scratching their heads as to what the future holds. However, ceramic suppliers are optimistic about the category’s potential in the coming year. The good news is that many of the products that our brands sell are produced in North America.

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Flooring STATS 2023: Dollars see gains, volume down

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The war in Ukraine that created a global energy crisis. Such were the main challenges that defined 2022 for civilization in general and the flooring industry in particular. The Russian invasion of Ukraine led many countries to end dependence on Russian gas completely. Disruptions in supply chains. Take carpet, for example.

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Stats 2023: Tile flooring price increases buoy dollar sales

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F or the second year running tile flooring experienced sales growth after its 2020 decline, which had been the category’s first decrease in several years. Tile flooring was up mid-double digits in dollars in 2022 compared to 2021’s high single-digit increase. Volume experienced a slight decrease overall. billion square feet.

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

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In flooring, it can be as explosive as developing completely new product formulations that offer consumers features/benefits not previously available—we’re looking at you, WPC. This year’s Floor Covering News “Industry Disrupters” 2024 issue features all manner of players that are—or are poised to—shake things up.

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Stats 2021: Call it a comeback for ceramic

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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. ceramic tile category saw high single-digit growth in 2021 compared to 2020. FCNews research shows ceramic experienced an 8.2%

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Exclusive: MSI sees opportunities amid challenges

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Raj Shah, MSI co-CEO M S International, more commonly known as MSI, started making headlines about 15 years ago as an affordable source of ceramic tile and stone. Over the past decade, the 48-year-old company got into the SPC game in a huge way, becoming the second-largest supplier of that product in the U.S. This will be difficult.

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Contract: State of the Industry 2022

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D espite all the challenges facing the commercial contract market today—the residual effects of the pandemic, sky-high inflation, ongoing supply chain challenges and the war in Ukraine—key end-use sectors for commercial flooring are showing signs of recovery, stimulating hope that market conditions will improve in the second half of 2022.