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Ceramic: Category reaps benefits of booming housing market

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Daltile’s new Defend is a distinct product line of high-performance ceramic tile featuring Microban technology, which will not wash off or wear away. ceramic tile consumption rose 23.7% billion square feet of ceramic tile, up 34.8% Ceramic residential sales in the U.S. In addition, through Q2 2021, the U.S.

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The History of Ceramic Encaustic Tiles

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Ceramic encaustic tiles were made with clay and glazes that have been put through a heating process to essentially burn the pigments and patterns into the tile. While ceramic encaustic tiles are very similar to cement tiles, the materials and processes by which they are made differ from one another. Where do Encaustic Tiles Originate?

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Ceramic: Consumers yearn for outdoor living

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Consumers are spending more money on creating outdoor oases using products like Daltile’s My Stone Moon collection, seen here. . The past two-plus years have shown the strength of the tile industry as consumers flocked to the ceramic tile aisle for their home renovation needs in droves during the height of the pandemic.

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Adhesives: End users recommend their go-to glues

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FCNews rounded up a few installers, contractors and craftsman/craftswomen to identify the adhesive products that help them seal the deal on the job site. Following is a sampling of some of those products: Bostik. Whether it’s ceramic, porcelain, granite or marble this product has it covered. Divergent Adhesives.

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Natural Stone: Opportunity knocks as consumers hunker down

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Mara Heras, vice president of marketing, Emser, noted emphasis continues to grow for sustainable materials, and homeowners are looking to replace inorganic materials with more natural stone products for both residential and commercial applications. For most, marble and limestone continue to drive sales. Challenges remain.

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NTCA names Brookes president, 2020 Tile Person of the Year

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In 1996, Brookes became a principal at Heritage Marble & Tile, a premiere tile installation company with a focus on detail, in Mill Valley, in the San Francisco Bay area. Brookes is committed to his installers’ training through continuing education and product manufacturer seminars.

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Laminam grows while focusing on sustainability

Ceramics of Italy

As part of this vision, one of the highlights of 2022 was the acquisition of Best Surface , the group’s first Spanish factory located in the heart of the ceramic district of Castellón de la Plana. In addition, more than 9,000 hours of training were provided in 2022 and no serious occupational accidents occurred.

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