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Chinese Tariffs and their Effect on the Tile Industry

Architectural Ceramics

Keep in mind most importers, like Architectural Ceramics, imported excess stock to get through this transition. for unglazed ceramic 10% for unglazed porcelain 8.5% for glazed ceramic and porcelain 2.7% for unglazed ceramic 10% for unglazed porcelain 8.5% for glazed ceramic and porcelain 2.7% for glass 4.9%

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Executive forecast 2024: No signs of stopping resilient flooring

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We’ll continue introducing the on-trend, wood- and stone-inspired luxury vinyl designs that are synonymous with our brand, making them available in multiple installation formats to ensure retailers have the right option for their customers. Novalis is now supplying out of China, Mexico, Korea, Vietnam and the U.S. and Vietnam.

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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. We were buying both ceramic tile and pavers from Ukraine. For ceramic tile, a lot of clay used to come from Ukraine. So if China has a problem, Vietnam.

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MSI’s Shah outlines his strategy for success

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We’re in all hard surfaces, we’re in countertops, whether it’s natural stone or quartz, and have leading market share in both of those. How does sourcing from countries beyond China and Vietnam benefit the retailer? We saw anti-dumping on quartz, we saw anti-dumping on ceramic tile. I would say first, that we exist.

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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% Visual designs throughout the LVT category continue to improve and rival the look of real hardwood as well as tile and natural stone, all at lower prices than the real thing. increase from 4.564 billion in 2019.

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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.