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Stonepeak Ceramics expands U.S. investments

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Stonepeak Ceramics, a U.S. These investments are a testament to that dedication and keep raising the bar of quality and reliability of porcelain solutions firmly positioning Stonepeak Ceramics at the forefront of the industry and in line with our core values,” said Federica Minozzi, CEO of Iris Ceramica Group, parent company of Stonepeak.

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Louisville Tile promotes Tammy Henry

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Louisville Tile, a distributor of ceramic tile and related products, has promoted Tammy Henry to national director of architectural and design (A&D) sales. Currently, Louisville Tile has 16 branches servicing nine states: Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee, Ohio, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan.

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Portobello America kicks off production at new Tennesee factory

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The ceramic market in the United States is one of the largest and most attractive in the world… and is essential to our international expansion strategy,” said Cesar Gomes Junior, Portobello Grupo’s chairman. Portobello America has already generated over 200 local jobs and will be a growth- driving force for the group.

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Tile of Spain hosts educational events with HBG Inc, Memphis

Tile of Spain USA

Tile of Spain recently hosted educational events for architects and interior designers with Hnedak Bobo Group (HBG) in Memphis, Tennessee. Understanding Ceramics to Use Their Full Potential’, exploring the four types of tile and production techniques to explain choices to clients and easily select the optimal tile for every job.

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TCNA unveils material ingredient guide

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First, to obtain GreenScreen Benchmark Scores (listed within the guide) for the vast majority of material ingredients used by ceramic tile, mortar and grout manufacturers. StonePeak Ceramics, Inc. 17 manufacturers collaborated on the largest crowdfunded collection of GreenScreen Assessments to date for two purposes, the TCNA said.

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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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Portobello Group to add U.S. tile factory

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Portobello Group, a leading producer of porcelain and ceramic tile in Brazil, has begun construction of its U.S. market, strategically located in Florida and Tennessee (where the future industrial facility will be located as well as Portobello America’s U.S. Baxter, Tenn.— factory, located here. Portobello Group’s CEO. headquarters).