Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Despite headaches within the economy —namely high interest/mortgage rates— resilient flooring suppliers are pointing to continued growth in 2024. Many supply chain risks remain for products imported from abroad. Challenges include higher inventory costs due to rising interest rates and product stoppages as U.S.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 3, 2021

There are a number of companies currently building facilities in the Southeast to manufacture rigid core flooring, but few are of the size and scope of Huali Floors—a family-owned business that was started by Huashou Yuan in Taizhou, China, back in 2002. Huali Floors will not be without its challenges. Chatsworth, Ga.—There

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Floor Covering News

MAY 27, 2020

Huali Floors, a China-based manufacturer of resilient flooring, will establish its first U.S. The strong flooring community that the Northwest Georgia area embodies was a determining factor in our commitment, and we want to be part of that spirit. ” The post Huali Floors to open first U.S. Atlanta, Ga.—Huali

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2023

laminate flooring category generated in late 2020 and throughout 2021 continued to positively impact segment sales in 2022. Floor Covering News research shows the U.S. laminate flooring market generated approximately $1.382 billion in sales last year at the first point of sale—an uptick of 6% over the year prior.

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The A to Z of Building

JANUARY 7, 2016

China Ceramics Co., a leading Chinese manufacturer of ceramic tiles used for exterior siding and for interior flooring and design in residential and commercial buildings, today announced that it.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 3, 2021

based flooring manufacturers who continue to ramp up domestic efforts but also overseas suppliers as they build production facilities in the U.S. Engineered Floors completed its massive SAM extrusion plant in Dalton in 2020. We see [in the future] most products within the LVT category being produced in the U.S.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 6, 2021

While the flooring industry has been a “man’s world” for decades, women are rising in the ranks and accomplishing incredible things that have helped move the industry forward. Cheryl Acierno has been engaged in the floor covering industry for her entire career, owning Acierno & Company for the past 21 years. Cheryl Acierno.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 5, 2023

According to Customs, as of March 4, $40 million worth of flooring has been officially detained, although some industry experts believe the number today is closer to $60 million or $70 million. Customs is tasked with detaining and sometimes seizing shipments, including products and materials on the UFLPA’s list of goods.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Armstrong Flooring will increase prices to offset the imposed 10% tariff on affected products it imports from China—including luxury vinyl tile (LVT), rigid core flooring and engineered wood flooring—effective Oct. Lancaster, Pa.—Armstrong plants and global suppliers,” said […].

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

When contractors in China needed to construct a 1,600-bed hospital within 10 days to treat coronavirus patients in Wuhan, they turned to Armstrong Flooring, which had vinyl sheet flooring for healthcare facilities on hand. China was in the Lunar New Year holiday.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 8, 2019

Jiaxing, China—CFL Flooring has launched Tenacity, a new waterproof engineered stone product that will be on display at Domotex and Surfaces 2019. Tenacity features the advantages of a newly developed rigid mineral stone core. It is waterproof, rigid, stable and wear resistant.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 23, 2021

Carrollton, Texas— LM Flooring has announced its largest product launch in the brand’s 20-year history with four new collections as well as extensions to four of its most popular lines, totaling 55 new SKUs launching in the fall. The Reserve offers a 7.5-inch inch fixed width; and The Glenn a multi-width 4-inch, 5-inch and 6.5-inch

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Dalton—Novalis Innovative Flooring released its 2021 Sustainability Report, an important milestone in the manufacturer’s ongoing mission toward creating products that keep humans healthy and the earth habitable. A DPP provides useful product- specific information in an easy-to-use format.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 5, 2022

flooring producers—both domestic and global—announced myriad plans to bring floor manufacturing stateside or expand existing operations. Much of that new domestic production is coming in the form of the waterproof flooring segment—namely SPC, WPC and sheet vinyl. Domestic producers grow capacity. Manufacturers in the U.S.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 4, 2023

The waterproof label has transcended its rigid core roots and is now touted across a variety of flooring constructions—from SPC to tile and even hardwood and underlayment. What’s more, much of the production of these waterproof products is happening right here in the U.S. Mohawk Industries is also heavily invested in its U.S.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 5, 2023

T he Uyghur Forced Labor Protection Act (UFLPA) prohibits the importation of all goods that are produced in—or contain any content from—the Uyghur Region in China. This region is believed to house forced labor operations and is a major supplier of PVC and raw materials to China and the greater Asian region.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 10, 2023

This was a major development for the flooring industry as an estimated 10% of the world’s PVC originates from the Xinjiang region—and all of Xinjiang’s PVC facilities have documented ties to the region’s labor transfer programs, according to CBP. The vendors themselves implore us to show those highlighted products that are still available.”

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2020

Rotem Eylor, CEO of Republic Flooring, stands with his new SPC display at the Flooring America convention. Republic Flooring may have just arrived on the SPC/rigid core scene, but its presence is already being felt across the flooring landscape—notably partnerships with the National Floorcovering Alliance (NFA) and CCA Global.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 20, 2020

More than 65% of LVP at Frazier’s Carpet One Floor & Home comes from outside China. The United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) decision to not include floor covering among items granted exemption from the Section 301 tariff was greeted with a collective shrug by flooring retailers. 24, 2018 to Aug. As the Aug.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Las Vegas—While it has its challenges—low-end products creeping into retailer showrooms and U.S. Customs detentions significantly impacting supply chains, to name a few—the resilient flooring category continues to offer consumers the styles and durability they need, causing demand to continue to exceed expectations. People are excited.

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Cement Style

OCTOBER 13, 2014

The Khmer Rouge may have destroyed much of the population and vitality of Cambodia in the 1970’s but the lovely cement tile floors in the old districts lived through it all. The cafes and shops along the streets in the Siem Reap Old Market district reveal an assortment of colorful cement tile floors in age old patterns.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 26, 2023

Following is a sampling of new companies exhibiting at this year’s show: Akafloor Booth 2262 Akafloor defines its entire line of hardwood products in one word: sustainable. Ecco Floor currently offers a range of flooring options including waterproof and engineered options.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 15, 2023

B arcelona , S pain — Unilin Technologies, the IP and technology arm of Mohawk Industries, and its digital printing partner Barberán recently hosted an open house here where the two companies showcased the technical aspects of digital printing for the flooring industry, particularly for SPC and laminate.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

AHF Products is launching Robbins Pro-Tekt, a new line of rigid core products. The new introduction addresses customer demand for a wood floor alternative with the quality and fine design associated with the Robbins brand, and like all Robbins products will be sold direct to retailers, the company said. “In

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

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. Large enough to maximize the production capabilities befitting a leader in the U.S. We saw an opportunity to provide products that people really desire.”.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 1, 2024

Engineered Floors started 100% production of its new rigid core offering, PureGrain DLVT, at its Seretean Plant in Dalton in 2023. Rigid core flooring like SPC is traditionally an imported product. While its origin has expanded beyond China to include other areas of Asia and Europe, imports have reigned supreme for years.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 19, 2022

Among Ballew’s many achievements, she holds multiple patents throughout the world, has invented sustainable manufacturing processes and made a significant contribution to Shaw’s sustainable manufacturing in China. The post Shaw’s Ballew named finalist for Reuters awards appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2011

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2023

China is the world’s largest producer of PVC, with some estimates showing 10%-20% emanates from the XUAR region. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently added polyvinyl chloride products (PVC) to its Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) enforcement efforts. By now, flooring retailers in the U.S.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Create Flooring, known for its array of innovative SPC, waterproof laminate and hardwood flooring products , has announced the opening of its sister logistics company, Downwind Logistics. Utilizing locations in Shanghai, China; Phnom Penh City, Cambodia; and Calhoun, Ga., We can help importers save money.”.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 2, 2023

floor covering retailers and distributors seeking a North American producer of laminate flooring and SPC will soon have a viable option based north of the border. Toucan Flooring, the brand marketed by Toronto-based Triforest, Inc., Toucan Flooring, the brand marketed by Toronto-based Triforest, Inc., We control the core.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 2, 2022

flooring market—as well as scores of other industries across the country—have touched off a wave of repercussions. market, which still relies on products manufactured outside America to feed the hungry beast that is consumer spending. companies to bring production jobs back to the U.S. getting the bulk of it.”. To help U.S.-based

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Due to rising costs, suppliers are raising prices on some products. Shown is SPC from Republic Floor. New York— FCNews has learned several flooring companies plan to raise prices on select resilient and soft surface flooring products in the coming months. Republic Floor, Commerce, Calif.,

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 6, 2022

Spain has supplanted China as the largest exporter of ceramic tile to the U.S. The Tile Council of North America (TCNA), a trade association representing manufacturers of ceramic tile, tile installation materials, tile equipment, raw materials and other tile-related products, has released its 2021 U.S. Ceramic Tile Market Update.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 20, 2020

Resilient flooring remains the fastest growing flooring category in the industry, and 2019 again saw it dominate its competitors. 9 when the Section 301 tariffs on Chinese-made resilient flooring products went back into full effect following a year of exemption for certain category subsegments. Shaw’s Floorte?

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The successful trade remedy case against China, for dumping and subsidizing products, resulted in 562.52% to 689.5% The post TCNA: Tile market struggles through pandemic appeared first on Floor Covering News. Italy remained the largest exporter to the US by value (CIF + duty) through 3Q 2020, comprising 32.3%

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Floor Covering News

MAY 24, 2021

laminate flooring market that hadn’t occurred since 2015— the category actually grew in terms of both sales and volume. FCNews research pegged laminate flooring sales at the first point of distribution in the U.S. of the total flooring market in 2019. of total flooring sales and 5.6% of the total flooring market in 2019.

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