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Chinese Tariffs and their Effect on the Tile Industry

Architectural Ceramics

Many people have asked us about how the newly implemented Chinese tariffs will affect the tile and flooring industry. Retailers and product-based companies in many consumer categories are affected by the new tariffs and countervailing charges implemented on goods from China. Before 2019, the duty for tile imported from China was: 8.5%

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Industry Disrupters 2022: Shattering the status quo

Floor Covering News

FCNews’ fourth annual Industry Disrupters issue features innovative players and thinkers who are changing the game in terms of product enhancements, technological breakthroughs or simply radical new ways of doing business. It’s this disruptive strategy that has helped put Cali on the 2022 Industry Disruptors list. Mobile Marketing.

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Bellavita’s Wall Tile Factory Becomes First Chinese Manufacturer to Acheive Green Squared Certification

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Bellavita Tile, a leader in design and innovation for the North American tile industry, proudly announces status as the first manufacturer with production facilities in China to achieve Green Squared TM certification under ANSI standard A 138.1. Green Building Industry Insights Product Information'

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Pelican Creations Home: People & product first

Floor Covering News

Our 15-plus years in the flooring industry has enabled us to gain a certain level of expertise in identifying the average consumer’s flooring needs. The company relies on its experience in the industry to guide its design process—all with the goal of providing the best programs for its customers in mind. “We

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Exclusive: One on one with ‘Mr.’ Shaw

Floor Covering News

FCNews publisher, Steven Feldman, recently sat down for a few hours with one of the few people in this industry who still commands the title “Mr.” Feldman and Mr. Shaw talked at length about Engineered Floors (EF), the industry at large and global/national dynamics that are shaping the world today. Are you betting on an industry?

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Bostik inaugurates new R&D Center in France

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

This world-class R&D center – alongside its counterparts in Milwaukee in the United States, and Shanghai, China – strengthens our global research and development capacities,” declared Bostik Chairman and CEO Bernard Pinatel at the opening ceremony. Sustainable construction: built according to low energy consumption standards.

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Novalis celebrates 35 years

Floor Covering News

Dalton— August 8, 1988 is a special date in Novalis Innovative Flooring history, marking the anniversary of the first container of LVT to leave China bound for the United States. In the 35 years since, the global flooring manufacturer has taken its place as a leader in the flooring industry. Wu, the first export from China to the U.S.

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