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Tile Installation-Tile Repair-Tile Experts: Tile Excellence: Welcome.

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The countries visiting the "ask Chris" blog are very diversified and include this month France, Germany, Australia, India, Canada, China, Ireland, New Zealand, Ukraine, Russia, United Kingdom, Iceland, Malaysia , Moldova and of course the US. Reactions: Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest.

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FCNews’ Annual Top 20 Flooring Distributors

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Some very sophisticated players have had serious troubles producing consistent, high-quality product outside of China. have been working closely with vendor partners in China to effectively manage the impacts. “We To move out of China, we had to discontinue 10 to 12 products,” Hamar recalled. “It It was a complicated transition.”

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Stats 2021: Price hikes, organic growth drive wood’s increases

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For instance, China, which accounted for roughly 40% of hardwood flooring imports in 2020, saw its share drop to about 33% in 2021. It’s worth noting that China’s share of the U.S. Southeast Asia continues to surge while China moderates,” Boen’s Natkin said. cores) are sourced. Europe has seen some strong gains as well.”

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Stats 2023: Hardwood flooring cedes share

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Much like other hard surface categories, hardwood flooring imported from China has also declined measurably in recent years. Floor Covering News research shows China accounted for roughly 35% of hardwood flooring inputs in 2021; that number fell to approximately 29% in 2022. Mannington’s Hammel agreed. “I

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U.S. Alleges Quartz-Surface Tariff Evasion

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Customs officials say 15 importers switched material origin from China to Malaysia.

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Domotex asia/ChinaFloor celebrates another successful show

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Shanghai, China—Domotex asia/ChinaFloor’s 21st edition achieved new milestones in exhibitor numbers, increased participation with VIP programs and onsite events. This year’s show welcomed over 1,560 exhibitors and a total of 66,875 attendees—15,092 of which were from outside of China.

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Trade war forces suppliers to re-strategize

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trade war with China—and the subsequent reciprocal tariffs and duties on both sides—has had tangible ramifications on the flooring industry. companies—as well as those who were predominantly dependent on China for their flooring imports—made the tough decision to reduce that dependency. and China,” he said. By Reginald Tucker.

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