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The Natural Stone Institute announces 2023 award recipients

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Oberlin, Ohio—The Natural Stone Institute (NSI) has named the winners of its three award programs for 2023. In 1981, while still operating MSI out of their basement, the Shahs secured the contract to supply black granite for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. manufacturers, primarily in the monuments industry.

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Rigid core reigns with a focus on innovation

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Las Vegas—While it has its challenges—low-end products creeping into retailer showrooms and U.S. Suppliers across the show floor showed off their version of PVC-free, recyclable or eco-friendly rigid core options designed to intrigue today’s “Earth-conscious” consumers. Take Raskin Industries for example.

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Executive forecast 2024: No signs of stopping resilient flooring

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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. products support jobs for American workers and help to fuel the U.S. Also continuing to bring more advanced realism in the category with better-looking products.

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Chinese Tariffs and their Effect on the Tile Industry

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Retailers and product-based companies in many consumer categories are affected by the new tariffs and countervailing charges implemented on goods from China. government now charges countervailing duties to protect our domestic factories (therein the dilemma for many products affected). Not much new design going on there.

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Stats 2023: Laminate resurgence drives sales higher

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The disparity in growth rates, industry observers say, can be attributed to slightly higher costs related to production/shipping, as well as more of an emphasis on better quality goods—those in the 10mm to 12mm range versus activity at the opening price point associated with 7mm products. of sales—up from 4.6% last year.

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MSI’s Shah outlines his strategy for success

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According to their son, Raj Shah, president, it’s in the company’s DNA to continuously find ways to engineer methodologies in logistics, product innovation and merchandising and marketing strategies to make flooring and countertops more affordable and accessible to the consumer without sacrificing manufacturer or retailer profitability.

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STATS: SPC segment continues to lead the charge

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To justly analyze the resilient flooring category in 2020, it would be difficult without looking at the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic—a truth for any product category in the building materials or home improvement industries. pricing—is equally important. “I Residential breakdown.