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The Lantern that Illuminates Hanoi, Vietnam

Tile of Spain USA

Standing among the neighboring buildings of Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi is “The Lantern”, an illuminating lighting gallery and showroom owned by electronics company, Panasonic. The terracotta pieces were traditionally used in Vietnam before air-conditioning became more wide-spread.

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Laminate: Giving rigid core flooring a run for its money

Floor Covering News

However, where laminate has had to play “catch-up” in recent years is in the waterproof/water-resistant department—the domain of rigid core products like SPC and WPC. Following is an overview of some of the latest laminate flooring products designed to give rigid core a run for its money.

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CFL expands manufacturing operations in the U.S. and Vietnam

Floor Covering News

CFL Flooring is making significant strides in increasing its production capacity worldwide by expanding its facilities in the United States and enhancing manufacturing capabilities in Vietnam. Concurrently, CFL is expanding its manufacturing in Vietnam to facilitate the development of hybrid resilient flooring products.

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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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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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The Natural Stone Institute announces 2023 award recipients

Floor Covering News

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. During these years, he also worked as a broker selling blocks of granite to U.S. manufacturers, primarily in the monuments industry.

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Chinese Tariffs and their Effect on the Tile Industry

Architectural Ceramics

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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