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Industry disrupters 2024: Internal factors, external forces upend status quo

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Such is the case with recent events like the Israeli/Hamas War as well as the lingering conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Take, for example, the Ukraine-Russia war, which has had significant ramifications on the global economy, affecting various sectors and regions around the world.

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Supply chain: Disruptions ease, issues remain

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The Russia/Ukraine conflict continues to put pressure on shipments from the rest of world. In addition to that, distributors are also dealing with ocean freight charges that remain extremely high by historical standards—a situation magnified by turmoil in eastern Europe. We have no issue with the freight coming from the U.S.

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Hardwood: State of the Industry 2022

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These include rising inflation , higher raw materials pricing amid inconsistent availability and, now, a war in Ukraine that has threatened the supply of so many goods and services, including Russia-sourced birch lumber that goes into the core layer of many engineered hardwood flooring products sold globally today. We treat them fairly.

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Indusparquet responsibly carves out its niche

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All these companies are trying to source prime white oak, which is a big problem because a lot of it comes from Eastern Europe,” he said. Indusparquet has—unwittingly—become a defacto source for hardwood plywood in the absence of Baltic birch from Europe. But if being competitive becomes secondary to, ‘Do you have it?’,

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