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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. “ White wall and floor tiles are still the predominant tiles sold in the USA, and most come from China primarily comprised of mosaics , white subway tiles , and larger thicker white wall tiles. Here it is.

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Q&A: Reshoring movement takes on greater urgency

Floor Covering News

It’s a situation that has impacted virtually every consumer product category, flooring included. The mission of the organization is to bring millions of good, well-paying manufacturing jobs to the United States by helping companies more accurately assess their total cost of offshoring. Harry Moser. Yes, absolutely.

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Reshoring Initiative gains steam, more needs to be done

Floor Covering News

T he crippling shipping delays and logjams that plagued the flooring industry in the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and into the early part of 2022 have finally begun to subside. This includes electronics, building materials, apparel, food products and, of course, flooring. manufacturing by 40% or 5 million jobs.