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Litokol opens a new facility in India in partnership with Pidilite Industries

Ceramics of Italy

Pidilite has also set up two other new production companies, again connected to the tile installation and natural stone sectors. Litokol’s new facility in India has a state-of-the-art production plant that manufactures epoxy, polyurethane and other reactive two-component products for the ceramic and building industries.

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The Natural Stone Institute announces 2023 award recipients

Floor Covering News

Oberlin, Ohio—The Natural Stone Institute (NSI) has named the winners of its three award programs for 2023. The Shahs soon realized that natural stone for residential and commercial usage had even higher market potential and redirected their efforts toward developing this sector of the industry. To learn more, visit here.

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Greg Osterhout, Sam Arcot receive NSI awards

Floor Covering News

Oberlin, Ohio—The Natural Stone Institute (NSI) has awarded Greg Osterhout (Northern Stone Supply) the 2023 David Fell Spirit of Service award, and Sam Arcot the 2023 Natural Stone Institute Person of the Year award. Under his leadership, Northern Stone Supply eagerly stepped up to support the R.I.S.E.

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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. Before 2019, the duty for tile imported from China was: 8.5% Example: Take a tile that’s $3 per sf. in addition to the price of the tile. in addition to the price of the tile. Here it is.

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Coverings 2023 exceeds expectations

Floor Covering News

Coverings 2023, the preeminent international ceramic tile and natural stone event in North America, exceeded expectations with a vigorous 50% year-over-year increase in attendance, totaling nearly 27,000 eventgoers who gathered here April 18-21, 2023, at the Orange County Convention Center. Orlando, Fla.—

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TISE director bullish on 2023 show

Floor Covering News

We have exhibitors from Italy and India; India feels like a flourishing market. There will be a Surfaces theater, a Stone Expo theater and a Tile Expo theater. [Asia reps] are using U.S. distributors and U.S. We had conservative goals and expectations for 2023 but the uptick from ‘22 to ‘23 has exceeded expectations.

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Exclusive: MSI sees opportunities amid challenges

Floor Covering News

Raj Shah, MSI co-CEO M S International, more commonly known as MSI, started making headlines about 15 years ago as an affordable source of ceramic tile and stone. We were buying both ceramic tile and pavers from Ukraine. For ceramic tile, a lot of clay used to come from Ukraine. If Vietnam has a problem, then it’s India.

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