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NSI releases 2022 Stone Industry Education Series

Floor Covering News

Oberlin, Ohio—The Natural Stone Institute released the schedule for the 2022 Stone Industry Education Series. Stone Summits will be led by industry leaders and will cover a wide range of topics relevant to fabricators, including stone shop management, business diversification and ways to increase efficiency, according to event organizers.

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

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That’s what industry disrupters are doing when they innovate to the point that it shifts the traditional paradigm. Disruption can also occur within the industry from causes outside of it. This year’s Floor Covering News “Industry Disrupters” 2024 issue features all manner of players that are—or are poised to—shake things up.

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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. Product quality from China got better over the past decade, prompting former mosaic makers like Mexico and Brazil to stop producing them. Now we are looking to South America, Mexico, and India for these products.

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Martha Salazar named 2022 Coverings Rock Star

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Martha Salazar, director of marketing for TCNA-Mexico, is a Coverings Rock Star Award recipient for 2022, according to the Tile Council of North America (TCNA). The Coverings Rock Star program is recognizes emerging tile and stone industry trailblazers who consistently innovate and lead through achievement. Clemson, S.C.—Martha

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Domestic tile manufacturers seek tariffs on imports

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manufacturers have plentiful deposits of clay and feldspar, an efficient and well-respected labor force, local community support, state-of-the-art equipment and affordable energy—so much so that major exporters from Italy, Spain, Brazil, Mexico and China have built facilities in the U.S. . “In fact, U.S. The vitality of the U.S.

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Mohawk to acquire Vitromex ceramic business

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Mohawk Industries said it has entered into an agreement to purchase the Vitromex ceramic tile business from Grupo Industrial Saltillo (GIS) for approximately $293 million in cash. Vitromex was founded in 1967 and includes four manufacturing facilities strategically located throughout Mexico. Calhoun, Ga.—Mohawk

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Obra Blanca Expo to open in October

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Mexico City, Mexico—Given the interest by all segments of the Mexican tile industry to reconnect in person, and with the reopening of other international tradeshows in Mexico, the organizing committee of Obra Blanca Expo said it will move forward with its event.

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