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Tile continues downward slide

Floor Covering News

imports, followed by Spain (17.4%) and Mexico (16.7%). The five countries from which the most tiles were imported in 2023 based on volume were: India (42.6%); Spain -19.4%; Mexico -7.8%; Italy -20.5%; Brazil -18.6%. the next highest shares of total consumption by volume belonged to India (14.2%), Spain (12.2%), and Mexico (11.8%).

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Domestic tile manufacturers seek tariffs on imports

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ceramic tile manufacturing, are filing anti-dumping and countervailing duty petitions with the federal government seeking the imposition of substantial tariffs on imports of ceramic tile from India to remedy unfairly low-priced imports that have injured domestic manufacturers and flooded the market with uncertified porcelain tiles.

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Back to Basics: AC’s Ceramic Tile Collections

Architectural Ceramics

This collection’s features make it an easy option to mix and match with other natural stone or porcelain tile: 3″ x 6″ field tile with coordinating bullnose and trim profiles. Machine-made ceramics go through several steps and processes, before resulting in two main types: thin-body or porcelain. glossy finish.

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STATS 2024: Housing market slump takes wind out of tile sales

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Like most flooring products in 2023 , tile declined in both sales and volume last year due to various factors— most significantly, the struggling housing market. When the dust settled, tile flooring experienced about an 8% decline in dollar sales in 2023 to $3.226 billion vs. $3.507 billion in 2022, according to Floor Covering News research.

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Waterproof: Domestic manufacturing update

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manufacturing and has facilities in Dalton as well as Mexicali, Mexico, to service its North American customers. Our overall goal is to provide stable pricing and readily available stateside inventory while working in tandem with our Chinese manufacturing operations,” said Dick Quinlan, vice president of sales and marketing. “In

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Stats 2023: Tile flooring price increases buoy dollar sales

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F or the second year running tile flooring experienced sales growth after its 2020 decline, which had been the category’s first decrease in several years. However, while dollar sales were up, much of that came from price increases and inflationary pressures. Volume experienced a slight decrease overall. billion square feet.

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Farrell Gerber, Executive VP Sales of Tile Redi® stated, “Redi-Trench™ is the only linear drain system completely integrated into a leak-proof, mold-free shower pan. QEP will be representing the full line of Homelux-branded products and accessories throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean region.

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