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The Natural Stone Institute announces 2023 award recipients

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Oberlin, Ohio—The Natural Stone Institute (NSI) has named the winners of its three award programs for 2023. In 1981, while still operating MSI out of their basement, the Shahs secured the contract to supply black granite for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. manufacturers, primarily in the monuments industry.

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Rigid core reigns with a focus on innovation

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Las Vegas—While it has its challenges—low-end products creeping into retailer showrooms and U.S. The company made its foray into the eco-friendly field with its Stone + Wood line, a PVC-free hybrid touting waterproof capabilities and enhances scratch resistance. So, there’s a lot of pride behind the new products we’re putting out.”

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Executive forecast 2024: No signs of stopping resilient flooring

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Many supply chain risks remain for products imported from abroad. Challenges include higher inventory costs due to rising interest rates and product stoppages as U.S. products support jobs for American workers and help to fuel the U.S. Also continuing to bring more advanced realism in the category with better-looking products.

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Chinese Tariffs and their Effect on the Tile Industry

Architectural Ceramics

Retailers and product-based companies in many consumer categories are affected by the new tariffs and countervailing charges implemented on goods from China. government now charges countervailing duties to protect our domestic factories (therein the dilemma for many products affected). Here it is. for glazed ceramic and porcelain 2.7%

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Stats 2023: Laminate resurgence drives sales higher

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The disparity in growth rates, industry observers say, can be attributed to slightly higher costs related to production/shipping, as well as more of an emphasis on better quality goods—those in the 10mm to 12mm range versus activity at the opening price point associated with 7mm products. of sales—up from 4.6% last year.

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Huali Floors playing for home-field advantage

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It offers a wide range of high-quality product—rigid core, flexible LVT, loose lay, dry back, cushion vinyl, even a peel-and-stick product. manufactured Huali products rolling off the line in the second quarter of 2021. On the raw materials side, the majority of PVC production in the United States is in the Gulf.

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Granite4Less Beats All Other UK Granite Suppliers

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This means we know how to carefully choose the best types of granite stones and quartz for our customers and transform them into high quality finished products to meet our customers’ expectations. How can you be sure that we are selling you a high quality stone? Here, we look at Granite not as a stone, but a jewel.

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