Natural stone and quartz surfaces from the European Union are safe from Airbus-related U.S. tariffs — for now. Also KBIS pulls the plug on its online trade-show floor, and Coverings announced 2021’s top tile trends.
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Coverings will split the hall in Orlando this July with the Wood Flooring Expo; U.S. hard-surface imports decline by only 3.8% in 2020; Park Industries and MSI plan a porcelain-fab expo in mid-March; more.
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The U.S. fingers Vietnam for currency manipulation, but holds back on a unfair-trade tariff. Also, LOTTE expands its operations in Turkey, and an industry legend dies at age 93.
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The U.S. government considers tariffs on Vietnamese goods in light of currency manipulation charges. Also, Caesarstone buys a U.S. stone supplier, and Coverings extends entry deadlines for its 2021 awards.
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K. Schipper and Emerson Schwartzkopf take a look back at the top news in hard surfaces this year, with follow-up reporting to bring everything up to date as 2020 winds down.
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