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Flooring Market Forecast to 2028 – COVID-19 Impact and Global Analysis By Product Type, Material, and Application July 28, 2022 from Research and Markets The flooring market… Read More

The global terrazzo flooring market reached a value of US$ 24.13 Billion in 2021. Looking forward, the publisher expects the market to reach a value of US$ 29.7 Billion by 2027, exhibiting a CAGR of 3.52% during 2021-2027. Read More

he National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) has released its midyear 2022 Kitchen & Bath Market Outlook. While both inflation and mortgage rate increases have impacted the segment, the overall annual forecast still represents a double-digit increase over 2021. Read More

The floor covering industry is depends on various general economic conditions, such as consumer confidence, income and spending, corporate and government spending, interest rate levels, availability of credit and demand for housing. Increasing new construction facilities, surging demand of residential buildings, commercial amenities and healthcare facilities are likely to drive the growth of the market. According to the report title, “Global Flooring Market Outlook, 2027” the market was value at around USD 340 Billion in 2021 and it is anticipated to grow with the CAGR of 6.18% from 2022 to 2027. Read More

In the month of May, Italy jumped to first place in ceramic tile imports with 3.4 million square meters, followed by Spain 2.9 million square meters, Mexico 2.7 million square meters, India 2.46 million square meters, Turkey 2.4 million square meters and Brazil 1.8 million square meters, reports Grosser Consulting. Total imports for the month were 17.9 million square meters, the highest month so far for this year. Read More

Consumers demand a seamless and simple journey. Once complicated by the stark contrast of what was presented online and what was in store, web-based and brick-and-mortar, when done right, can allow the consumer to research and select the product that fits both their need and personal style in a truly aligned and easy way. Today, that journey is being influenced by opposing forces further complicating the process of engaging and capturing the consumer’s attention and dollars. Read More

In 2021 the worth of Italy’s exports of machines, installations, tools and other equipment to extract and process natural stones rose by 18.5% from the previous year, reaching 1 billion 107.1 million euros. Read More

According to the analysis, in 2019 it took 39 days for a container ship to travel from China to the United States, while in 2020 it took 49 days and in 2021 68. Costs increased as well: in 2019 shipping a container by sea cost an average of US$1,421, rising to US$2,171 in 2020 and to a whopping US$7,556 in 2021. Read More

Final 2021 data processed by the Confindustria Marmomacchine Studies Center confirm the excellent growth in sales to the United States, the top destination market for both finished stone products and complementary stone technologies Made in Italy. Read More

After closing 2020 with a 17.3% drop in sales abroad, the Italian stone industry last year recorded a marked growth in its exports - which affected almost all the main sector reference markets -, linking the economic recovery and the renewed momentum of the construction sector worldwide. Read More