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“Antimicrobial” on a carton can sound like a safety net. In reality, antimicrobial flooring claims range from well-tested performance to vague marketing. If you work in flooring manufacturing, distribution, or retail, 2026 brings more…
If you sell floors for a living, you already know the truth: customers buy the look first. Then they ask about wear layers, warranties, and water resistance. In 2026, that “look” still depends on…
If SPC and LVT, polyvinyl chloride-based flooring products, feel more “engineered” every year, it’s because they are. In 2026, a lot of the quiet progress is happening inside the formula, not on the print…
If laminate flooring orders feel harder to schedule than they should, you’re not alone. Many teams still treat HDF core supply like the single switch that controls laminate lead times. In March 2026, that’s…
If your products rely on polyurethane, 2026 probably feels like walking a tightrope. One side is performance demands from customers, on the other is raw material volatility, especially for MDI (Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate), that…
If flexible PVC (polyvinyl chloride) sheet or wall base is part of your 2026 plan, the quiet variable isn’t the print film or the wear layer. It’s PVC plasticizer supply, and what comes with…
Vinyl flooring, made from polyvinyl chloride plastic, has always been a chemistry story as much as a style story. In 2026, that chemistry is under brighter lights due to human health impacts, especially around…
If you make or sell LVT, you already know the product’s “feel” and look don’t carry a claim, the structure does. In 2026, a quiet risk sits inside many flexible LVT constructions: fiberglass scrim…
White floors sell a promise. They look clean, modern, and easy to match. Yet behind that bright surface sits one of the most sensitive inputs in hard-surface manufacturing: titanium dioxide, a naturally occurring mineral…
If calcium carbonate filler is one of the most common minerals on earth, why are SPC and WPC teams in the plastic industry talking about constraints in 2026? Because the issue usually isn’t “can…