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EUDR and Flooring: What Wood Product Buyers Need to Do Before December 2026

The EU Deforestation Regulation has been delayed twice, amended once, and debated continuously since it entered into force in June 2023. None of that changes what matters now: for large and medium-sized operators, enforcement begins on 30 December 2026. That date is confirmed by Regulation (EU) 2025/2650 — and for the EUDR flooring supply chain,

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China Plus One Flooring: How Karlyn Floors Diversified Its SPC Supply Chain

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Why Supply Chain Flexibility Matters More Than Ever in 2026 The China Plus One flooring conversation has been running in the industry for several years. For most of that time, it was largely theoretical — something distributors and importers discussed at trade shows without necessarily acting on. The tariff environment of 2025 and 2026 has

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ESG Flooring: How Sustainability Is Reshaping the Way Buildings Get Specified

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When ESG Stopped Being a Talking Point and Started Being a Checklist Three years ago, if you asked a procurement manager what role ESG played in their flooring decisions, the answer was usually something like: “We try to source sustainably where we can.” Today, that same conversation sounds different. ESG is no longer something procurement

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Why Laminate Flooring Is Making a Comeback in 2026

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The Quiet Return of a Category Everyone Wrote Off A few years ago, the flooring industry narrative was clear: SPC was the future, and laminate flooring was on its way out. The logic seemed sound. SPC is fully waterproof, dimensionally stable, and increasingly affordable. Laminate has a moisture-sensitive HDF core that fails in wet environments.

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Flooring Recycling: Why the Industry’s Circular Story Needs a Rewrite

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Why I’m Rewriting What Flooring Recycling Means For years, flooring companies, mine included, have talked about flooring recycling as if it were one simple promise: buy this product, and at the end of its life it gets recycled into something new. I no longer think that promise is honest, at least not for the materials

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2026 Global Flooring Market Trends: Materials, ESG & Regional Growth

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The global flooring industry is entering a transformative phase driven by sustainability, material innovation, and shifting consumer behavior. As construction rebounds post-pandemic, the demand for durable, eco-friendly, and design-flexible flooring has surged across residential, commercial, and industrial sectors. According to market projections, the global flooring market will exceed USD 580 billion by 2026, growing at

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