If I had used cement-based thinset instead of mastic, the tile wouldn’t have cracked. Thinset doesn’t compress like the flexible mastic. My daughter installed large-format ceramic tile in her ...

In 2020, the category saw a second consecutive year of decline; floor tile consumption in revenue was $2.802 billion, down 5.4% from the previous year. In the past two years, the ceramic industry ...

East Sparta, OH, January 31, 2007--Dwindling business is prompting the closing of United States Ceramic Tile Co., a major community employer since 1913, according to CantonRep.com. Now a division ...

The results obtained confirmed the efficiency of the methodology defect detection in raw tile and its relevance as a promising approach on-line, as well as included in quality control and inspection ...

Titanium Dioxide (TiO 2) has a wide range of applications.Since its commercial production in the early twentieth century, it is used as a pigment in paints, coatings, sunscreens, ointments and ...