After 20 years of rapid growth, the size of the carpet tile business has more than quadrupled, reaching a US$2 billion U.S. industry (calculated based on the factory price), which has changed the pattern of most commercial areas. The flooring category has matured in many aspects. Enter a new stage of its existence. Originally a plain and practical floor with fusion bonding and asphalt support, it has now developed into a wide range of high-performance, high-design, and basically environmentally friendly products, occupying a dominant position in the US$6 billion commercial floor market and accounting for the total sales one third. Although carpet tile is still growing at a healthy rate and continues to occupy a share of flooring in all commercial areas, it has not grown as it did ten years ago. This is part of the natural curve of new product categories because they have found an organic balance-we have I saw it in laminate flooring, and we will see it in LVT in a few years. For example, in the corporate sector, most projects no longer even use broad-width looms. Carpet tiles have become the main soft floor covering for institutions such as education, government projects, public space projects, healthcare, and retail. And in price-sensitive industries such as tenant improvement and the main street, it is quickly taking over from the wide range. At this stage of development, a major focus of the carpet tile industry is to penetrate the more challenging market, the last bastion of broad-width looms. The largest market is of course the residential market, but so far this has proved too elusive. Milliken tried it with Tesserae and Legato many years ago. Interface put all its effort into its Flor store, which is a great concept, but it was not completely successful. Others, like Shaw, took a closer look, but still flinched. The big box has immersed the toes in the water, and the carpets sold are mainly used for practical applications-garages and basements. The price point is a major obstacle to the residential market, and most of the wide carpets are far below the price point that carpet tiles can currently compete with. Carpet tiles have achieved greater success in the hotel market. Its public space carpet designs traditionally feature large patterns. These patterns can only be produced using specialized wide-width looms such as Axminster looms, and the rooms are averagely wide. Carpet tiles cannot match the price point of the loom. The design trend led by the lifestyle and soft brands of boutique hotels and large chain hotels has transformed from traditional forms, opening the door to carpet tiles. Generally speaking, in all hotels except top hotels, carpet tiles are becoming more and more popular. In terms of room carpets, the carpet tile industry has tried its best to create products at more affordable prices, but it is currently unable to match these upfront costs, so it focuses on other advantages. Installation is faster, cleaner, and waste is reduced, and the carpet is usually not laid under the bed, thereby reducing material costs. The tiles damaged by the guest's accident can be replaced instead of replacing the entire floor. In addition, guest room aesthetics are constantly evolving. LVT is used more and more in the entrance hall and even deeper into the room, so the idea of ​​spreading a carpet throughout the space is no longer the previous standard. The elderly living market, which has many common features with the hotel market, still dominates broad-width carpets, and also opened the door for the installation of carpets. Another powerful broad market, now more like a niche market, is the high-end of corporate professional services, including law firms and financial institutions, where the board of directors and C-Suite offices make extensive use of lush, luxurious breadth and attractiveness. Human hardwood finish. There is also some demand for high-end retail. Carpet tiles cannot really match this look, although it may only be a matter of time before these stubborn traditional decorations adapt to popular aesthetic trends. The roots of carpet tiles Carpet tiles were invented by Heuga in the Netherlands nearly 60 years ago. It is a 10-inch square with a needle-punched surface and an asphalt backing. It serves the residential and commercial markets in Europe. In the early 1970s, Milliken, which recently entered the carpet business through the acquisition of Callaway Mills, sent two promising young employees to Europe in search of new carpet technology. Ray Anderson brought back the Heuga carpet tile concept, and Thomas Malone returned with the sintered carpet. Soon after, Ray Anderson left Milliken, obtained the right to operate the carpet tile, and started business with a group of investors. In 1973, he founded the International Carpet Company and set foot in the carpet tile business. Malone stayed at Milliken-by 1983, he served as president and chief operating officer. Both companies use welding technology on the backing of the reinforced structure into the carpet tiles. However, neither company was the first to produce carpet tiles in Collins and Aikman (later C&A Floor Covering, then Tandus) in the United States. Now, as part of Tarkett, Tandus Centiva began production in 1969 Carpet tiles, Powerbond was made a few years ago using invented technology, its six-foot-long PVC-backed nylon carpet. At that time, wide carpets were popular in the residential sector, but carpets designed for the commercial market were still quite new. Tufting technology has not yet developed tight enough specifications to make the surface dense enough to hide the joints of the carpet tiles. Collins & Aikman uses tufting, while Milliken and Interface establish themselves through fusion with the substrate. Ten years later, Mannington and Lees in the early 1980s joined. Interface, Milliken and Collins & Aikman led the growth of the American carpet tile industry. In the early days, carpet tiles provided few patterns and designs, which limited their functional applications in a range of commercial environments. Advances in tufting technology The next major development of carpet tile took place in the early 1990s. Based on the new tufting technology introduced in the late 1980s, this technology introduced narrower specifications that allowed the creation of denser surfaces. Since then, carpet tiles on the American market usually have the same basic structure: nylon face fibers (mainly solution dyed) are tufted to a polyester main backing (mainly non-woven fabric until five years ago) and fixed to Backing platform, hardcover or cushioning. However, the use of tufting technology for carpet tiles has a learning curve, which leads to a high floor failure rate and requires a new round of research and development. The inherent tension in the tufting process puts pressure on the surface, causing the edges of the tiles to curl. Technical adjustments coupled with the development of the main backing and the high-performance hardcover platform basically avoided this problem. This is when the carpet tiles really take off. Carpet tiles are not only suitable for technology-driven modern offices, but their ease of transportation, handling and installation is a godsend-think about maneuvering a 12-foot wide roller shutter lift and passing through the corridors of high-rise offices instead of transporting the carpet tiles on the ground . Trolleys, or install carpet tiles overnight under modular furniture, instead of the downtime involved in clearing the office space for wide installations. Advances in tufting technology opened the door to design, promoted the development of carpet tiles, and ushered in new manufacturers such as Shaw. By 1993, Mohawk entered the market through the acquisition of Lees. By the end of the 20th century, Interface's carpet tile sales in the United States reached 220 million U.S. dollars, Shaw reached 100 million U.S. dollars, and C&A Floorcoverings and Milliken followed closely behind. A fire at Milliken's Live Oak plant in 1995 destroyed most of its proprietary Millitron dye injection equipment. After the company was rebuilt, it replaced all the carpet tiles with padded backings. Other carpet tile manufacturers focus their business on hardcover tiles. In the past two decades, carpet tile designs have exploded. Some patterns celebrate the tile format, while others cleverly hide the seams through innovative design concepts-many were pioneered by David Oakey, working for Interface, who led the industry into biophilic design. Mills tried different installation modes, new adhesive systems, and floating floor methods, and recently tried different sizes and shapes, including plank formats that reflect the development of hard-surface flooring planks. As the commercial flooring market accepts LVT—all leading large carpet factories either manufacture their own LVT or outsource LVT procedures—the design concept is adapted and developed again, this time combining hard and soft surfaces. This is where we are today. Price point pressure Although in some applications, carpet tile can take away the potential market share from hard floor flooring, most of its share growth is at the expense of broad floor. In recent years, carpet tile manufacturers have made concerted efforts to produce more affordable carpet tiles to cope with wider carpets at lower prices. Most of the success comes from the use of fewer materials and the lower surface weight of the carpet tiles. This strategy helps the carpet tiles continue to grow. The wholesale price of carpets has dropped to about $12 per yard, but there are still wide carpets sold at half the price. The face weight can be reduced, but not too much. The golden rule of lightweight carpet tiles is not to reach the level where the seams can be seen, and the low-level ring structure in these lighter tiles has already posed a challenge to the design. Some manufacturers adopt direct tufting technology, which uses the fiber in the extruder directly for tufting, bypassing air entanglement, twisting, heat setting and related costs to produce a surface weight close to 10 ounces per square yard. Cheap carpet tiles. However, due to the lack of a large number of fibers, ceramic tiles have the low-key feel of plain woven products and the beauty of corduroy, and the application is limited, at least for now. And the colors tend to be clearer and cleaner, because they will not darken or mix due to air entanglement and distortion. In Europe, these low-key micro-tufted structures are actually in great demand. This look is also very popular in the leading design markets in the United States, such as Chicago, New York, and San Francisco. Some large end users, such as Apple, also like this structure. It may be that the US market is beginning to follow this trend. If this is the case, the carpet tiles will become lighter. Manufacturers Overview In the US market, the top ten designated carpet factories have a large number of carpet tiles plans, and many smaller factories also provide carpet tiles, although some factories support their products by cooperating with larger factories. For most large factories, carpet tiles are much larger than wide carpets. Most of Interface's carpet tiles use PVC hardcover versions, namely GlasBac or GlasBac RE, which provide recyclable components. It still uses bitumen backing in Europe because the bitumen itself comes from the diesel economy in Europe, not the lower-performance gasoline bitumen in the US, which meets the necessary performance requirements. In 1998, Interface acquired Heuga, a Dutch company that initially let Ray Anderson (Ray Anderson) see the potential of carpet tiles. The company still produces bituminous needle-punched tiles in a niche market in the United States. For a closer look, please visit any CVS. The company produces two square tiles-1m x 1m and 50cm x 50cm-and two rectangular-50cm x 1m and 25cm x 1m thin plates. The dough weight has increased from 11 ounces per square yard to 30 ounces, and its coarse wool products have even reached 40 ounces. At the high end, it uses ColorPoint tufting technology to create highly patterned and textured products. Last year, in response to the needs of the hotel, senior living and multi-family industries, Interface introduced a new backing, a felt polyurethane product with 85% post-consumer recycled content, called CushionBac Renew. Interface is a truly global manufacturer with production facilities in the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia. About half of the revenue comes from domestic business. Shaw Industries, which entered the game a bit late, quickly grew into the largest manufacturer of carpet tiles in the US market. Shaw's carpet tiles entered the market through Shaw Contract, Patcraft and Philadelphia Commercial. Approximately 95% of Shaw's carpet tiles use its EcoWorx fully recyclable polyethylene backing, and the rest use EcoLogix, a cushioned PET backing made from 100% recycled beverage bottles. EcoLogix ES adopts peeling and pasting process and can be installed in environments with humidity as high as 100% RH. About a year ago, it launched StrataWorx, a thinner, more affordable version of EcoWorx designed to help lower the price point. Shaw's carpet tiles range from 14 ounces to 40 ounces per square yard. Those heavier face weights are usually used in high-end enterprise applications such as law firms, banks, and consulting businesses. The structure of these high-end products uses technologies such as ColorPoint to produce complex multi-stage rings and cutting-edge shear designs. In price-sensitive markets such as tenant improvement and main streets, lower face weights are strong. The healthcare industry prefers products from 22 ounces to 30 ounces because they require density to meet the performance requirements of the healthcare environment, including retention under rolling loads. Just over a year ago, the company officially opened its newest carpet tile factory T1 in Adairsville, Georgia. For the Asian market, the company produces carpet tiles in Nantong, China. Tarkett's Tandus Centiva produces carpet tiles, wide carpets and Powerbond six-foot merchandise. For carpet tiles, it offers four types of backing: ER3 is its 100% recycled PVC backing and the longest; Conserv was launched in 2007 and is a 25% lighter PVC backing; Ethos was introduced in 2009 Carpet tiles, made of PVB (polyvinyl butyral), including 50% post-consumer ingredients from automotive safety glass interlayer; and Flex-Aire, its cushioning support, has been growing in the corporate, hotel, and education sectors. Ethos has proven to be the most popular backing, in part because it does not contain PVC, which is important to many regulators and end users. In addition, it has become increasingly difficult to recycle sufficient quantities of recycled PVC backed carpets to become ER3. Last year, the company used Omnicoat to enhance Ethos. Omnicoat is a moisture-proof layer that can be installed on any floor using Tarkett Tape. As long as it has no standing water, the carpet can be put down. The basis weight of most Tandus Centiva carpet tiles ranges from 17 ounces of twisted yarn to 26 ounces of ColorPoint products. The company can also tuft its Dynex solution dyed nylon 6 yarn directly from the extruder to produce as low as 11 or even 10 ounces of dry weight. The company can give many designs to the tiles, but it has a unique appearance, similar to plain weave fabric. In addition, its Dutch Desso business acquired in 2014 owns a small number of richly patterned Axminster woven carpet tiles for the casino market. Since acquiring Lees in 2003, Mohawk has been a major player in the carpet tile market. In fact, Lees's cube factory in Glasgow, Virginia currently produces 95% of Mohawk cubes and is adding a new extrusion compounding line. With the upcoming opening of its carpet tile factory in Belgium, the company is expected to become more global players in this category. About half of Mohawk's carpet tiles use EcoFlex ITC vinyl hardcover edition. But growing faster is the demand for EcoFlex NXT made from recycled polyolefin bottle caps and the cushioned version EcoFlex NXT Air. Both NXT supports announced no redlists. In floating floor installations using Mohawk's FlexLok label, carpet tiles with NXT backing can handle humidity up to 99% RH. For the main backing, the company uses spunbond nonwoven PET, woven PET and Low & Bonar's Colback, a nonwoven PET with a nylon skin. Mohawk produces tiles with surface weights ranging from 14 ounces to over 40 ounces. The sizes are 24"x24", 12"x36", 24"x48", and 36"x36" if needed. Most of the increase comes from the plank format. At the high end of the retail and corporate sectors, the heavier face weight is very strong, usually used to highlight specific areas and coordinate with the lighter face weight products. Since the mid-1990s, Milliken’s carpet tiles have been backed with polyurethane cushions. The seat cushion has two standard thicknesses, called Underscore and Comfort Plus. The facial weight ranges from 14 ounces to 30 ounces. At the beginning of this century, the company entered the residential market through the carpet tile program, which ended a few years ago. Milliken is famous for its Millitron dye injection printing machine, which uses this technology on many carpet tiles, but in recent years, it has also added solution dyeing products. The company has a well-established hotel business, which is mainly attributed to printing technology, which can create large-scale wide-format patterns for public space installations, and in the past few years, the industry's carpet tiles have grown, whether in guest rooms And public spaces. The company reported that its higher profile products not only serve the administrative space of owner-occupied buildings, but also serve sectors such as education, where universities are competing to attract students. Mannington has been producing carpet tiles for decades. In recent years, its carpet tile business has grown so fast that it is now twice as large as the broad carpet business. Ten years ago, Mannington and JJ Flooring (then J&J Industries) formed a joint venture to use the Mannington facility and added a polyolefin backing production line. The company is already producing PVC backing tiles. The joint venture ended shortly after Engineered Floors acquired JJ in 2016, and was replaced by a supply agreement, which will be gradually cancelled as Engineered Floors' carpet tile facility goes online. The termination of Mannington's partnership with JJ means that in the future, Mannington will have more production capacity, which will stimulate the company to develop its business, provide new price points and target new markets. Most of Mannington's carpet tiles use its Infinity and Infinity RE PVC hardcover-Infinity RE has 10% post-consumer recycled content from recycled carpets. Its Revolve polyolefin backing occupies a considerable market share, but the company reports that since everyone wants to use LVT, there is not so much demand for PVC-free products for specifiers and end users. Mannington also offers a foamed PVC backing called Infinity Cushion. Although most of the carpet tiles are tufted into the nonwoven main backing, Mannington has been tufted into woven polypropylene in the past, but Propex’s Artis woven PET backing has been used—in fact, Mannington is even on the back There was some cooperation during the development of the lining. The company also uses spunbond nonwovens in some of its products. Mannington carpet tiles have a surface weight ranging from 14 ounces to 35 ounces and are suitable for all commercial areas. Its standard tile is 24"x24", but its plank shape has undergone a major migration, 18"x36" and 12"x48", it can also be made 36"x36". JJ Flooring offers two types of backing, Nexus PVC hardcover and cushion PVC. Due to insufficient demand, it no longer produces polyolefin backings. As part of Engineered Floors, the company also produces carpet tiles for the Pentz mainstreet division of Engineered. By the end of the quarter, the new carpet tile factory in Dalton, Georgia should be up and running, and the company will no longer rely on the Mannington factory. JJ also produces another soft tile, Kinetex, which is made entirely of PET. Thanks to its exquisite styling, Kinetex has gained traction in the higher education and corporate markets. It is a breathable product, so it performs well in terms of moisture resistance. When installed with JJ's PreFix Mill Application Adhesive, it can handle up to 99% relative humidity. Most of JJ's carpet tiles weigh between 18 and 22 ounces. Although they weigh as low as 14 ounces and as high as 32 ounces, they are heavier and clustered with advanced technologies such as ColorPoint. They are mainly used in enterprises and hotels. application. Last year, after acquiring JJ, Engineered Floors purchased its assets shortly after Beaulieu declared bankruptcy. Beaulieu's residential business has been declining, but its commercial arm, Bolyu, is still a viable entity with close to $100 million in sales, including the Aqua hotel business. Bolyu sells wide-format carpets and carpet tiles — its carpet tiles have a unique backing made entirely of PET — and it also offers a PET soft-faced square, which was launched around the same time as JJ's Kinetex. Bentley Mills is located in the City of Industry, California, and produces carpet tiles and wide carpets. Carpet tiles account for more than 70% of sales. Until 2014, when the company launched its Affirma polyolefin hardcover tiles, Bentley's carpet tiles were mainly backed by its NexStep polyurethane cushions. Less than four years later, two-thirds of its carpet tiles have Affirma backing-and the percentage of Bentley's total sales of carpet tiles has risen from 40% to more than 70%. Last year, the company introduced a floating floor installation system called Affixx, which uses hook and loop systems such as Velcro to connect the carpet tiles to each other so that they can be installed on high-humidity sub-floors. It also expanded its carpet tile business, doubled its production capacity, and added a second ColorPoint machine. The company plans to add another ColorPoint later this year. Bentley's carpet tiles range in weight from 12 to 50 ounces, and are available in 24" x 24" squares, 18" x 36" rectangles, and 9" x 36" thick boards. In March last year, Bentley Mills was acquired by Balta Group, the largest carpet manufacturer in Europe, and listed on the Brussels Stock Exchange in June. Balta's products include Modulyss flat-woven carpet tiles, which Bentley has begun to sell in the United States. Balta also brings global influence and network to Bentley Mills. Bentley Mills exhibited at the Domotex in the Balta showroom last month. As part of the Dixie Group, Masland Contract launched its first carpets in 2007. These first carpets are 24"x24" with a face weight ranging from 20s to 30s. Now, it has running line carpet tiles with face weights as low as 14 ounces (up to 40 ounces), and new sizes include 12"x36 and 36"x36". Dixie's commercial operations also include Atlas Carpet Mills, which was acquired in 2014 on the West Coast Manufacturer. Atlas' tiles are supported by Masland's Alabama plant and can include heavier tiles, although it has recently expanded its plans to lower priced face weights and price points. Masland's carpet tiles have PVC hardcover Plates and pad backings made of needle-punched polyester have high post-consumer content. Cushioning support has been growing, especially in the high-end self-occupied business sector. Last year, the company changed its pre-coating from PVC It is EVA (Ethylene Vinyl Acetate). Looking to the future. Today, the development of carpet tiles requires a high degree of skill and complexity more than ever. In terms of market share and market penetration, the fruits at your fingertips have largely been Picked up. Future growth will depend on more complex strategies targeting the remaining market segments with new performance attributes and highly concentrated designs. The trend for floating floor installation is still in full swing. Eliminating adhesives can reduce floor failure rates, especially It is during the fast-paced construction cycle that there never seems to be enough time for the concrete to cure. The floating floor is also reminiscent of Interface’s Flor concept, where carpet tiles are marketed as customizable area carpets, not as a substitute for carpets Products. Considering the trend of office space to flexible space and wider environment, as well as the increasing attention to environmental issues, flooring that can be easily disassembled and reinstalled in different configurations or even different positions may be in line with the next wave of trends in the building environment. Synchronization. Carpet tiles provide very little pattern and design, which limits its functional application in a series of commercial environments. Advances in tufting technology The next major development of carpet tiles occurred in the early 1990s, based on 80 The new tufting technology introduced in the late 1950s introduced narrower specifications and allowed the creation of denser surfaces. Since then, carpet tiles on the US market usually have the same basic structure: the nylon surface fiber (mainly Solution dyeing) tufted to a polyester main backing (mainly non-woven fabric until five years ago) and fixed to a backing platform, hardcover or cushioning. However, there is a learning curve to use tufting technology for carpet tiles, leading to flooring The failure rate is high and a new round of research and development is needed. The inherent tension in the tufting process will put pressure on the surface and cause the edge of the tile to curl. Technical adjustments plus the development of the main backing and the high-performance hardcover platform basically circumvent this problem. This is when the carpet tile really takes off. Not only is the carpet tile suitable for technology-driven modern offices, but its ease of transportation, handling and installation is a godsend-think about operating a 12-foot wide roller shutter lift and passing through the corridors of high-rise offices , Instead of transporting carpet tiles on the ground. Trolleys, or installing carpet tiles overnight under modular furniture, instead of clearing the office space for wide installation The downtime involved. Advances in tufting technology opened the door to design, promoted the development of carpet tiles, and ushered in new manufacturers such as Shaw. By 1993, Mohawk entered the market through the acquisition of Lees. By the end of the 20th century, Interface's carpet tile sales in the United States reached 220 million U.S. dollars, Shaw reached 100 million U.S. dollars, and C&A Floorcoverings and Milliken followed closely behind. A fire at Milliken's Live Oak plant in 1995 destroyed most of its proprietary Millitron dye injection equipment. After the company was rebuilt, it replaced all the carpet tiles with padded backings. Other carpet tile manufacturers focus their business on hardcover tiles. In the past two decades, carpet tile designs have exploded. Some patterns celebrate the tile format, while others cleverly hide the seams through innovative design concepts-many were pioneered by David Oakey, working for Interface, who led the industry into biophilic design. Mills tried different installation modes, new adhesive systems, and floating floor methods, and recently tried different sizes and shapes, including plank formats that reflect the development of hard-surface flooring planks. As the commercial flooring market accepts LVT—all leading large carpet factories either manufacture their own LVT or outsource LVT procedures—the design concept is adapted and developed again, this time combining hard and soft surfaces. This is where we are today. Price point pressure Although in some applications, carpet tile can take away the potential market share from hard floor flooring, most of its share growth is at the expense of broad floor. In recent years, carpet tile manufacturers have made concerted efforts to produce more affordable carpet tiles to cope with wider carpets at lower prices. Most of the success comes from the use of fewer materials and the lower surface weight of the carpet tiles. This strategy helps the carpet tiles continue to grow. The wholesale price of carpets has dropped to about $12 per yard, but there are still wide carpets sold at half the price. The face weight can be reduced, but not too much. The golden rule of lightweight carpet tiles is not to reach the level where the seams can be seen, and the low-level ring structure in these lighter tiles has already posed a challenge to the design. Some manufacturers adopt direct tufting technology, which uses the fiber in the extruder directly for tufting, bypassing air entanglement, twisting, heat setting and related costs to produce a surface weight close to 10 ounces per square yard. Cheap carpet tiles. However, due to the lack of a large number of fibers, ceramic tiles have the low-key feel of plain woven products and the beauty of corduroy, and the application is limited, at least for now. And the colors tend to be clearer and cleaner, because they will not darken or mix due to air entanglement and distortion. In Europe, these low-key micro-tufted structures are actually in great demand. This look is also very popular in the leading design markets in the United States, such as Chicago, New York, and San Francisco. Some large end users, such as Apple, also like this structure. It may be that the US market is beginning to follow this trend. If this is the case, the carpet tiles will become lighter. Manufacturers Overview In the US market, the top ten designated carpet factories have a large number of carpet tiles plans, and many smaller factories also provide carpet tiles, although some factories support their products by cooperating with larger factories. For most large factories, carpet tiles are much larger than wide carpets. Most of Interface's carpet tiles use PVC hardcover versions, namely GlasBac or GlasBac RE, which provide recyclable components. It still uses bitumen backing in Europe because the bitumen itself comes from the diesel economy in Europe, not the lower-performance gasoline bitumen in the US, which meets the necessary performance requirements. In 1998, Interface acquired Heuga, a Dutch company that initially let Ray Anderson (Ray Anderson) see the potential of carpet tiles. The company still produces bituminous needle-punched tiles in a niche market in the United States. For a closer look, please visit any CVS. The company produces two square tiles-1m x 1m and 50cm x 50cm-and two rectangular-50cm x 1m and 25cm x 1m thin plates. The dough weight has increased from 11 ounces per square yard to 30 ounces, and its coarse wool products have even reached 40 ounces. At the high end, it uses ColorPoint tufting technology to create highly patterned and textured products. Last year, in response to the needs of the hotel, senior living and multi-family industries, Interface introduced a new backing, a felt polyurethane product with 85% post-consumer recycled content, called CushionBac Renew. Interface is a truly global manufacturer with production facilities in the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia. About half of the revenue comes from domestic business. Shaw Industries, which entered the game a bit late, quickly grew into the largest manufacturer of carpet tiles in the US market. Shaw's carpet tiles entered the market through Shaw Contract, Patcraft and Philadelphia Commercial. Approximately 95% of Shaw's carpet tiles use its EcoWorx fully recyclable polyethylene backing, and the rest use EcoLogix, a cushioned PET backing made from 100% recycled beverage bottles. EcoLogix ES adopts peeling and pasting process and can be installed in environments with humidity as high as 100% RH. About a year ago, it launched StrataWorx, a thinner, more affordable version of EcoWorx designed to help lower the price point. Shaw's carpet tiles range from 14 ounces to 40 ounces per square yard. Those heavier face weights are usually used in high-end enterprise applications such as law firms, banks, and consulting businesses. The structure of these high-end products uses technologies such as ColorPoint to produce complex multi-stage rings and cutting-edge shear designs. In price-sensitive markets such as tenant improvement and main streets, lower face weights are strong. The healthcare industry prefers products from 22 ounces to 30 ounces because they require density to meet the performance requirements of the healthcare environment, including retention under rolling loads. Just over a year ago, the company officially opened its newest carpet tile factory T1 in Adairsville, Georgia. For the Asian market, the company produces carpet tiles in Nantong, China. Tarkett's Tandus Centiva produces carpet tiles, wide carpets and Powerbond six-foot merchandise. For carpet tiles, it offers four types of backing: ER3 is its 100% recycled PVC backing and the longest; Conserv was launched in 2007 and is a 25% lighter PVC backing; Ethos was introduced in 2009 Carpet tiles, made of PVB (polyvinyl butyral), including 50% post-consumer ingredients from automotive safety glass interlayer; and Flex-Aire, its cushioning support, has been growing in the corporate, hotel, and education sectors. Ethos has proven to be the most popular backing, in part because it does not contain PVC, which is important to many regulators and end users. In addition, it has become increasingly difficult to recycle sufficient quantities of recycled PVC backed carpets to become ER3. Last year, the company used Omnicoat to enhance Ethos. Omnicoat is a moisture-proof layer that can be installed on any floor using Tarkett Tape. As long as it has no standing water, the carpet can be put down. The basis weight of most Tandus Centiva carpet tiles ranges from 17 ounces of twisted yarn to 26 ounces of ColorPoint products. The company can also tuft its Dynex solution dyed nylon 6 yarn directly from the extruder to produce as low as 11 or even 10 ounces of dry weight. The company can give many designs to the tiles, but it has a unique appearance, similar to plain weave fabric. In addition, its Dutch Desso business acquired in 2014 owns a small number of richly patterned Axminster woven carpet tiles for the casino market. Since acquiring Lees in 2003, Mohawk has been a major player in the carpet tile market. In fact, Lees's cube factory in Glasgow, Virginia currently produces 95% of Mohawk cubes and is adding a new extrusion compounding line. With the upcoming opening of its carpet tile factory in Belgium, the company is expected to become more global players in this category. About half of Mohawk's carpet tiles use EcoFlex ITC vinyl hardcover edition. But growing faster is the demand for EcoFlex NXT made from recycled polyolefin bottle caps and the cushioned version EcoFlex NXT Air. Both NXT supports announced no redlists. In floating floor installations using Mohawk's FlexLok label, carpet tiles with NXT backing can handle humidity up to 99% RH. For the main backing, the company uses spunbond nonwoven PET, woven PET and Low & Bonar's Colback, a nonwoven PET with a nylon skin. Mohawk produces tiles ranging in weight from 14 ounces to more than 40 ounces. The sizes are 24"x24", 12"x36", 24"x48", and 36"x36" if necessary. Most of the increase comes from the wood panel format. .在零售和企业部门的高端，较重的面重很强，通常用于突出特定区域，与较轻的面重产品相协调。自1990 年代中期以来，美利肯的方块地毯均采用聚氨酯垫背衬。坐垫有两种标准厚度，称为Underscore 和Comfort Plus。面部重量从14 盎司到30 盎司不等。在本世纪初期，该公司通过方块地毯计划进入住宅市场，该计划在几年前就结束了。美利肯以其Millitron 染料注射印花机而闻名，它在很多方块地毯上都使用了该技术，但近年来，它也增加了溶液染色产品。该公司拥有完善的酒店业务，这主要归功于印刷技术，该技术可以为公共空间装置创造大规模的阔幅图案，并且在过去几年中，该行业的方块地毯出现了增长，无论是在客房和公共空间。该公司报告称，其更高面重的产品不仅服务于业主自住建筑的行政空间，还服务于教育等部门，在这些部门中，大学正在竞相吸引学生。曼宁顿(Mannington) 几十年来一直在生产方块地毯，近年来，其方块地毯业务增长如此之快，现在是阔幅地毯业务的两倍。十年前，Mannington 与JJ Flooring（当时是J&J Industries）成立了一家合资企业，使用Mannington 设施并增加了一条聚烯烃背衬生产线。该公司已经在生产PVC 背衬瓷砖。该合资企业在Engineered Floors 于2016 年收购JJ 后不久就结束了，取而代之的是供应协议，随着Engineered Floors 的方块地毯设施上线，该协议将逐步取消。曼宁顿终止与JJ 的合作关系意味着，在未来，曼宁顿将拥有更多产能，这将刺激该公司发展业务、提供新的价格点并瞄准新市场。 Mannington 的大部分方块地毯均采用其Infinity 和Infinity RE PVC 精装-Infinity RE 具有10% 来自再生地毯的消费后回收成分。其Revolve 聚烯烃背衬占据了相当大的市场份额，但该公司报告说，由于每个人都想使用LVT，因此对于指定者和最终用户而言，对无PVC 产品的需求并不那么强烈。 Mannington 还提供称为Infinity Cushion 的发泡PVC 背衬。虽然大部分方块地毯被簇绒到非织造主背衬中，但Mannington 过去曾簇绒到编织聚丙烯中，但已经采用了Propex 的Artis 编织PET 背衬——事实上，曼宁顿甚至在背衬的开发过程中进行了一些合作。该公司还在其部分产品中使用纺粘非织造布。曼宁顿方块地毯的面重从14 盎司到35 盎司不等，适用于所有商业领域。它的标准瓷砖是24”x24”，但它的木板形状已经发生了重大迁移，18”x36” 和12”x48”，它也可以做36”x36”。 JJ Flooring 提供两种类型的背衬，Nexus PVC 精装和缓冲PVC。由于需求不足，它不再生产聚烯烃背衬。作为Engineered Floors 的一部分，该公司还为Engineered 的Pentz mainstreet 部门生产方块地毯。到本季度末，位于佐治亚州道尔顿的新方块地毯工厂应该会启动并运行，该公司将不再依赖曼宁顿的工厂。 JJ 还生产另一种软面砖Kinetex，它完全由PET 制成。得益于精致的造型，Kinetex 在高等教育和企业市场中获得了吸引力。它是一种透气产品，因此在防潮方面表现良好。当与JJ 的PreFix 磨机应用粘合剂一起安装时，它可以处理高达99% 的相对湿度。 JJ 的绝大多数方块地毯的重量都在18 到22 盎司之间，尽管它们的重量低至14 盎司，高至32 盎司左右，重量较重，采用ColorPoint 等先进技术簇生，主要用于企业和酒店应用。去年，在收购JJ 之后，Engineered Floors 在Beaulieu 宣布破产后不久购买了它的资产。 Beaulieu 的住宅业务一直在下降，但其商业部门Bolyu 仍然是一个可行的实体，销售额接近1 亿美元，其中包括Aqua 酒店业务。 Bolyu 销售阔幅地毯和方块地毯——它的方块地毯有一个完全由PET 制成的独特背衬——它还提供一种PET 软面方块，它与JJ 推出Kinetex 大约同时推出。 Bentley Mills 位于加利福尼亚州工业城，生产方块地毯和阔幅地毯，方块地毯占销售额的70% 以上。直到2014 年，当该公司推出其Affirma 聚烯烃精装瓷砖时，宾利的地毯瓷砖主要采用其NexStep 聚氨酯垫子作为后盾。不到四年后，其三分之二的方块地毯都有Affirma 背衬——而方块方块地毯在宾利总销售额中的占比从40% 攀升至70% 以上。去年，该公司推出了一种名为Affixx 的浮动地板安装系统，该系统使用尼龙搭扣等钩环系统将地毯块彼此连接起来，从而能够安装在高湿度底层地板上。它还扩大了其方块地毯业务，将产能翻了一番，并增加了第二台ColorPoint 机器。该公司计划在今年晚些时候添加另一个ColorPoint。 Bentley 的方块地毯面重从12 到50 盎司不等，有24 英寸x 24 英寸正方形、18 英寸x 36 英寸矩形和9 英寸x 36 英寸厚板。去年3 月，Bentley Mills 被欧洲最大的地毯生产商Balta Group 收购，并于6 月在布鲁塞尔证券交易所上市。 Balta 的产品包括Modulyss 平织地毯块，Bentley 已开始在美国销售该产品。 Balta 还为Bentley Mills 带来了全球影响力和网络，Bentley Mills 上个月在Balta 展厅的Domotex 展出。作为Dixie 集团的一部分，Masland Contract 于2007 年推出了第一块地毯，这些第一块地毯都是24”x24”，面重从20 多岁到30 多岁。现在，它拥有面重低至14 盎司（高达40 盎司）的运行线方块地毯，新尺寸包括12”x36 和36”x36”。 Dixie 的商业运营还包括Atlas Carpet Mills，这是2014 年收购的西海岸制造商。 Atlas 的瓷砖由Masland 的阿拉巴马州工厂提供支持，可以包括更重的瓷砖，尽管它最近已将其计划扩展到更低价格的面重和价格点。 Masland 的方块地毯有PVC 精装版和由针刺聚酯制成的衬垫背衬，具有较高的消费后含量。缓冲支持一直在增长，尤其是在高端自住企业部门。去年，该公司将其预涂层从PVC 改为EVA（乙烯醋酸乙烯酯）。展望未来如今，方块地毯的发展比以往任何时候都更需要高度的技巧和复杂性。就市场份额和市场渗透率而言，唾手可得的果实在很大程度上已被摘取。未来的增长将依赖于更复杂的战略，瞄准具有新性能属性和高度集中的设计的剩余细分市场。浮动地板安装的趋势仍然如火如荼。消除粘合剂可降低地板故障率，尤其是在快节奏的施工周期中，似乎永远没有足够的时间让混凝土固化。浮动地板也让人想起英特飞的Flor 概念，将方块地毯作为可定制的区域地毯进行营销，而不是作为地毯的替代品。考虑到办公空间向灵活空间和更广泛环境的趋势，以及对环境问题的日益关注，可以在不同配置甚至不同位置轻松拆卸和重新安装的地板可能与建筑环境的下一波趋势很好地同步.方块地毯在图案和设计方面提供的很少，限制了其在一系列商业环境中的功能性应用。簇绒技术的进步方块地毯的下一个重大发展发生在20 世纪90 年代初，基于80 年代后期推出的新簇绒技术，该技术引入了更窄的规格，允许创建更密集的面。从那时起，美国市场上的方块地毯通常具有相同的基本结构：将尼龙面纤维（主要是溶液染色）簇绒到聚酯主要背衬（直到五年前主要是无纺布）并固定到背衬平台、精装或缓冲。然而，将簇绒技术用于方块地毯有一个学习曲线，导致地板故障率高，需要新一轮的研发。簇绒过程中固有的张力会给表面施加压力，导致瓷砖边缘卷曲。技术调整加上主要背衬的发展和高性能精装平台基本上规避了这个问题，这就是方块地毯真正起飞的时候。方块地毯不仅适合技术驱动的现代办公室，而且其易于运输、搬运和安装是天赐之物——想想操纵12 英尺宽幅卷帘升降机并穿过高层办公室的走廊，而不是在地面上运输方块地毯。手推车，或在模块化家具下过夜安装方块地毯，而不是清理办公空间以进行宽幅安装所涉及的停机时间。簇绒技术的进步为设计打开了大门，推动了方块地毯的发展，并迎来了新的生产商，如Shaw。到1993 年，Mohawk 通过收购Lees 进入市场。到20 世纪末，英特飞在美国的方块地毯销售额达到了2.2 亿美元，Shaw 达到了1 亿美元，C&A Floorcoverings 和Milliken 紧随其后。 1995 年美利肯Live Oak 工厂的一场火灾摧毁了其大部分专有的Millitron 染料注射设备。公司重建后，它把所有的方块地毯都换成了带衬垫的背衬。其他方块地毯生产商将业务重点放在精装方块上。在过去的二十年中，方块地毯设计呈爆炸式增长。一些图案庆祝瓷砖格式，而其他图案则通过创新设计理念巧妙地隐藏接缝- 许多由David Oakey 开创，为Interface 工作，他引领行业进入亲生物设计。 Mills 尝试了不同的安装模式、新的粘合剂系统和浮动地板方法，最近还尝试了不同的尺寸和形状，包括反映硬表面地板木板发展的木板格式。随着商业地板市场接受LVT——领先的所有大型地毯厂要么制造自己的LVT，要么外包LVT 程序——设计理念再次适应和发展，这一次将硬质表面和软质表面结合在一起。这就是我们今天所处的位置。价格点压力虽然在某些应用中，方块地毯可以从硬质地面地板中夺走潜在的市场份额，但其大部分份额增长是以牺牲阔幅地板为代价的。近年来，方块地毯生产商齐心协力生产更实惠的方块地毯，以应对价格较低的阔幅地毯。大部分成功来自使用较少材料的方块地毯和较低的面重。该战略帮助方块地毯继续增长。地毯批发价已降至每码12 美元左右，但仍有以一半价格出售的宽幅地毯。面部重量可以降低，但不会太多。轻量化方块地毯的黄金法则是不要达到可以看到接缝的程度，而这些较轻方块中的低水平环结构已经对设计构成挑战。一些制造商采用直接簇绒技术，将挤出机中的纤维直接用于簇绒，绕过空气缠结、扭曲和热​​定型及其相关成本，以生产面重接近每平方码10 盎司的廉价方块地毯。但是，由于没有大量纤维，瓷砖具有平织产品的低调感，灯芯绒的美感，应用有限，至少目前如此。并且颜色往往更加清晰和干净，因为它们不会因空气缠绕和扭曲而变暗或混合。在欧洲，这些低调的微型簇绒结构实际上需求量很大。这种外观在美国领先的设计市场也很受欢迎，如芝加哥、纽约和旧金山。一些大的终端用户，比如苹果，也喜欢这种结构。可能是美国市场开始跟随这一趋势。如果是这样的话，方块地毯将变得更轻。生产商概览在美国市场，前十名指定的地毯厂都有大量的方块地毯计划，许多较小的工厂也提供方块地毯，尽管有些工厂通过与较大的工厂合作来支持他们的产品。对于大多数大型工厂来说，方块地毯比阔幅地毯要大得多。英特飞的大部分方块地毯都使用PVC 精装版，即GlasBac 或GlasBac RE，它们提供可回收的成分。它仍然在欧洲使用沥青背衬，因为沥青本身来自欧洲的柴油经济，而不是美国性能较低的汽油沥青，满足必要的性能要求。 1998 年，英特飞收购了Heuga，这家荷兰公司最初让雷·安德森(Ray Anderson) 看到了方块地毯的潜力。该公司仍在美国的利基市场生产沥青针刺瓷砖如需仔细观察，请访问任何CVS。该公司生产两种方形瓷砖——1m x 1m 和50cm x 50cm——以及两个矩形——50cm x 1m 和25cm x 1m 薄板。面重从每平方码11 盎司增加到30 盎司，其粗毛产品甚至高达40 盎司。在高端，它使用ColorPoint 簇绒技术来创造高度图案和纹理的产品。去年，为了响应酒店、老年生活和多户家庭等行业的需求，英特飞推出了一种新的背衬，一种具有85% 的消费后回收成分的毡制聚氨酯产品，称为CushionBac Renew。 Interface 是一家真正的全球生产商，在美国、欧洲、亚洲和澳大利亚设有生产设施。大约一半的收入来自国内业务。进入游戏有点晚的邵氏工业公司迅速成长为美国市场上最大的方块地毯制造商。 Shaw 的方块地毯通过Shaw Contract、Patcraft 和Philadelphia Commercial 进入市场。 Shaw 大约95% 的方块地毯使用其EcoWorx 完全可回收的聚乙烯背衬，其余使用EcoLogix，一种由100% 回收饮料瓶制成的缓冲PET 背衬。 EcoLogix ES 采用剥离和粘贴工艺，可安装在湿度高达100% RH 的环境中。大约一年前，它推出了StrataWorx，这是一种更薄、更实惠的EcoWorx 版本，旨在帮助降低价格点。 Shaw 生产的方块地毯面重从每平方码14 盎司到40 盎司不等。那些较重的面权重通常用于高档企业应用程序，如律师事务所、银行和咨询业务。这些高端产品的结构使用ColorPoint 等技术来生产复杂的多级环和尖端剪切设计。在租户改善和主要街道等对价格敏感的市场中，较低的面权重很强劲。医疗保健行业倾向于22 盎司到30 盎司的产品，因为它们需要密度来满足医疗保健环境的性能要求，包括在滚动负载下的保持。就在一年多以前，该公司在佐治亚州Adairsville 正式开设了其最新的方块地毯工厂T1。对于亚洲市场，该公司在中国南通生产方块地毯。 Tarkett 的Tandus Centiva 生产方块地毯、阔幅地毯和Powerbond 六英尺商品。对于方块地毯，它提供四种背衬：ER3 是其100% 再生PVC 背衬，并且是最长的； Conserv 于2007 年推出，是一种重量减轻25% 的PVC 背衬； Ethos 于2009 年引入方块地毯，由PVB（聚乙烯醇缩丁醛）制成，包括50% 来自汽车安全玻璃夹层的消费后成分；和Flex-Aire，它的缓冲支持，在企业、酒店和教育领域一直在增长。 Ethos 已被证明是最受欢迎的背衬，部分原因是它不含PVC，这对许多规范者和最终用户很重要。此外，回收足够数量的再生PVC 背衬地毯以变成ER3 变得越来越困难。去年，该公司使用Omnicoat 增强了Ethos，Omnicoat 是一种防潮层，可以使用Tarkett Tape 安装在任何地板上，只要它没有积水，就可以放下地毯块。大多数Tandus Centiva 方块地毯的面重范围从17 盎司的加捻纱线到26 盎司左右的ColorPoint 产品。该公司还可以将其Dynex 溶液染色尼龙6 纱线直接从挤出机进行簇绒，以生产低至11 甚至10 盎司的面重。该公司可以在瓷砖上赋予很多设计，但它具有独特的外观，类似于平纹织物。此外，其在2014 年收购的荷兰Desso 业务拥有少量图案丰富的Axminster 编织方块地毯，用于赌场市场。自2003 年收购Lees 以来，Mohawk 一直是方块地毯市场的主要参与者。事实上，Lees 最初位于弗吉尼亚州格拉斯哥的方块方块工厂目前生产莫霍克方块方块的95%，正在与增加了一条新的挤出复合生产线。随着其在比利时的方块地毯工厂即将开业，该公司预计将成为该类别中的更多全球参与者。 Mohawk 大约一半的方块地毯使用EcoFlex ITC 乙烯基精装版。但增长更快的是对由回收聚烯烃瓶盖制成的EcoFlex NXT 和缓冲版本EcoFlex NXT Air 的需求。 NXT 的两个支持都宣布无红名单。在使用Mohawk 的FlexLok 标签的浮动地板安装中，带有NXT 背衬的方块地毯可以处理高达99% RH 的湿度。对于主要背衬，该公司使用纺粘非织造PET、机织PET 和Low & Bonar 的Colback，一种带有尼龙表皮的非织造PET。 Mohawk 生产面重从14 盎司到40 多盎司不等的瓷砖，尺寸有24”x24”、12”x36”、24”x48”，如果需要，还有36”x36”，其中大部分增长来自木板格式。在零售和企业部门的高端，较重的面重很强，通常用于突出特定区域，与较轻的面重产品相协调。自1990 年代中期以来，美利肯的方块地毯均采用聚氨酯垫背衬。坐垫有两种标准厚度，称为Underscore 和Comfort Plus。面部重量从14 盎司到30 盎司不等。在本世纪初期，该公司通过方块地毯计划进入住宅市场，该计划在几年前就结束了。美利肯以其Millitron 染料注射印花机而闻名，它在很多方块地毯上都使用了该技术，但近年来，它也增加了溶液染色产品。该公司拥有完善的酒店业务，这主要归功于印刷技术，该技术可以为公共空间装置创造大规模的阔幅图案，并且在过去几年中，该行业的方块地毯出现了增长，无论是在客房和公共空间。该公司报告称，其更高面重的产品不仅服务于业主自住建筑的行政空间，还服务于教育等部门，在这些部门中，大学正在竞相吸引学生。曼宁顿(Mannington) 几十年来一直在生产方块地毯，近年来，其方块地毯业务增长如此之快，现在是阔幅地毯业务的两倍。十年前，Mannington 与JJ Flooring（当时是J&J Industries）成立了一家合资企业，使用Mannington 设施并增加了一条聚烯烃背衬生产线。该公司已经在生产PVC 背衬瓷砖。该合资企业在Engineered Floors 于2016 年收购JJ 后不久就结束了，取而代之的是供应协议，随着Engineered Floors 的方块地毯设施上线，该协议将逐步取消。曼宁顿终止与JJ 的合作关系意味着，在未来，曼宁顿将拥有更多产能，这将刺激该公司发展业务、提供新的价格点并瞄准新市场。 Mannington 的大部分方块地毯均采用其Infinity 和Infinity RE PVC 精装-Infinity RE 具有10% 来自再生地毯的消费后回收成分。其Revolve 聚烯烃背衬占据了相当大的市场份额，但该公司报告说，由于每个人都想使用LVT，因此对于指定者和最终用户而言，对无PVC 产品的需求并不那么强烈。 Mannington 还提供称为Infinity Cushion 的发泡PVC 背衬。虽然大部分方块地毯被簇绒到非织造主背衬中，但Mannington 过去曾簇绒到编织聚丙烯中，但已经采用了Propex 的Artis 编织PET 背衬——事实上，曼宁顿甚至在背衬的开发过程中进行了一些合作。该公司还在其部分产品中使用纺粘非织造布。曼宁顿方块地毯的面重从14 盎司到35 盎司不等，适用于所有商业领域。它的标准瓷砖是24”x24”，但它的木板形状已经发生了重大迁移，18”x36” 和12”x48”，它也可以做36”x36”。 JJ Flooring 提供两种类型的背衬，Nexus PVC 精装和缓冲PVC。由于需求不足，它不再生产聚烯烃背衬。作为Engineered Floors 的一部分，该公司还为Engineered 的Pentz mainstreet 部门生产方块地毯。到本季度末，位于佐治亚州道尔顿的新方块地毯工厂应该会启动并运行，该公司将不再依赖曼宁顿的工厂。 JJ 还生产另一种软面砖Kinetex，它完全由PET 制成。得益于精致的造型，Kinetex 在高等教育和企业市场中获得了吸引力。它是一种透气产品，因此在防潮方面表现良好。当与JJ 的PreFix 磨机应用粘合剂一起安装时，它可以处理高达99% 的相对湿度。 JJ 的绝大多数方块地毯的重量都在18 到22 盎司之间，尽管它们的重量低至14 盎司，高至32 盎司左右，重量较重，采用ColorPoint 等先进技术簇生，主要用于企业和酒店应用。去年，在收购JJ 之后，Engineered Floors 在Beaulieu 宣布破产后不久购买了它的资产。 Beaulieu 的住宅业务一直在下降，但其商业部门Bolyu 仍然是一个可行的实体，销售额接近1 亿美元，其中包括Aqua 酒店业务。 Bolyu 销售阔幅地毯和方块地毯——它的方块地毯有一个完全由PET 制成的独特背衬——它还提供一种PET 软面方块，它与JJ 推出Kinetex 大约同时推出。 Bentley Mills 位于加利福尼亚州工业城，生产方块地毯和阔幅地毯，方块地毯占销售额的70% 以上。直到2014 年，当该公司推出其Affirma 聚烯烃精装瓷砖时，宾利的地毯瓷砖主要采用其NexStep 聚氨酯垫子作为后盾。不到四年后，其三分之二的方块地毯都有Affirma 背衬——而方块方块地毯在宾利总销售额中的占比从40% 攀升至70% 以上。去年，该公司推出了一种名为Affixx 的浮动地板安装系统，该系统使用尼龙搭扣等钩环系统将地毯块彼此连接起来，从而能够安装在高湿度底层地板上。它还扩大了其方块地毯业务，将产能翻了一番，并增加了第二台ColorPoint 机器。该公司计划在今年晚些时候添加另一个ColorPoint。 Bentley 的方块地毯面重从12 到50 盎司不等，有24 英寸x 24 英寸正方形、18 英寸x 36 英寸矩形和9 英寸x 36 英寸厚板。去年3 月，Bentley Mills 被欧洲最大的地毯生产商Balta Group 收购，并于6 月在布鲁塞尔证券交易所上市。 Balta 的产品包括Modulyss 平织地毯块，Bentley 已开始在美国销售该产品。 Balta 还为Bentley Mills 带来了全球影响力和网络，Bentley Mills 上个月在Balta 展厅的Domotex 展出。作为Dixie 集团的一部分，Masland Contract 于2007 年推出了第一块地毯，这些第一块地毯都是24”x24”，面重从20 多岁到30 多岁。现在，它拥有面重低至14 盎司（高达40 盎司）的运行线方块地毯，新尺寸包括12”x36 和36”x36”。 Dixie 的商业运营还包括Atlas Carpet Mills，这是2014 年收购的西海岸制造商。 Atlas 的瓷砖由Masland 的阿拉巴马州工厂提供支持，可以包括更重的瓷砖，尽管它最近已将其计划扩展到更低价格的面重和价格点。 Masland 的方块地毯有PVC 精装版和由针刺聚酯制成的衬垫背衬，具有较高的消费后含量。缓冲支持一直在增长，尤其是在高端自住企业部门。去年，该公司将其预涂层从PVC 改为EVA（乙烯醋酸乙烯酯）。展望未来如今，方块地毯的发展比以往任何时候都更需要高度的技巧和复杂性。就市场份额和市场渗透率而言，唾手可得的果实在很大程度上已被摘取。未来的增长将依赖于更复杂的战略，瞄准具有新性能属性和高度集中的设计的剩余细分市场。浮动地板安装的趋势仍然如火如荼。消除粘合剂可降低地板故障率，尤其是在快节奏的施工周期中，似乎永远没有足够的时间让混凝土固化。浮动地板也让人想起英特飞的Flor 概念，将方块地毯作为可定制的区域地毯进行营销，而不是作为地毯的替代品。考虑到办公空间向灵活空间和更广泛环境的趋势，以及对环境问题的日益关注，可以在不同配置甚至不同位置轻松拆卸和重新安装的地板可能与建筑环境的下一波趋势很好地同步.该公司报告称，其更高面重的产品不仅服务于业主自住建筑的行政空间，还服务于教育等部门，在这些部门中，大学正在竞相吸引学生。曼宁顿(Mannington) 几十年来一直在生产方块地毯，近年来，其方块地毯业务增长如此之快，现在是阔幅地毯业务的两倍。十年前，Mannington 与JJ Flooring（当时是J&J Industries）成立了一家合资企业，使用Mannington 设施并增加了一条聚烯烃背衬生产线。该公司已经在生产PVC 背衬瓷砖。该合资企业在Engineered Floors 于2016 年收购JJ 后不久就结束了，取而代之的是供应协议，随着Engineered Floors 的方块地毯设施上线，该协议将逐步取消。曼宁顿终止与JJ 的合作关系意味着，在未来，曼宁顿将拥有更多产能，这将刺激该公司发展业务、提供新的价格点并瞄准新市场。 Mannington 的大部分方块地毯均采用其Infinity 和Infinity RE P VC 精装-Infinity RE 具有10% 来自再生地毯的消费后回收成分。其Revolve 聚烯烃背衬占据了相当大的市场份额，但该公司报告说，由于每个人都想使用LVT，因此对于指定者和最终用户而言，对无PVC 产品的需求并不那么强烈。 Mannington 还提供称为Infinity Cushion 的发泡PVC 背衬。虽然大部分方块地毯被簇绒到非织造主背衬中，但Mannington 过去曾簇绒到编织聚丙烯中，但已经采用了Propex 的Artis 编织PET 背衬——事实上，曼宁顿甚至在背衬的开发过程中进行了一些合作。该公司还在其部分产品中使用纺粘非织造布。曼宁顿方块地毯的面重从14 盎司到35 盎司不等，适用于所有商业领域。它的标准瓷砖是24”x24”，但它的木板形状已经发生了重大迁移，18”x36” 和12”x48”，它也可以做36”x36”。 JJ Flooring 提供两种类型的背衬，Nexus PVC 精装和缓冲PVC。由于需求不足，它不再生产聚烯烃背衬。作为Engineered Floors 的一部分，该公司还为Engineered 的Pentz mainstreet 部门生产方块地毯。到本季度末，位于佐治亚州道尔顿的新方块地毯工厂应该会启动并运行，该公司将不再依赖曼宁顿的工厂。 JJ 还生产另一种软面砖Kinetex，它完全由PET 制成。得益于精致的造型，Kinetex 在高等教育和企业市场中获得了吸引力。它是一种透气产品，因此在防潮方面表现良好。当与JJ 的PreFix 磨机应用粘合剂一起安装时，它可以处理高达99% 的相对湿度。 JJ 的绝大多数方块地毯的重量都在18 到22 盎司之间，尽管它们的重量低至14 盎司，高至32 盎司左右，重量较重，采用ColorPoint 等先进技术簇生，主要用于企业和酒店应用。去年，在收购JJ 之后，Engineered Floors 在Beaulieu 宣布破产后不久购买了它的资产。 Beaulieu 的住宅业务一直在下降，但其商业部门Bolyu 仍然是一个可行的实体，销售额接近1 亿美元，其中包括Aqua 酒店业务。 Bolyu 销售阔幅地毯和方块地毯——它的方块地毯有一个完全由PET 制成的独特背衬——它还提供一种PET 软面方块，它与JJ 推出Kinetex 大约同时推出。 Bentley Mills 位于加利福尼亚州工业城，生产方块地毯和阔幅地毯，方块地毯占销售额的70% 以上。直到2014 年，当该公司推出其Affirma 聚烯烃精装瓷砖时，宾利的地毯瓷砖主要采用其NexStep 聚氨酯垫子作为后盾。不到四年后，其三分之二的方块地毯都有Affirma 背衬——而方块方块地毯在宾利总销售额中的占比从40% 攀升至70% 以上。去年，该公司推出了一种名为Affixx 的浮动地板安装系统，该系统使用尼龙搭扣等钩环系统将地毯块彼此连接起来，从而能够安装在高湿度底层地板上。它还扩大了其方块地毯业务，将产能翻了一番，并增加了第二台ColorPoint 机器。该公司计划在今年晚些时候添加另一个ColorPoint。 Bentley 的方块地毯面重从12 到50 盎司不等，有24 英寸x 24 英寸正方形、18 英寸x 36 英寸矩形和9 英寸x 36 英寸厚板。去年3 月，Bentley Mills 被欧洲最大的地毯生产商Balta Group 收购，并于6 月在布鲁塞尔证券交易所上市。 Balta 的产品包括Modulyss 平织地毯块，Bentley 已开始在美国销售该产品。 Balta 还为Bentley Mills 带来了全球影响力和网络，Bentley Mills 上个月在Balta 展厅的Domotex 展出。作为Dixie 集团的一部分，Masland Contract 于2007 年推出了第一块地毯，这些第一块地毯都是24”x24”，面重从20 多岁到30 多岁。现在，它拥有面重低至14 盎司（高达40 盎司）的运行线方块地毯，新尺寸包括12”x36 和36”x36”。 Dixie 的商业运营还包括Atlas Carpet Mills，这是2014 年收购的西海岸制造商。 Atlas 的瓷砖由Masland 的阿拉巴马州工厂提供支持，可以包括更重的瓷砖，尽管它最近已将其计划扩展到更低价格的面重和价格点。 Masland 的方块地毯有PVC 精装版和由针刺聚酯制成的衬垫背衬，具有较高的消费后含量。缓冲支持一直在增长，尤其是在高端自住企业部门。去年，该公司将其预涂层从PVC 改为EVA（乙烯醋酸乙烯酯）。展望未来如今，方块地毯的发展比以往任何时候都更需要高度的技巧和复杂性。就市场份额和市场渗透率而言，唾手可得的果实在很大程度上已被摘取。未来的增长将依赖于更复杂的战略，瞄准具有新性能属性和高度集中的设计的剩余细分市场。浮动地板安装的趋势仍然如火如荼。消除粘合剂可降低地板故障率，尤其是在快节奏的施工周期中，似乎永远没有足够的时间让混凝土固化。浮动地板也让人想起英特飞的Flor 概念，将方块地毯作为可定制的区域地毯进行营销，而不是作为地毯的替代品。考虑到办公空间向灵活空间和更广泛环境的趋势，以及对环境问题的日益关注，可以在不同配置甚至不同位置轻松拆卸和重新安装的地板可能与建筑环境的下一波趋势很好地同步.该公司报告称，其更高面重的产品不仅服务于业主自住建筑的行政空间，还服务于教育等部门，在这些部门中，大学正在竞相吸引学生。曼宁顿(Mannington) 几十年来一直在生产方块地毯，近年来，其方块地毯业务增长如此之快，现在是阔幅地毯业务的两倍。十年前，Mannington 与JJ Flooring（当时是J&J Industries）成立了一家合资企业，使用Mannington 设施并增加了一条聚烯烃背衬生产线。该公司已经在生产PVC 背衬瓷砖。该合资企业在Engineered Floors 于2016 年收购JJ 后不久就结束了，取而代之的是供应协议，随着Engineered Floors 的方块地毯设施上线，该协议将逐步取消。曼宁顿终止与JJ 的合作关系意味着，在未来，曼宁顿将拥有更多产能，这将刺激该公司发展业务、提供新的价格点并瞄准新市场。 Mannington 的大部分方块地毯均采用其Infinity 和Infinity RE P VC 精装-Infinity RE 具有10% 来自再生地毯的消费后回收成分。其Revolve 聚烯烃背衬占据了相当大的市场份额，但该公司报告说，由于每个人都想使用LVT，因此对于指定者和最终用户而言，对无PVC 产品的需求并不那么强烈。 Mannington 还提供称为Infinity Cushion 的发泡PVC 背衬。虽然大部分方块地毯被簇绒到非织造主背衬中，但Mannington 过去曾簇绒到编织聚丙烯中，但已经采用了Propex 的Artis 编织PET 背衬——事实上，曼宁顿甚至在背衬的开发过程中进行了一些合作。该公司还在其部分产品中使用纺粘非织造布。曼宁顿方块地毯的面重从14 盎司到35 盎司不等，适用于所有商业领域。它的标准瓷砖是24”x24”，但它的木板形状已经发生了重大迁移，18”x36” 和12”x48”，它也可以做36”x36”。 JJ Flooring 提供两种类型的背衬，Nexus PVC 精装和缓冲PVC。由于需求不足，它不再生产聚烯烃背衬。作为Engineered Floors 的一部分，该公司还为Engineered 的Pentz mainstreet 部门生产方块地毯。到本季度末，位于佐治亚州道尔顿的新方块地毯工厂应该会启动并运行，该公司将不再依赖曼宁顿的工厂。 JJ 还生产另一种软面砖Kinetex，它完全由PET 制成。得益于精致的造型，Kinetex 在高等教育和企业市场中获得了吸引力。它是一种透气产品，因此在防潮方面表现良好。当与JJ 的PreFix 磨机应用粘合剂一起安装时，它可以处理高达99% 的相对湿度。 JJ 的绝大多数方块地毯的重量都在18 到22 盎司之间，尽管它们的重量低至14 盎司，高至32 盎司左右，重量较重，采用ColorPoint 等先进技术簇生，主要用于企业和酒店应用。去年，在收购JJ 之后，Engineered Floors 在Beaulieu 宣布破产后不久购买了它的资产。 Beaulieu 的住宅业务一直在下降，但其商业部门Bolyu 仍然是一个可行的实体，销售额接近1 亿美元，其中包括Aqua 酒店业务。 Bolyu 销售阔幅地毯和方块地毯——它的方块地毯有一个完全由PET 制成的独特背衬——它还提供一种PET 软面方块，它与JJ 推出Kinetex 大约同时推出。 Bentley Mills 位于加利福尼亚州工业城，生产方块地毯和阔幅地毯，方块地毯占销售额的70% 以上。直到2014 年，当该公司推出其Affirma 聚烯烃精装瓷砖时，宾利的地毯瓷砖主要采用其NexStep 聚氨酯垫子作为后盾。不到四年后，其三分之二的方块地毯都有Affirma 背衬——而方块方块地毯在宾利总销售额中的占比从40% 攀升至70% 以上。去年，该公司推出了一种名为Affixx 的浮动地板安装系统，该系统使用尼龙搭扣等钩环系统将地毯块彼此连接起来，从而能够安装在高湿度底层地板上。它还扩大了其方块地毯业务，将产能翻了一番，并增加了第二台ColorPoint 机器。该公司计划在今年晚些时候添加另一个ColorPoint。 Bentley 的方块地毯面重从12 到50 盎司不等，有24 英寸x 24 英寸正方形、18 英寸x 36 英寸矩形和9 英寸x 36 英寸厚板。去年3 月，Bentley Mills 被欧洲最大的地毯生产商Balta Group 收购，并于6 月在布鲁塞尔证券交易所上市。 Balta 的产品包括Modulyss 平织地毯块，Bentley 已开始在美国销售该产品。 Balta 还为Bentley Mills 带来了全球影响力和网络，Bentley Mills 上个月在Balta 展厅的Domotex 展出。作为Dixie 集团的一部分，Masland Contract 于2007 年推出了第一块地毯，这些第一块地毯都是24”x24”，面重从20 多岁到30 多岁。现在，它拥有面重低至14 盎司（高达40 盎司）的运行线方块地毯，新尺寸包括12”x36 和36”x36”。 Dixie 的商业运营还包括Atlas Carpet Mills，这是2014 年收购的西海岸制造商。 Atlas 的瓷砖由Masland 的阿拉巴马州工厂提供支持，可以包括更重的瓷砖，尽管它最近已将其计划扩展到更低价格的面重和价格点。 Masland 的方块地毯有PVC 精装版和由针刺聚酯制成的衬垫背衬，具有较高的消费后含量。缓冲支持一直在增长，尤其是在高端自住企业部门。去年，该公司将其预涂层从PVC 改为EVA（乙烯醋酸乙烯酯）。展望未来如今，方块地毯的发展比以往任何时候都更需要高度的技巧和复杂性。就市场份额和市场渗透率而言，唾手可得的果实在很大程度上已被摘取。未来的增长将依赖于更复杂的战略，瞄准具有新性能属性和高度集中的设计的剩余细分市场。浮动地板安装的趋势仍然如火如荼。消除粘合剂可降低地板故障率，尤其是在快节奏的施工周期中，似乎永远没有足够的时间让混凝土固化。浮动地板也让人想起英特飞的Flor 概念，将方块地毯作为可定制的区域地毯进行营销，而不是作为地毯的替代品。考虑到办公空间向灵活空间和更广泛环境的趋势，以及对环境问题的日益关注，可以在不同配置甚至不同位置轻松拆卸和重新安装的地板可能与建筑环境的下一波趋势很好地同步.A Floorcoverings and Milliken are close behind. A fire at Milliken's Live Oak plant in 1995 destroyed most of its proprietary Millitron dye injection equipment. After the company was rebuilt, it replaced all the carpet tiles with padded backings. Other carpet tile manufacturers focus their business on hardcover tiles. In the past two decades, carpet tile designs have exploded. Some patterns celebrate the tile format, while others cleverly hide the seams through innovative design concepts-many were pioneered by David Oakey, working for Interface, who led the industry into biophilic design. Mills tried different installation modes, new adhesive systems, and floating floor methods, and recently tried different sizes and shapes, including plank formats that reflect the development of hard-surface flooring planks. As the commercial flooring market accepts LVT—all leading large carpet factories either manufacture their own LVT or outsource LVT procedures—the design concept is adapted and developed again, this time combining hard and soft surfaces. This is where we are today. Price point pressure Although in some applications, carpet tile can take away the potential market share from hard floor flooring, most of its share growth is at the expense of broad floor. In recent years, carpet tile manufacturers have made concerted efforts to produce more affordable carpet tiles to cope with wider carpets at lower prices. Most of the success comes from the use of fewer materials and the lower surface weight of the carpet tiles. This strategy helps the carpet tiles continue to grow. The wholesale price of carpets has dropped to about $12 per yard, but there are still wide carpets sold at half the price. The face weight can be reduced, but not too much. The golden rule of lightweight carpet tiles is not to reach the level where the seams can be seen, and the low-level ring structure in these lighter tiles has already posed a challenge to the design. Some manufacturers adopt direct tufting technology, which uses the fiber in the extruder directly for tufting, bypassing air entanglement, twisting, heat setting and related costs to produce a surface weight close to 10 ounces per square yard. Cheap carpet tiles. However, due to the lack of a large number of fibers, ceramic tiles have the low-key feel of plain woven products and the beauty of corduroy, and the application is limited, at least for now. And the colors tend to be clearer and cleaner, because they will not darken or mix due to air entanglement and distortion. In Europe, these low-key micro-tufted structures are actually in great demand. This look is also very popular in the leading design markets in the United States, such as Chicago, New York, and San Francisco. Some large end users, such as Apple, also like this structure. It may be that the US market is beginning to follow this trend. If this is the case, the carpet tiles will become lighter. Manufacturers Overview In the US market, the top ten designated carpet factories have a large number of carpet tiles plans, and many smaller factories also provide carpet tiles, although some factories support their products by cooperating with larger factories. For most large factories, carpet tiles are much larger than wide carpets. Most of Interface's carpet tiles use PVC hardcover versions, namely GlasBac or GlasBac RE, which provide recyclable components. It still uses bitumen backing in Europe because the bitumen itself comes from the diesel economy in Europe, not the lower-performance gasoline bitumen in the US, which meets the necessary performance requirements. In 1998, Interface acquired Heuga, a Dutch company that initially let Ray Anderson (Ray Anderson) see the potential of carpet tiles. The company still produces bituminous needle-punched tiles in a niche market in the United States. For a closer look, please visit any CVS. The company produces two square tiles-1m x 1m and 50cm x 50cm-and two rectangular-50cm x 1m and 25cm x 1m thin plates. The dough weight has increased from 11 ounces per square yard to 30 ounces, and its coarse wool products have even reached 40 ounces. At the high end, it uses ColorPoint tufting technology to create highly patterned and textured products. Last year, in response to the needs of the hotel, senior living and multi-family industries, Interface introduced a new backing, a felt polyurethane product with 85% post-consumer recycled content, called CushionBac Renew. Interface is a truly global manufacturer with production facilities in the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia. About half of the revenue comes from domestic business. Shaw Industries, which entered the game a bit late, quickly grew into the largest manufacturer of carpet tiles in the US market. Shaw's carpet tiles entered the market through Shaw Contract, Patcraft and Philadelphia Commercial. Approximately 95% of Shaw's carpet tiles use its EcoWorx fully recyclable polyethylene backing, and the rest use EcoLogix, a cushioned PET backing made from 100% recycled beverage bottles. EcoLogix ES adopts peeling and pasting process and can be installed in environments with humidity as high as 100% RH. About a year ago, it launched StrataWorx, a thinner, more affordable version of EcoWorx designed to help lower the price point. Shaw's carpet tiles range from 14 ounces to 40 ounces per square yard. Those heavier face weights are usually used in high-end enterprise applications such as law firms, banks, and consulting businesses. The structure of these high-end products uses technologies such as ColorPoint to produce complex multi-stage rings and cutting-edge shear designs. In price-sensitive markets such as tenant improvement and main streets, lower face weights are strong. The healthcare industry prefers products from 22 ounces to 30 ounces because they require density to meet the performance requirements of the healthcare environment, including retention under rolling loads. Just over a year ago, the company officially opened its newest carpet tile factory T1 in Adairsville, Georgia. For the Asian market, the company produces carpet tiles in Nantong, China. Tarkett's Tandus Centiva produces carpet tiles, wide carpets and Powerbond six-foot merchandise. For carpet tiles, it offers four types of backing: ER3 is its 100% recycled PVC backing and the longest; Conserv was launched in 2007 and is a 25% lighter PVC backing; Ethos was introduced in 2009 Carpet tiles, made of PVB (polyvinyl butyral), including 50% post-consumer ingredients from automotive safety glass interlayer; and Flex-Aire, its cushioning support, has been growing in the corporate, hotel, and education sectors. Ethos has proven to be the most popular backing, in part because it does not contain PVC, which is important to many regulators and end users. In addition, it has become increasingly difficult to recycle sufficient quantities of recycled PVC backed carpets to become ER3. Last year, the company used Omnicoat to enhance Ethos. Omnicoat is a moisture-proof layer that can be installed on any floor using Tarkett Tape. As long as it has no standing water, the carpet can be put down. The basis weight of most Tandus Centiva carpet tiles ranges from 17 ounces of twisted yarn to 26 ounces of ColorPoint products. The company can also tuft its Dynex solution dyed nylon 6 yarn directly from the extruder to produce as low as 11 or even 10 ounces of dry weight. The company can give many designs to the tiles, but it has a unique appearance, similar to plain weave fabric. In addition, its Dutch Desso business acquired in 2014 owns a small number of richly patterned Axminster woven carpet tiles for the casino market. Since acquiring Lees in 2003, Mohawk has been a major player in the carpet tile market. In fact, Lees's cube factory in Glasgow, Virginia currently produces 95% of Mohawk cubes and is adding a new extrusion compounding line. With the upcoming opening of its carpet tile factory in Belgium, the company is expected to become more global players in this category. About half of Mohawk's carpet tiles use EcoFlex ITC vinyl hardcover edition. But growing faster is the demand for EcoFlex NXT made from recycled polyolefin bottle caps and the cushioned version EcoFlex NXT Air. Both NXT supports announced no redlists. In floating floor installations using Mohawk's FlexLok label, carpet tiles with NXT backing can handle humidity up to 99% RH. For the main backing, the company uses spunbond nonwoven PET, woven PET and Low & Bonar's Colback, a nonwoven PET with a nylon skin. Mohawk produces tiles with surface weights ranging from 14 ounces to over 40 ounces. The sizes are 24"x24", 12"x36", 24"x48", and 36"x36" if needed. Most of the increase comes from the plank format. At the high end of the retail and corporate sectors, the heavier face weight is very strong, usually used to highlight specific areas and coordinate with the lighter face weight products. Since the mid-1990s, Milliken’s carpet tiles have been backed with polyurethane cushions. The seat cushion has two standard thicknesses, called Underscore and Comfort Plus. The facial weight ranges from 14 ounces to 30 ounces. At the beginning of this century, the company entered the residential market through the carpet tile program, which ended a few years ago. Milliken is famous for its Millitron dye injection printing machine, which uses this technology on many carpet tiles, but in recent years, it has also added solution dyeing products. The company has a well-established hotel business, which is mainly attributed to printing technology, which can create large-scale wide-format patterns for public space installations, and in the past few years, the industry's carpet tiles have grown, whether in guest rooms And public spaces. The company reported that its higher profile products not only serve the administrative space of owner-occupied buildings, but also serve sectors such as education, where universities are competing to attract students. Mannington has been producing carpet tiles for decades. In recent years, its carpet tile business has grown so fast that it is now twice as large as the broad carpet business. Ten years ago, Mannington and JJ Flooring (then J&J Industries) formed a joint venture to use the Mannington facility and added a polyolefin backing production line. The company is already producing PVC backing tiles. The joint venture ended shortly after Engineered Floors acquired JJ in 2016, and was replaced by a supply agreement, which will be gradually cancelled as Engineered Floors' carpet tile facility goes online. The termination of Mannington's partnership with JJ means that in the future, Mannington will have more production capacity, which will stimulate the company to develop its business, provide new price points and target new markets. Most of Mannington's carpet tiles use its Infinity and Infinity RE PVC hardcover-Infinity RE has 10% post-consumer recycled content from recycled carpets. Its Revolve polyolefin backing occupies a considerable market share, but the company reports that since everyone wants to use LVT, there is not so much demand for PVC-free products for specifiers and end users. Mannington also offers a foamed PVC backing called Infinity Cushion. Although most of the carpet tiles are tufted into the nonwoven main backing, Mannington has been tufted into woven polypropylene in the past, but Propex’s Artis woven PET backing has been used—in fact, Mannington is even on the back There was some cooperation during the development of the lining. The company also uses spunbond nonwovens in some of its products. Mannington carpet tiles have a surface weight ranging from 14 ounces to 35 ounces and are suitable for all commercial areas. Its standard tile is 24"x24", but its plank shape has undergone a major migration, 18"x36" and 12"x48", it can also be made 36"x36". JJ Flooring offers two types of backing, Nexus PVC hardcover and cushion PVC. Due to insufficient demand, it no longer produces polyolefin backings. As part of Engineered Floors, the company also produces carpet tiles for the Pentz mainstreet division of Engineered. By the end of the quarter, the new carpet tile factory in Dalton, Georgia should be up and running, and the company will no longer rely on the Mannington factory. JJ also produces another soft tile, Kinetex, which is made entirely of PET. Thanks to its exquisite styling, Kinetex has gained traction in the higher education and corporate markets. It is a breathable product, so it performs well in terms of moisture resistance. When installed with JJ's PreFix Mill Application Adhesive, it can handle up to 99% relative humidity. Most of JJ's carpet tiles weigh between 18 and 22 ounces. Although they weigh as low as 14 ounces and as high as 32 ounces, they are heavier and clustered with advanced technologies such as ColorPoint. They are mainly used in enterprises and hotels. application. Last year, after acquiring JJ, Engineered Floors purchased its assets shortly after Beaulieu declared bankruptcy. Beaulieu's residential business has been declining, but its commercial arm, Bolyu, is still a viable entity with close to $100 million in sales, including the Aqua hotel business. Bolyu sells wide-format carpets and carpet tiles — its carpet tiles have a unique backing made entirely of PET — and it also offers a PET soft-faced square, which was launched around the same time as JJ's Kinetex. Bentley Mills is located in the City of Industry, California, and produces carpet tiles and wide carpets. Carpet tiles account for more than 70% of sales. Until 2014, when the company launched its Affirma polyolefin hardcover tiles, Bentley's carpet tiles were mainly backed by its NexStep polyurethane cushions. Less than four years later, two-thirds of its carpet tiles have Affirma backing-and the percentage of Bentley's total sales of carpet tiles has risen from 40% to more than 70%. Last year, the company introduced a floating floor installation system called Affixx, which uses hook and loop systems such as Velcro to connect the carpet tiles to each other so that they can be installed on high-humidity sub-floors. It also expanded its carpet tile business, doubled its production capacity, and added a second ColorPoint machine. The company plans to add another ColorPoint later this year. Bentley's carpet tiles range in weight from 12 to 50 ounces, and are available in 24" x 24" squares, 18" x 36" rectangles, and 9" x 36" thick boards. In March last year, Bentley Mills was acquired by Balta Group, the largest carpet manufacturer in Europe, and listed on the Brussels Stock Exchange in June. Balta's products include Modulyss flat-woven carpet tiles, which Bentley has begun to sell in the United States. Balta also brings global influence and network to Bentley Mills. Bentley Mills exhibited at the Domotex in the Balta showroom last mo

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