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Tennessee Rep. John Rose Honored as 'Friend of U.S. Tile Industry'

By FLOOR Trends & Installation Editors
Tennessee Rep. John Rose Honored as Friend of U.S. Tile Industry

Representatives from leading American ceramic tile manufacturers join Congressman John Rose (TN) as he receives recognition as a "Friend of the U.S. Tile Industry" from the Tile Council of North America. From left: Don Haynes of Florim USA, Hector Narvaez of Stonepeak, Jacky Huang of Wonder Porcelain, Kathy Meyer of TCNA, Filippo Sgarbi of Landmark Ceramics, Representative John Rose (TN), Timothy Nieman of AHF Products, Jed Durbin of Portobello America, Noah Chitty of AHF Products, Marcelo Rodriguez of Daltile and Eric Astrachan of TCNA.  Photo: TCNA.

April 2, 2025

The Tile Council of North America (TCNA) recently honored Tennessee Sixth Congressional District Representative John Rose as a “Friend of the U.S. Tile Industry.” Congressman Rose received a specially designed ceramic tile noting the designation in his Washington office.

“We appreciate the important contributions made by Representative Rose in support of the many tile producers in his district, in the State of Tennessee, and in the nation,” said Tile Council of North America Executive Director Eric Astrachan. “He has taken the time to get to know the manufacturing base in his district, meet the people who work there, and understand their concerns. Today, more so than ever, tile producers and Tennessee clay suppliers, and the families who rely on their success, face unprecedented dumping and unfair trade practices from overseas.  Representative Rose is pushing for a level playing field and we in the North American tile industry applaud his efforts.”

“Tennessee jobs are at risk due to unfair and uncompetitive trade practices in the ceramic tile market,” Representative Rose said.  “Tennessee’s manufacturers deserve a fair shake on the world stage. Foreign countries all too often subsidize and dump ceramic tile into the U.S., upending the domestic market and hemming in American manufacturers. The Department of Commerce should do the right thing and use the tools at its disposal to aggressively counteract these nefarious trade practices to protect Tennessee jobs and domestic manufacturing.”

KEYWORDS: Tile Council of North America (TCNA)

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