Armstrong announced it will initiate a 5 to 7 percent price
increase in the United States
and Canada
on solid hardwood flooring products effective with shipments beginning April 1.
Engineered hardwood flooring products will face a 1 to 4 percent hike.
These
increases are an adjustment to a previously announced increase of 4 to 6
percent of select hardwood flooring styles, originally planned to take effect
March 15.
“As we
communicated in January, lumber and energy prices are rising. Significant
saw mill capacity was taken off-line during the recession and the impact on
lumber costs in the second half of 2009 have been significant. Since our
announcement in January, weather conditions in logging regions have worsened
and log shortages have become severe. This has been compounded by an increase
in demand from flooring mills that have previously reduced their yard inventory
levels. We believe further raw material inflation is likely in the coming
months,” said Daniel Call, vp wood product management.
Armstrong announces new price increases for hardwood floors
February 19, 2010
No Comments