Paul De Kock

“We delivered strong second quarter results, even though the market has not yet improved. Across the world, the home resale market remains near multi-decade lows, and new home construction remains soft.”

“In the global ceramic segment, our performance benefited from our premium collections, commercial sales, and expanded distribution. All of our markets faced pricing pressure due to excess industry capacity, though we were able to offset due to the strength of our product and channel mix.”