Flexible floor coverings

With the exception of resin-based cast floor coverings, which are produced in situ and are covered in the "Industrial floor coverings" file [C3684] , a floor covering (RoS) is a manufactured product applied to a finished structure to give it specific qualities. These qualities may be aesthetic or concern other aspects such as safety, acoustic insulation, comfort, ease of maintenance, etc.

Our presentation is limited to resilient floor coverings used in building markets. French consumption of – floor coverings, all products combined (tiles, resilient flooring, parquet, laminate and resins) – amounted to 250 million m ² in 2007.