Yekalon Industry, Inc.

About Yekalon Industry, Inc.

Yekalon Industry, Inc. is a leading provider of building materials, including laminate, wood and bamboo flooring; Stone, tile and ceramic products; Cabinets, doors and decorative accessories...The company is vertically integrated, with a billion square meters of fast-growing forests, high quality internal R&D and manufacturing resources, and full distribution and product service capabilities. Yekalon serves clients in over 140 countries and regions around the world.

Tap & Go Glueless Locking Technology Flooring

Tap & Go features innovative technology that gives the end-user customer an unparalleled level of control. The customer is assured that he is purchasing the high quality laminate flooring product when he sees the readily identifiable and highly distinctive Tap & Go click system.

Tap & Go is an ideal product for a do-it-yourselfer. In addition to setting a new high quality standard for the industry, the system saves time, labor and the cost of tools. It only takes one person using a rubber hammer to install Tap & Go flooring.

Key benefits of Tap & Go include:
* Affordability and exceptional value for the price
* Easy and quick installation
* Durability and solid feel once installed
* Improved natural wood-like look
* Excellent surface wear guarantee
* Simple process of replacement for damaged boards.

Intellectual Property and Patent Protection

As the exclusive owner of the innovative Tap & Go locking technology, Yekalon has the exclusive right to authorize this locking technology to distributors and manufacturers in North America and around the world. A historic legal victory for Yekalon in a US International Trade Commission investigation in 2007 cleared the way for Yekalon to sell the product royalty-free or license it at a very competitive royalty rate. To date, Yekalon is one of the few global industry leaders -and the only one in China -that holds the patent for the core technology in flooring products ' coupling systems.
In a lawsuit brought by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Yekalon won a 0% anti-dumping duty. It is the only Chinese company to achieve this result.

Vertical Integration Strategy

In another move to make the company more competitive, Yekalon moved from using other laminate factories as OEMs to vertically integrate its operations. After the purchase of an HDF production factory, Yekalon began to purchase forests and grow the very trees that were the source of their HDF production. Since HDF is the primary cost factor in laminate flooring, the company now has its own tree sources to ensure that supply is plentiful and costs of goods sold remains competitive. Yekalon is also careful to continually re-plant trees to replenish its supply. Since many companies are chasing scarce forest resources, this business strategy of vertical integration distinguishes Yekalon in China and internationally.