{"id":737,"date":"2021-01-25T09:32:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T09:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/i4f.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=737"},"modified":"2021-06-24T13:41:12","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T13:41:12","slug":"i4f-honors-harlan-stone-ceo-of-hmtx-industries-with-its-2020-valuable-ideas-award","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/i4f.com\/zh-hans\/article\/i4f-honors-harlan-stone-ceo-of-hmtx-industries-with-its-2020-valuable-ideas-award\/","title":{"rendered":"I4F honors Harlan Stone, CEO of HMTX Industries with its 2020 \u201cValuable Ideas Award\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"        <section class=\"block hero-news article\" id=\"block_60d2ffbf16729\">\n              <div class=\"hero-content\">\n                <div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"container\">\n                  <div class=\"row\">\n                    <div class=\"col-xl-6 offset-xl-3\">\n                      <div class=\"hero-body\">\n                        <p class=\"date\">2021\u5e74 1\u6708 25\u65e5<\/p>\n                        <h1 class=\"h4\">I4F honors Harlan Stone, CEO of HMTX Industries with its 2020 \u201cValuable Ideas Award\u201d<\/h1>\n                      <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"block text \" id=\"block_60d2ffbf1672a\">\n          <div class=\"container\">\n  <div class=\"row\">\n    <div class=\"col-md-6 offset-md-3 order-md-1\">\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Harlan Stone recognised for his outstanding&nbsp;<\/em><em>contributions to the development of the global new materials product category during 2020<\/em><\/li><li><em>Annual winner receives a donation of $50,000 to spend on new innovation development<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>HAMONT, BELGIUM \u2013 I4F\u00ae, a group of companies providing patents and technologies to the flooring industry, today announced the winner of its 2020 \u201cValuable Ideas Award\u201d as Mr. Harlan Stone, CEO of HMTX Industries.&nbsp; Mr. Stone received the I4F award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the development of the global new materials product category during 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Launched in 2019, I4F\u2019s \u201cValuable Ideas Award\u201d is an annual award that recognizes individuals making extraordinary contributions towards the continuous advancement and growth of the global flooring industry. To actively support this purpose, annual winners receive a donation of US$50,000, to be used on research and development activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John Rietveldt, I4F\u2019s CEO, said, \u201cWhen it comes to disruptive innovation and thinking out of the box, Harlan Stone is an industry icon! &nbsp;We are extremely proud and honored to present Harlan with I4F\u2019s 2020 Valuable Ideas Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the development of the global new materials product category during 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next generation technologies begin with an idea but it takes a vision, true grit, courage and endurance to make them a reality!&nbsp; Harlan is one of life\u2019s unique individuals able to make a difference and to see projects through from start to a successful finish.&nbsp; On a personal note, I have absolutely no doubt, whatsoever, that Harlan will continue to inspire and generate incredible new, revolutionary products that will transform our great industry for many years to come!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harlan Stone, CEO of HMTX added, \u201cI am both honored and humbled to receive the Valuable Ideas Award from I4F. Innovation sits at the heart of HMTX and my life\u2019s work has always revolved around trying to do things that have not been done before. I feel this award is a recognition of that and the great partnerships that we have built over the decades. I am an unapologetic globalist, and to be recognized by a great European innovation champion for ideas sprouted in America and perfected in Asia means the world to me. Literally the whole world!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"block file-list\">\n    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/06\/25012021-News-Release-I4F-Honors-Harlan-Stone-with-2020-Valuable-Ideas-Award.pdf\" class=\"more\" target=\"blank\">ENGLISH VERSION<\/a><\/p>\n    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/06\/210125-CN-News-Release-I4F-Honors-Harlan-Stone-with-2020-Valuable-Ideas-Award-V2.pdf\" class=\"more\" target=\"blank\">CHINESE VERSION<\/a><\/p>\n    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/06\/25012021-FR-News-Release-I4F-Honors-Harlan-Stone-with-2020-Valuable-Ideas-Awardfr-.pdf\" class=\"more\" target=\"blank\">FRENCH VERSION<\/a><\/p>\n    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/06\/22012021-News-Release-I4F-Honors-Harlan-Stone-with-2020-Valuable-Ideas-Award-revLoe-German-updated1.pdf\" class=\"more\" target=\"blank\">GERMAN VERSION<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"block news feed latest\" id=\"block_60d2ffbf1672b\">\n          <div class=\"container\">\n            <h6 class=\"title text-center\">\u6700\u65b0\u52a8\u6001<\/h6>\n            <div class=\"row pb-5\">\n              <div class=\"col-md-4\">\n                <p class=\"date\">2026\u5e74 3\u6708 31\u65e5<\/p>\n                <p>i4F and Unilin Technologies\u00a0enter into non\u2011assert agreement on water\u2011repellent coating patents for laminate and wood flooring<\/p>\n                <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/zh-hans\/article\/i4f-and-unilin-technologies-enter-into-non%e2%80%91assert-agreement-on-water%e2%80%91repellent-coating-patents-for-laminate-and-wood-flooring\/\" class=\"more\">\u9605\u8bfb\u6587\u7ae0<\/a><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"col-md-4\">\n                <p class=\"date\">2026\u5e74 3\u6708 25\u65e5<\/p>\n                <p>Parkett Magazin &#8211; i4F: John Rietveldt in an interview of the month<\/p>\n                <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/zh-hans\/article\/parkett-magazin-i4f-john-rietveldt-in-an-interview-of-the-month\/\" class=\"more\">\u9605\u8bfb\u6587\u7ae0<\/a><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"col-md-4\">\n                <p class=\"date\">2026\u5e74 1\u6708 27\u65e5<\/p>\n                <p>Lioncore selects i4F as exclusive licensor for its new patented L-SPC lightweight rigid core product build-up and composition<\/p>\n                <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/zh-hans\/article\/lioncore-selects-i4f-as-exclusive-licensor-for-its-new-patented-l-spc-lightweight-rigid-core-product-build-up-and-composition\/\" class=\"more\">\u9605\u8bfb\u6587\u7ae0<\/a><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":14,"template":"","categories":[],"class_list":["post-737","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.8.1 - 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