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Top 25 Materials of 2006
Surfacing materials with the highest reader interest
Aristech’s Alura product
OKITE Quartz Surfacing from Seiffe
Shirestone Custom Countertops
Formica’s Veneer Wood Surfacing and DecoMetal
DecoMetal
Granite Certified by DuPont
IceStone’s concrete countertop slab material
WilsonArt’s High Definition Laminates
Craft-Art’s Wood Countertops
North Star Surfaces’ Certified PaperStone product, produced by KlipTech Composites
Pyrolave
Tefor surfacing by Abet Laminati
Green Mountain Soapstone
HanStone Quartz Surfacing from Hanwha Surfaces
GranitClad from Marshall Innovative Technologies
Granicoat Sprayable Solid Surface by Safas Corp.
Star Stainless’ Ready-To-Hang WallSplash
Roll-A-Lam by Outwater Plastics
Breton SpA’s Pumix
Hudson Surfaces line of Mystera
Verona Marble’s Portofino Collection
Dovae Solid Surface from Chemcore Industries
Hakatai Enterprises Glass Mosaic Tiles
RMG Stone’s Woodland Jade and Mountain Plum Slate
Swanstone’s 3-D Patterned Solid Surface Decorative Panels
LG’s Viatera
Greneker Solutions’ Grenite
Also coming in at No. 25 was Greneker Solutions' Grenite, a new product in surfacing that is highly scratch-resistant, flame-retardant, stain- and heat-proof. It is constructed of a composed ceramic/resin matrix, and manufactured via a cold-pour molded method. The product is environmentally friendly; up to 85 percent of the components of Grenite can be post-industrial waste. The product is fully sustainable; when recycled it forms the foundation for new product. It is the hardest surface material commercially available, and all orders are made with colors prepared to match customer supplied samples. Please Circle 58 on Reader Response Card
