Curava Offers Resin-Based, Recycled Glass Surfaces

Curava offers a resin-based slab material that contains sea shells and 100 percent recycled glass particulate. The material, which comes in seven colors – Taupe, Toffee, Lemongrass, Arctic, Mocha, Wheat and Savaii – is 3cm-thick and is suitable for indoor use in countertops, vanity tops, shower and tub surrounds, table … Read more

Wilsonart To Acquire Durcon, Maker of Epoxy Resin Countertops

Wilsonart announced an agreement to acquire Durcon Incorporated, a manufacturer of laboratory-grade work surfaces and sinks. The Taylor, Texas-based Durcon provides laboratory tops, student tabletops, sinks and other work surfaces worldwide, and is best known for its epoxy resin surfaces. Durcon will operate as a new, independent business unit of … Read more

Does ‘Natural’ Really Matter?

In the not-too-distant past, I heard a presenter question whether it is really accurate to use the term “natural stone” anymore. He pointed out that a huge number of stone slabs coming into the United States are altered in one way or another – via resination or by the use … Read more