23 August 2007
Dubai: Emirates Designer Stone will invest Dh800 million to set up an engineered quartz stone manufacturing plant in the TechnoPark industrial zone.
The company, which has exclusive rights to manufacture engineered quartz stones in the UAE using Italian Breton patented technology, will set up five Breton high-tech production plants in the next two years.
The first of these plants is being set up with an investment of Dh170 million.
Under the Breton's production process, a mixture of 93 per cent quartz and seven per cent polyester resin is pressed into slabs using the "vibrocompression vacuum process".
After curing, the slabs are cut into sheets, which then serve as an ideal substitute to natural stone in a variety of flooring, wall cladding and kitchen bench-top products.
The investment is expected to generate over Dh3 billion in turnover within the next five years, according to a statement.
"Engineered quartz stone is a substitute for natural stone, with its exact appearance, but requires no maintenance, does not absorb water, is scratch resistant, and acid resistant. Our range of flooring, wall cladding and kitchen bench-top products are designed for high-profile development projects," said Mohammad Rashid, managing partner of Emirates Designer Stone.
Around 70 per cent of the production will be for the international market, mainly North America, Europe and Australia.
By Staff Reporter
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