WHAT IS SOLID SURFACE- A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY

LET’S A LITTLE BIT MORE INTO THE BACKSTORY OF SOLID SURFACE AND TALK ABOUT WHAT IT IS,

In 1963, DuPont assembled a team of scientists, including Donald Slocum, to create new technologies and materials that would solve consumer problems. Their goal was to develop a material that could compete with traditional hard worktop surface materials such as granite, marble, and stone. The team’s combined efforts resulted in the invention of the first Solid Surface material, which they called Corian®.

After testing, it was determined that Corian® was an ideal alternative to traditional worktop materials. DuPont registered a patent for Corian® in 1967, which gave them a 20-year head start in developing and establishing the product in the marketplace. During this time, other brands worked to create their own variation of Corian®, ready to launch as soon as the patent expired in 1987.

Initially, Corian® was only available in white. It was first introduced in 1971 at the National Association of House Builders in Houston, Texas. It was presented as a fantastic, innovative worktop material, which spawned an industry worldwide. The first Corian® manufacturing plant was established in Buffalo, New York.

Introducing Solid Surface to the UK market.

Geoff Baker discovered a new type of material in the 1970s and introduced it to the UK market in 1979 through CD (UK) Ltd. After the patent expired in 1987, many competitors emerged, including Avonite, made by Aristech, which altered the industry with a wider range of colors and the use of polyester in some colors instead of acrylic resin.

Today, there are several brands of this type of material produced worldwide, with factories in countries such as the USA, China, Turkey, and South Korea. In the UK, there are many brands available, including the original Corian®, Hi Macs, Staron, Hanex, Avonite, Durat, Durasein, Mirostone, Meganite, Minerva, Tristone, Krion, Mistral, and Kerrock.

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