Australia will ban the use of artificial stone from July 1, 2024 onwards.
Wikipedia explains - "Artificial stone", also known as "granite", refers to all the combination of crushed stone or stone powder, as well as adhesives formed after the processing of stone-like building materials, including "artificial marble", "artificial quartz stone", "terrazzo" and so on. Including "artificial marble", "artificial quartzite", "terrazzo" and so on.
Australia will become the first country in the world to ban the use of artificial stone products from next year, citing long-term health concerns. Officials have "unanimously" agreed to ban the use, supply and manufacture of all artificial stone in "most" Australian jurisdictions, and the ban is expected to come into effect on July 1, 2024, according to the country's Minister for Workplace Health and Safety.
In recent years, health experts have raised concerns about artificial stone products, which are often used as kitchen and bathroom countertops. A report released in October by Safe Work Australia found that when artificial stone is cut, drilled, sanded, and polished, it produces extremely fine crystalline particles of "silica," which, once inhaled by the worker, can lead to lung damage and "silicosis," or "silicon-lung disease. "Silicon lung disease", and may cause fatal consequences.
High-grade countertops do not choose artificial stone, choose DITUO sintered stone
With the improvement of living standards, people's mindset has also changed a lot, from the living environment to home decoration materials, more and more people consider "green, healthy, environmentally friendly". Sintered stone ceramic surfaces as a kind of green building materials, also often used as kitchen and bathroom countertops. Sintered stone are not only beautiful and strong, but also more friendly to human health and the environment. As a leading brand of rock slabs, DiTuo is in the leading position especially in the category of ceramic slab countertops.
The raw materials of DITUO's products are harvested from natural sources and most of them are imported from Italy, Spain and other countries, and the materials can be simply crushed and recycled.
DITUO's high standards and requirements make the production standards of DITUO products much higher than the national and international standards, and there are strict checks and requirements for each link of product research and development, design, production and testing, and each piece of product has to go through more than 380 processes of hammering. In the selection of materials and production under the layers of control, DITUO to ensure that the high quality of the product, and then to continuously improve the environmental quality of the product, to provide consumers with green, healthy sintered stone ceramic slab products.
DTuo sintered stone, with a number of outstanding properties, makes consumers' home life safer and healthier.
NSF food-grade equipment certification: DTuo sintered stone, with its excellent food-grade surface properties, meets the food contact safety and cleanliness requirements of equipment, and is a new countertop decorative material with outstanding performance.
Class A1 Fireproof: DiTuo sintered stone ceramic slabs are calcined at 1250℃, which is fireproof and flame retardant up to Class A1. Under the high-temperature butane spray gun above 1300℃, DEFOND slate countertops do not burn, do not change color, no release of toxic substances, but also can be directly in contact with food, high-temperature firing.
Anti-scratch and wear-resistant: DiTuo sintered stone ceramic slabs reach 7 Mohs hardness, in the face of any light cuts and heavy chopping, DiTuo sintered stone ceramic slab countertops can still maintain the initial "beauty", without fear of sharp edges scratching.
Level 5 antifouling: In the large tonnage press, DiTuo sintered stone ceramic slabs, high density and uniformity of the body, with a unique nano-protection layer, to achieve a level 5 super-antifouling, to achieve a double-zero water absorption of less than 0.02%, easy to erase, so that your home is always clean and as good as new.
DiTuo sintered stone ceramic slabs Home furnishing, countertops system is complete, which countertop products have more than 100 kinds of colors, can be widely used in cabinet countertops, washbasins, balconies, stairs, etc., and follow the consumer trends, product design aesthetic is also in the forefront of the international trend, to meet a variety of consumer demand, for high-end home furnishing homeowners to provide a one-stop service such as design, processing, delivery, installation and so on, to create a better home for consumers.
