Natural Stone's Substitute Materials

One of the earliest materials used for construction, ornamentation, or utensils is natural stone. Since the beginning of human history, natural stone has been utilised for a very long time. Natural stone and its products continue to be associated with upscale construction, upscale décor, and certain extremely rare and valuable ornaments.

However, since the advent of the contemporary industrial revolution, a growing number of novel materials have been created as a result of the development of numerous technologies, advancements in and improvements to various processing techniques, and the development of processing equipment and instruments. Every material has a unique personality and set of benefits. It also showcases its greatest qualities to customers, providing them with more options. Customers can become perplexed when presented with an excessive number of options. In recent decades, this phenomena has gained increased attention.

Benefits of Precious Natural Stone

Each natural stone is extremely valuable, and the formation process is long-lasting and non-renewable, taking hundreds and thousands of years

Constant

Even after decades or even hundreds of years of use, the majority of natural stones does not age, distort, or change colour. Only natural stone can meet the extremely high stability criteria under specific unique conditions, such as a measuring standard block, calibration table, etc.

Characteristics of Nature

People's psychological needs for a return to nature can be met by using natural stones in their homes or even working environment.

Environmental Protection and Low Carbon

The mining and processing of natural stones are essentially done in normal temperatures with standard cold processing techniques, and very little energy is used during the process.

Natural stone has a wide range of applications in people's lives, including building, interior and outdoor decorating, floor and wall, sheet-shaped, kitchen and bathroom, craft supplies, burial equipment, garden landscaping, environmental art and many more.

So what are the alternatives to natural stone?

Man-made ceramic or porcelain tiles.

Building ceramics and porcelain tiles are a huge sector in terms of volume, influence, brand, and business strategy.

Surface colour and texture design are important considerations in the creation of traditional porcelain and ceramic tiles. Numerous ceramic and porcelain companies will make significant investments in this field working with qualified product designers from around the world.

Production of premium natural stone effect variants is a clear sign of product development. Almost all branded ceramic and porcelain companies have shifted their product development in this way over the last decade or so, resulting in at least one or more "marble effect tile" product lines, with the development of technology and high quality printing means porcelains and ceramic tiles looks like the real thing.

In conclusion

Ceramic and porcelain tile products can be made as an exact replica of any genuine natural stone range, this demonstrates that many industries are aware of the benefits of the appearance of natural stone with the added benefits of low maintenance requirements of ceramic and porcelains.

Naturally, the introduction of these substitute items will put pressure on the natural stone marker and compete with the original natural stone market.

The natural qualities of natural stone, its scarcity and non-renewability, and its many uses allow us to preserve its value. Its ease of processing and versatility allow us to fully utilise human creativity, as well as artistic and cultural abilities, innovative thinking, and the creation of numerous innovative new products using contemporary technologies. Such as our new mosaic range designs that are only achievable with the new and innovative cutting techniques. So, the natural stone market still is going strong but it is good to know that the alternative market is also developing at a fast rate and enables customers to choose between the two without making any major sacrifices.