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  • Samsung Staron Earns SCS Certification for Recycled Content
  • ebuild (11/2/2009)
  • Staron Surfaces, a division of worldwide technology leader Samsung, was recently honored with the SCS Material Content Certification for seven of its surfacing products. The certification, issued by Scientific Certification Systems, a leader in certifying independent environmental claims, recognizes Staron for the use of recycled material in several of its acrylic surfacing options.
  • Arctic Series
  • ebuild (10/15/2009)
  • The Arctic Series is not the manufacturer's typical Corian product. Calling it "the next evolution of surface translucency," the company has created five new offerings that are a combination of white and a tinted backdrop color that emits a ghostly glow when lit from underneath. Available in a 1/2-inch thickness, the product can be thermoformed, bent, and textured. DuPont. 800-426-7426.
  • Bamboo Countertops
  • ebuild (10/15/2009)
  • The manufacturer has added three new renewable bamboo countertops to its collection of products: strand, end-grain strand, and traditional. Made with non-urea adhesive, the strand countertop products are 154 percent harder than red oak and each top is bacteria-resistant and formaldehyde-free. Various sizes are available from 36 inches wide, 72 inches long, and 1 1/2 inches thick. 800-929-6333.
  • EnviroMODE
  • ebuild (10/15/2009)
  • The manufacturer takes pre-consumer toilets, tubs, and sinks from Kohler and turns them into a new line of countertop product called EnviroMODE. Using the craft of terrazzo, the company combines epoxy resin or cementitious binder with the crushed porcelain chips to create a top that is free of volatile organic compounds. It is also heat and scratch resistant. 888-523-7894.
  • Stone Countertops
  • ebuild (10/15/2009)
  • A relatively new product, Squak Mountain Stone is made from low-carbon cement, and post-consumer and post-industrial recycled paper and recycled glass. The resulting product has the industrial look of concrete or the rustic appearance of limestone or slate. Slabs come in five colors and measure 56 inches wide, 96 inches long, and 1 3/8 inches thick. Tiger Mountain Innovations. 206-234-4791.
  • Composite Surfacing
  • ebuild (10/15/2009)
  • ECO by Cosentino is a new surfacing made from 75 percent recycled material, including salvaged mirrors and window glass, recycled consumer glass, porcelain, and industrial furnace ash. The recycled content is mixed with 25 percent stone scrap and bonded with a resin made in part from corn oil and resin. It's available in slabs measuring 63 inches by 128 inches and 12-, 18-, and 24-inch-square tiles. Cosentino North America. 800-291-1311.
  • New DuPont Corian Custom Color Program Revolutionizes Countertop Personalization
  • ebuild (10/1/2009)
  • The creation of the revolutionary DuPont Corian Custom Color program has paved the way for personalized kitchen and bath countertops in virtually any color, texture, shape and finish. From the deepest blue in a beloved Renoir, to the color jade on treetops outside a nearby window, to the plush scarlet of a favorite cashmere scarf, all designers need to do is bring their inspiration to the table.

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