Solid surface also named artificial stone, cultured marble, artificial marble. It is a man-made material usually composed of marble dust, bauxite, acrylic or polyester resins and pigments. It can mimic the appearance of stone, so named artificial stone.
Solid surface can also be cast into a variety of shapes, natural looking patterns – cultured marble, cultured granite, and cultured onyx among them.
The molds are lined with a special gel coat that bonds to the mixture, creating a very hard, transparent surface. After the pieces have cured, they are removed from the molds and polished to shine or given a honed, matte finish, depending on customer preference.
It is widely used as kitchen worktops with integrated sink, vanity counter top, W.C., bath tub, laboratory countertops, displays in museums, facades, meeting tables, check-in counters , wall cladding etc.