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  • What is porcelain?

     A Porcelain is a ceramic product that, through a highly technological process, fuses raw materials using intense temperatures and extreme pressure. The result is a permanently hardened, ultra-compact surface that is versatile, non-porous and hygienic.

Smartstone + Atlas Plan porcelain for benchtops

Porcelain is a ceramic product that, through a highly technological process, fuses raw materials using intense temperatures and extreme pressure. The result is a permanently hardened, ultra-compact surface that is versatile, non-porous, UV-stable and hygienic. Unlike quartz, porcelain is ideal for outdoor spaces as well as interior applications, such as kitchen benchtops and splashback panels, sinks, tables and bathroom vanities. Atlas Plan porcelain offers a large slab format that makes it a popular choice for vertical applications such as wall panelling and building facades. Atlas Plan porcelain is composed of a blend of approximately 30% clay, 15% quartz and 45% feldspar, with no glues or resins used.

Porcelain Kitchen Benchtops

Porcelain is a popular material choice for horizontal surfaces such as kitchen benchtops, in many sought-after styles including perfect marble and natural stone replicas. Being NSF approved, porcelain is the ideal material for contact with foods in residential and commercial kitchens. Surfaces remain extremely hygienic and resist high temperatures, thermal shock, mould and frost.

Porcelain for outdoor kitchens and BBQ areas

Because it is super-hardwearing and a UV stable material, Atlas Plan porcelain can be used outdoors. Think: outdoor kitchen benchtops and splashbacks, barbecue surrounds, wall panels and even floor paving. Atlas Plan surfaces are made using the latest technological innovation in porcelain stoneware.

Porcelain sinks and baths

Because porcelain is a compact material that is non-porous, it is a popular choice of surface for sinks and surrounds, bathroom vanities, baths and shower wall panelling. With an absorption rate of <.5% it perfect for high-use and wet surfaces in kitchens and bathrooms, as well as exterior applications.

Other applications

Atlas Plan’s slimline slab means porcelain design details can be matched with your other indoor and outdoor applications, such as benchtops and bathroom vanities and wall panels, for use in cabinet facades and drawer fronts to create a continuous line and a visually uniform look.