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essa logo Essa™ stone defines contemporary yet timeless style. Essa stone is classically beautiful, remarkably durable and virtually maintenance free. Essa stone is a quartz surface material created with the latest engineering technology also known as reconstituted stone, and is composed of approximately 95% (by weight) natural quartz based aggregates and 5% high quality resins and pigments to provide a non-porous, homogenous material. A meticulously designed colour palette ensures that Essa stone is naturally at home in the most discerning kitchens, bathrooms and commercial interiors.

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS – essa stone slab

Slab Dimensions

Nominal Thickness	20mm
Nominal slab size	3000 x 1400mm (4.20m2)
Actual size of trimmed slab	3030 x 1415mm (4.29m2)

Dimensional Tolerance of Trimmed Slab

Thickness	± 0.08mm
Length	± 20mm
Width	± 10mm

Nominal Weight

Slab	220kg per slab
m2	55kg per m2

Note: Each slab is produced with a purposely tapered edge to

accommodate any mild edge damage that may occur during handling and transportation.

ENVIRONMENTAL

essa stone is manufactured to the specifications of The Laminex Group by Hanwha L&C Corporation Korea in one of the latest and most advanced Breton manufacturing plants in the world. The facility has a strict Environmental Management system and complies with the requirements of the ISO 14001:1996. In 2001, The Minister of Environment of the Republic of Korea recognized Hanwha as an "Environmentally friendly Company" for its contributions toward the Environment, Health and Safety.

TYPICAL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

FIRE HAZARD INDICIES - Typically achieved when tested to AS/NZS 1530.3:1999

Indicies	Unit	Result
Ignitability	7	0-20
Spread of Flame	0	0-10
Heat Evolved	2	0-10
Smoke Developed	7	0-10

COLOUR AND PATTERN

essa stone is manufactured from natural quartz. Variations in colour, pattern and shade will exist, and are unique characteristics inherent in natural quartz. Small blotches or off-colour particulate (chips) or irregular particulate distribution will also occur in engineered quartz surfaces and are considered a normal characteristic of the surface.

SURFACE FINISH

essa stone quartz surfaces are factory polished and are available as a gloss surface finish. See actual samples for gloss level.

WARRANTY

essa stone is supported by a 10 year limited* warranty

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