Cosentino Debuts New Material Line, Massive Expansion

Ramón noted that much of the underlying technology comes from the ceramics industry. Several of the major components of the Dekton production line come from the Sacmi Group of Imola, Italy.

Natalia Agromayor Perada, Cosentino product manager, noted that the plant will initially produce 1,500 slabs per day. Material thickness can go as low as 0.8cm and up to 3.5cm.  

The UV- and stain-resistance make Dekton ready to use outdoors for cladding and ventilated facades, as well as other uses such as flooring and stairs. While presentations also noted its use for countertops, the main placement appears to be as a premium architectural surface for exterior/interior applications.

At a event for Spanish media on Oct. 3, company president Francisco Martinez-Cosentino stated that Dekton would “represent between 40 percent and 50 percent of sales” in five years, with total Cosentino revenues exceeding €600 million ($774.4 million) in 2017, according to a report from the financial publication El Economista. The company anticipates 2012 revenues worldwide of €430 million ($554 million).

Click photo to enlargeIn addition to the Dekton production facility, the current plant expansion for Cosentino also includes the Intelligent Logistics Platform, a distribution center for shipping Silestone, Dekton and Eco® by Cosentino products. Using a completely automated system for moving slabs from production lines to multi-story storage racks to delivery bundles, the €16 million ($20.6 million) facility can hold up to 115,000 slabs and arrange for loading 3,300 slabs per eight-hour shift to trucks and containers for shipment.

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