DNV Verifies HybriQ® by Silestone® Technology

CANTORIA, Spain – A leading third-party certification group recently validated Cosentino Group’s sustainability production of Silestone® quartz surfaces.

Høvik, Norway-based DNV GL – Business Assurance issued a Verification Statement that warrants all the sustainability milestones linked to Cosentino’s patented HybriQ® technology, noting that it complies with “the highest environmental standards.”

All Silestone® surfaces are now produced using HybriQ® technology.

The statement covers the company’s original HybriQ® process and its more-recent and more-stringent HybriQ+® production guidelines.

HybriQ® produces surfaces using 99% reused water and 100% renewable electric energy while producing no particle emissions and zero water discharge. HybriQ® uses a new hybrid formulation of raw mineral materials and recycled materials.

Cosentino’s HybriQ+® maintains a minimum of 20% recycled raw materials in its composition, reducing crystalline silica in Silestone® by 50% and achieving a reduction of up to 90% for some colors.

DNV spent several months conducting interviews, document reviews (including results of tests carried out by accredited laboratories-) and on site visit verifications of Cosentino production plants in Cantoria.

This external endorsement comes as the company recently completed the full conversion of all its Silestone® factories to HybriQ® technology.