January 2010 – The evolution of the trend-leading colour palette for DuPont™ Corian® continues. After an extensive two-year process, involving trend analysis, market surveys and testing, 22 new colours are available from January 2010. The launch represents the largest single expansion of the palette since the invention of this ground-breaking material.
Designed to meet a variety of market needs – in both aesthetics and application – from commercial to residential, all colours are available in a 12 mm thickness (while Designer White is also available in a 6 mm thickness).
Nine of these new choices constitute the Eco-Terrazzo and the Eco-Concrete collections and their composition includes a ratio of recycled content. These collections are the result of an intensive research and development programme by DuPont over several years, designed to create a solution that combines reliable performance and appealing aesthetics with even greater environmental sustainability.
DuPont has also upgraded its capability to produce colours on demand, allowing the industry to fully exploit material’s versatility, and can now produce custom colours in Corian® with a minimum order of 60 sheets.
“We listen very carefully to our customers and these new colours are the result of a market-driven approach reflecting attention to demand. This refreshment of the colour palette is the most significant since the introduction of DuPont™ Corian® in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region and is well positioned to enable architects, designers and businesses to meet a wide variety of requirements in terms of matching colour to application,” says Simon Langlois, business development manager for DuPont Building Innovations, Europe, Middle East and Africa.
“This update proposes something more, something different. We have combined innovation with environmental sustainability without compromising the look or performance of the material. DuPont™ Corian® has always offered superior technical properties such as outstanding durability, rapid cleanability, exceptional hygiene, easy formability and repairability, all of which translate into environmental advantages, but now these new colours with recycled content mark the beginning of a new age for DuPont™ Corian® in terms of sustainability, “ underlines Simon Langlois.
