Cosentino, the company that 1st brought us quartz surface, has a new and very different product.

It is a new and promising countertop product. Cosentino is presently working with fabricators and tooling suppliers to deal with the challenges associated with this entirely new material type. The material is so hard it causes the diamond tooling normally used for granites and quartz to wear out very quickly.

From the Cosentino Website: http://www.dekton.com/usa/what-is-dekton/

Dekton employs exclusive Sinterized Particle Technology, a high tech process which represents an accelerated version of the metamorphic change that natural stone undergoes when subjected to high temperatures and pressure over thousands of years.

Sinterized particle technology synthesizes truly innovative procedures from the most advanced technology industries. This evolution represents a technological and industrial leap capable of generating a new process, a revolutionary material and a leading product.

Electronic microscopy allows us to fully appreciate the material�s zero porosity, a consequence of the sinterization and ultra-compaction process exclusive to DEKTON. This zero porosity and lack of the micro-defects that cause tension or weak spots mark the difference as far as DEKTON is concerned.