As a manufacturer of composite stone products for over 30 years, Santa Margherita of Volargne (VR), Italy has become a world leader in this sector of the industry. And it recently added to its status by establishing its newest Bretonstone plant, adding to its existing operation for producing agglomerate stone.
The company has been producing Bretonstone products since 1988, starting with 122- x 122-cm slabs and eventually manufacturing larger slabs. The new plant will focus on the production for 305- x 140-cm slabs, with a maximum thickness of 3 cm. Production in the 10,000-square-meter plant began in the fall of last year, and the facility can manufacture 1,000 square meters of material in a 9-hour shift. Over the course of the year, the company is looking to run two shifts in the new plant each day.