Stone and related products
Stone products, with their unique characteristics, are becoming an irreplaceable mid- to high-end product in decoration and renovation consumption. Stone is formed after thousands of years of geological changes. The ingenuity of nature has created its unique variety, limited resources and non-renewable nature. Compared with artificial synthetic materials, natural stone has aesthetic and humanistic characteristics such as returning to nature, returning to simplicity, and being elegant and luxurious. In today's world, the economy is highly developed and society is constantly progressing. Human beings are constantly increasing their demands for the enjoyment of beauty, personalized display, and the desire to return to nature. Combining these two aspects, stone products have become one of the indispensable varieties of mid- to high-end building decoration materials. In other words, stone has shown a strong advantage in meeting consumers' psychological and sensory needs.
From the perspective of the international environment for the development of the stone industry, strong international trade in stone is driving the rapid development of the stone industry. The demand for China in the international stone market is on the rise. In the world's building decoration market, the stone market space is very huge.
Stone testing and certification - European CE certification:
According to European standards, stone can be divided into artificial stone and natural stone.
Natural stone can be divided into: outdoor paving stones (paving slabs, paving cubes, curbstones), indoor floor and staircase stones, and indoor wall and ceiling stones.
Stone exported to Europe needs to be CE certified according to the specific application and the corresponding standard. Stones for different purposes have different characteristics and different test and evaluation items according to the standards.
Standard
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Description
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App. date
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Enforced
date
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EN 1341:2001
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EN 1341:2001 - Slabs of natural stone for external paving
Requirements and test methods
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01/10/2002
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01/10/2003
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EN 1342:2001
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EN 1342:2001 - Setts of natural stone for external paving - Requirements and test
methods
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01/10/2002
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01/10/2003
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EN 1343:2001
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EN 1343:2001 - Kerbs of natural stone for external paving - Requirements and test
methods
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01/10/2002
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01/10/2003
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EN 12057:2004
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EN 12057:2004 - Natural stone products - Modular tiles –
Requirements
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01/09/2005
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01/09/2006
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EN 12058:2004
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EN 12058:2004 - Natural stone products - Slabs for floors and stairs -
Requirements
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01/09/2005
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01/09/2006
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EN 771-6:2005
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EN 771-6:2005 - Specification for masonry units - Part 6: Natural stone masonry
units
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01/08/2006
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01/08/2007
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EN 771-5:2003
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EN 771-5:2003 - Specification for masonry units - Part 5: Manufactured stone masonry
units
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01/04/2005
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01/04/2006
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EN 1469:2004
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EN 1469:2004 - Natural stone products - Slabs for cladding -
Requirements
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01/07/2005
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01/07/2006
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EN 12326-1:2004
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EN 12326-1:2004 - Slate and stone products for discontinuous roofing and cladding - Part 1: Product specification
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01/05/2005
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01/05/2008
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Stone Testing and Certification - Chinese Standards
"Natural facing stone terminology" GB/T13890
Natural granite GB/T 18601-2001JC/T 204-2001
《Natural marble》JC/T 79-2001JC/T 202-2001
Natural Slate GB/T 18600-2001
Stone Testing and Certification - American Standards
《Granite》ASTM C615
《Limestone》ASTM C568
《Marble》ASTM C503
《Sandstone》ASTM C616
《Slab Stone》ASTM C629
