Iranian Company Produces Resistant 3D Decorative Stones
“We have produced lightweight 3D decorative industrial stones and, using a commercial formulation, have reduced their weight by 25 to 50 percent compared to natural stones,” Shoa’yb Mousavi, the managing director of the company stationed at the Islamic Azad University’s Khorramabad branch told ANA.
“This lightness brings advantages like cheaper transportation and reduced earthquake force absorbed by the structures,” he added.
Noting that these stones are colored very fast, and the roughness on the back of the pieces creates better adhesion to the wall, eliminating the need for a scoop, Mousavi said, “The possibility of producing colored pieces and painting them after installation, installation in the form of mortar or adhesive, and resistance to moisture are other advantages of this product.”
In a relevant development in 2024, an Iranian start-up company stationed at Arak Science and Technology Park had also succeeded in producing artificial stones by using natural materials that prevents the loss of natural resources and helps protect the environment.
“Members of the artificial stone production start-up decided to produce this new product with a personalized formulation after conducting tests on the artificial stone production formulation by using natural materials and waste from mines and stone-cutting factories to make a stronger and better quality sample than the existing ones,” Hossein Goudarzi, the caretaker of the start-up team, told ANA.
“Among the things that can be produced by using this formulation are stone facades (both interior and exterior), all types of vanities, prefabricated walls, beams and blocks, and all types of accessories and decorative products,” he added.
“Considering the fact that our artificial stones are produced by using completely natural materials and the wastes of mines and stone factories, therefore, there is no need to extract new stone from mines, and we can both protect the environment and meet the construction industry's need for façade stones,” Goudarzi said.
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