Our Products are Categized in 3 Broader Groups:
- Glazed Ceramic Tiles: These have a liquid glass or enamel coating applied before firing. They are easy to clean and available in a vast range of colors and printed designs, making them common for indoor walls and bathrooms.
- Unglazed (Natural) Tiles: These show the natural earthy colors of the clay. Their slightly rough surface provides natural slip resistance, making them ideal for outdoor patios and entryways.
- Porcelain Tiles: A denser, high-performance category made from finer clay and fired at much higher temperatures. They are often used for high-traffic flooring due to their durability and low water absorption (<0.5%).
1-Glazed Ceramic Tiles & Application
- Single-Glazed (Monocottura): The glaze is applied to the tile before a single firing process, resulting in a very durable, robust and suitable for both floors and wall.
Single-Glazed (Monocottura) Tile: Available in different sizes, colors an designs
- Double-Glazed (Bicottura): The tile is fired once, then glazed and fired again. This process allows for more intricate designs and vibrant colors, making them better suited for wall applications, mosaics, or low-traffic areas.
- Glazed Vitrified Tiles (GVT): A durable, less porous type of ceramic tile made from silica, quartz, and feldspar. They are fired at very high temperatures, making them denser, harder, and ideal for high-traffic areas.
- Polished Glazed Tiles / Supper Polished: These tiles feature a glossy, reflective surface, sometimes called “super polished,” designed for a shiny, luxurious look.
Types by Surface Finish
- Glossy: Shiny and smooth surface that reflects light, making spaces appear brighter.
- Matte: A non-reflective, muted finish that provides a higher grip and a more subtle, earthy feel.
- Textured: Tiles designed with a tactile, raised surface for better slip resistance, often used in wet areas or outdoors.
- Satin/Semi-matte: A smooth, velvety finish that is somewhere between matte and glossy.
Common Applications
- Wall Tiles: Typically, smaller or lighter, designed for kitchens, bathrooms, or feature walls.
- Floor Tiles: Denser, more durable tiles suitable for light to medium traffic.
- Decorative/Mosaic: Small, specialized tiles, often used for intricate patterns or accents.
Glazed tiles are generally easy to clean and maintain but may be prone to chipping if subjected to heavy impact compared to unglazed options.
2- Unglazed (Natural) Tiles:
- Unglazed Porcelain Tile (Full Body/Vitrified):
- Made from fine clay particles (felds-par/kaolin) pressed under high pressure and fired at extremely high temperatures
- Characteristics: Extremely low water absorption (less than), very high durability, and dense texture.
- Quarry Tile:
- Created from extruded natural clay or shale, resulting in a dense, uniform structure.
- Characteristics: Usually red or brown, dense, and naturally slip-resistant.
- Terracotta Tiles:
- Formed from natural, iron-rich earth clay and usually fired at lower temperatures than porcelain.
- Characteristics: Highly porous and warm in appearance; they require sealer to prevent staining.
- Split Tiles (Extruded):
- Double-extruded products often fired up to
- Characteristics: Frost-resistant and typically used for exterior, heavy-duty purposes.
- Mosaic Tile (Unglazed):
- Small-sized tiles (usually) produced via dry-pressing or extrusion.
- Characteristics: Durable, slip-resistant, through-body colored ceramic or porcelain pieces with a matte, natural finish.
Unglazed Tiles Application
Unglazed tiles are ideal for areas requiring high durability, slip resistance, or a rustic aesthetic.
- Commercial Flooring (High-Traffic Areas): Full-body porcelain and quarry tiles are ideal for shopping malls, airports, and factories due to their high breaking strength and abrasion resistance.
- Outdoor/Exterior Areas: Because they are dense (vitrified) and often frost-resistant, unglazed porcelain and split tiles are excellent for patios, walkways, and façades.
- Wet Areas (Safety Floors): The rough, textured surface of unglazed porcelain provides superior slip resistance in swimming pools, commercial kitchens, laundry rooms, and shower areas.
- Rustic/Mediterranean Interior Design: Terracotta tiles are often used indoors in residential settings to create a warm, earthy, or antique feel, usually requiring sealing.
3- Porcelain Tiles
- Glazed Porcelain Tiles: These tiles are coated with a protective layer of liquid glass, which is fired into the surface. They can be matte, glossy, or textured. They offer a wide range of colors and designs, making them ideal for residential flooring, wall applications, and decorative areas.
- Unglazed Porcelain Tiles: Made from colored clay without any glazing, these tiles are dense and uniform throughout the entire thickness. Because the color goes all the way through, they are incredibly durable and scratch-resistant, making them ideal for high-traffic commercial spaces, industrial floors, and heavy-use outdoor areas.
- Polished Porcelain Tiles: These tiles are polished with diamond-tipped discs to produce a high-gloss, reflective finish. This mechanical process makes them highly aesthetic, often used in living rooms or high-end commercial spaces, though they may require sealing to prevent stains.
- Double-Charged Porcelain Tiles: Produced using two layers of clay fused together during the manufacturing process. The top layer is usually a mix of pigments and material that creates a robust, high-traffic resistant tile frequently used in commercial settings.
- Full-Body Porcelain Tiles: A type of unglazed tile where the color and pattern are consistent throughout the entire tile. Any wear or chipping will be virtually invisible, which is why they are ideal for high-traffic, heavy-duty applications like metro stations.
- Digitally Printed Porcelain Tiles: Modern manufacturing allows for high-resolution ink jet printing, enabling porcelain to mimic materials like natural wood, marble, and concrete with high fidelity.
Application and Finish
- Outdoor/Slip-Resistant Tiles: Often unglazed or textured (e.g., Grip R10 finish) to offer superior slip resistance in wet, outdoor areas, such as pool decks or patios.
- Indoor Floor and Wall Tiles: Glazed polished or matte porcelain tiles, popular for their easy maintenance and varied aesthetics.
- 3D/Relief Tiles: Tiles designed with a textured, three-dimensional surface to add depth to accent walls.
- Large-Format Slabs: Large-format tiles used for a seamless appearance in kitchens (countertops) and large, open-concept commercial floors.