What are FMG marble, stone and granite materials?
Marble, stone and granite materials of FMG are manufactured products and are produced exploiting modern and patented technologies. They are a valid alternative to marble, stone and granite actually taken from quarries.
The high manufacturing technologies of FMG offer full body slabs of various sizes and finishing that meet the styles and requirements of architects and designers, who demand materials of superior technical performance without leaving the aesthetic factor aside.
Marble, stone and granite materials manufactured by FMG are environment-friendly products, as demonstrated by the certificates of biocompatibility issued by ANAB and EMAS, which have been obtained by the company.

What is porcelain stoneware?
It is a special mix of inorganic and non-metallic raw materials that are processed with a specific technology to obtain a completely vitrified product with high technical performance, capable of ensuring endless resistance to wear and tear in time. Porcelain stoneware is particularly interesting above all for slip proof applications. It also presents a considerable density that is obtained through firing at high temperatures to determine resistance to scratching and cracking. The stone, marble and granite manufactured by FMG combine supreme technical characteristics of porcelain stoneware with the unchanged beauty of quarry stone.
Since the porcelain stoneware is not glazed, its surface is free from the risk of wear and tear.

Is it true that the materials manufactured by FMG cost more than quarry materials?
No. FMG offers manufactured marble, stone and granite of high aesthetic and technical characteristics at extremely competitive prices. A top quality porcelain product may currently be quite competitive compared to a glazed ceramic tile. When comparing the two products, you will notice the advantages of the materials of FMG, such as the minimum thickness, consequently making them much lighter, their high resistance to abrasion, frost, stains and chemical agents.

Can I use the materials manufactured by FMG on walls?
Yes. Thanks to the technical characteristics in terms of waterproofing and laying facility, all the materials of FMG are ideal for both cladding and flooring. All products manufactured by FMG are ideal for any type of public and/or private application from the most elegant rooms, to kitchens, bathrooms and public areas. You can indeed admire the slabs of FMG on building faces and in various industrial and public applications. When covering walls, the perfect laying of the material is of utmost importance.

Can I use the materials manufactured by FMG for exteriors?
Yes. Thanks to their high technical characteristics in terms of resistance to atmospheric agents, such as frost and rain, the materials manufactured by FMG are also ideal for exteriors, plus they remain perfectly bright and easy to clean in time. The slabs manufactured by FMG have no application limits, thanks to their hardness, resistance to absorption, fire, frost and chemical agents.

Can I use the materials manufactured by FMG over floor heating?
Yes. You can use the materials manufactured by FMG even with floor heating, because they are resistant to high temperatures, which do not alter their technical performance. 

Do the marble, stone and granite materials manufactured by FMG contain solvents or adhesives?
No. The marble, stone and granite materials manufactured by FMG contain neither adhesives nor solvents within their structure, since they are the outcome of a patented production cycle that guarantees the absolute naturalness of the original materials. 

What advantages do the marble, stone and granite materials manufactured by FMG offer?
Compared to quarry stone, marble and granite products, the manufactured materials offer constant quality and superior technical characteristics.
The materials originated from natural geological processes feature important variations in terms of the presence of structural imperfections and of chromatic variations. The computerised management of the production process of FMG slabs guarantees structural quality and random chromatic variations, avoiding repetitiousness, consequently each slab is unique and original, just like quarry materials. Then in second place, the technical characteristics make the materials of FMG much superior compared to quarry products, consequently they are ideal for any use and application, and they are guaranteed not to change in time.

I have purchased FMG materials and i have noticed chromatic variations from one piece to another, is this possible?
Yes. The chromatic variations of the various slabs are a special qualitative feature that a skilled layer can enhance to obtain unique and unrepeatable projects. The raw materials and the technologies used by FMG FMG Fabbrica Marmi e Graniti to produce its slabs are as near as possible to the random characteristics offered by nature. To lay the material, we recommend you to contact specialist and qualified layers who are able to enhance and exalt the chromatic features of the slabs in the best possible way.

Can manufactured marble, stone and granite materials be processed just like quarry stone?
The marble, stone and granite manufactured by FMG are composed by the same raw materials as natural stone, which are selected carefully in the aim to reproduce in the factory materials of superior technical characteristics.
The slabs manufactured by FMG can be processed just like any marble products actually taken from quarries (see the vein design that crosses the full body).