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Production DUPONT TM CORIAN® PRODUCT DESCRIPTION SHEET SIZES AND COLOURS DuPont™ Corian® is available in various standard thicknesses and is easily cut to size by professional fabricators. All colours in the standard colour palette are available in 12.3 x 760 x 3658 mm sheets. A number of these colours are also available in various other sizes. Standard dimensions of DuPont™ Corian® sheets are: 4 mm sheet 930 x 2490 mm 6 mm sheet 760 x 2490 mm 930 x 2490 mm 12.3 mm sheet 760 x 3658 mm 930 x 3658 mm 19 mm sheet DUPONT™ CORIAN® JOINT ADHESIVE AND DUPONT™ CORIAN® SILICONE SEALANT DuPont™ Corian® joint adhesive and DuPont™ Corian® silicone sealant are produced in a  

range  

of  

specific  

colours  

to  

co-­ordinate  

with  

DuPont™™  

Corian® sheets and shapes. In  

 order for the DuPont 10-Year Limited Installed Warranty to apply, all DuPont™ Corian® seams must be bonded with DuPont™ Corian® joint adhesive. DUPONT™ CORIAN® SHAPES A wide range of DuPont™ Corian® shapes created using cast moulding technology is available in 4 solid colours for custom integration with DuPont™ Corian® sheets in order to create a single, continuous surface. This includes vanity basins in solid colours for bathrooms, single and double sinks for kitchens, bars, small wash-up areas, hospitals and laboratories. Bonding DuPont™ Corian® shapes into sheets does not create any rims that might trap dirt or water, minimises cleaning and maintenance and provides improved hygiene. Care, maintenance and installation instructions are included in the packaging. Appropriate accessory products, including installation hardware, are available and recommended for residential kitchens only. 760 x 3658 mm FR COLOURS (EN 13501-1) Sheets  

can  

also  

be  

supplied  

in  

an  

F R  

grade,  

which  

is  

more  

resistant  

to  

fire  

for  

  

 applications in public areas and for cladding projects, according to norm EN 13501-1, classified  

as  

B  

-­  

s1,  

d0.  

Regular  

DuPont™™  

Corian®  

colours  

are  

classified  

as  

C  

-­  

s1,  

d0.  

  

 SHEET OPTIMISATION The  

final  

cost  

of  

DuPont™™  

Corian®  

fabricated  

products  

may  

be  

influenced  

by  

material  

  

  

 wastage. In order to reduce costs, DuPont suggests that sheet optimisation be taken into consideration during the design process. 469 mm 451 mm 102 mm 147 mm 418 mm * 451 mm 383 mm 400 mm * 332 mm 138 mm 400 mm 158 mm Please discover our collection of Corian® sinks and bowls on the web: www.corian.com 176 mm 191 mm KNOW-HOW DuPont™ Corian® is manufactured by DuPont as sheets and pre-formed shapes in three plants located in the USA, Japan and Korea. DuPont™ Corian® sheets are produced on continuous casting lines and DuPont™ Corian® shapes are produced through polymerization inside metal moulds using a continuous manufacturing process. 55