Porcelain stoneware is a hard and compact ceramic material that is coloured and non-porous. "Stoneware" means that the ceramic body of the tile is extremely vitrified and therefore compact and featuring a high mechanical strength.
This ceramic body is obtained starting from a mixture of clay, sand and other natural substances. After being suitably prepared, these mixtures are fired at a high temperature (1000 – 1300 C°).
One of the most outstanding features of porcelain stoneware is its extremely high resistance to abrasion, in other words the resistance that the surface has with regards to the movement of bodies, surfaces or materials that come into contact with it.