'Neolith' is a natural ceramic panel produced by Spain's TheSize Surfaces. Since its launch in 2010, it has been an interior and exterior finishing material that has created an innovative stir in the fields of architecture and interior design. In particular, driven by its highly realistic designs and practicality, it has recently gained popularity for use in kitchen and dining-table countertops, rapidly transforming the engineered-stone market.

Neolith is made from 100% natural raw materials, processed under high pressure at temperatures exceeding 1,200 degrees to achieve high strength, and its thin thicknesses of 3 mm and 6 mm make it suitable as a premium exterior cladding material for high-rise buildings. For kitchen and dining-table countertops, 12 mm and 20 mm products are available.

Neolith applies NAP (Neolith Airless Pistol) technology to create surfaces with a soft, tactile feel, and its full-body technology expresses the same color and design throughout the entire body. In particular, NDD (Neolith Digital Design) technology, which delivers high realism and rich detail, brings Neolith's design possibilities to life. In addition, its easy maintenance, waterproof function, and seamless, jointless installation methods prove that Neolith has more than enough appeal to be used as a finishing material.

In particular, Neolith offers a wide range of colors, from hyper-realistic natural patterns to special-effect patterns, matching any concept a designer wishes to express. Neolith has long held expertise in natural marble and possesses the technical capability to render, clearly and distinctly, a variety of impressions—such as stone, iron, wood, and fabric—in its product designs.

Guy International Co., Ltd. (CEO Lee Bong-jae), a ceramic specialist that exclusively supplies Neolith products in Korea, carries out the entire process for both interior and exterior use—including backing-strength reinforcement bonding and waterjet processing—at its own factory in Deokpyeong. Guy International stated, "Neolith has until now been supplied to Livart and premium kitchen furniture manufacturers and presented to consumers, and recently there has been a steady stream of inquiries from many imported-kitchen-furniture companies and top-tier design firms," adding, "We have secured inventory at our 20,000-square-meter Deokpyeong factory and are prepared for demand in exteriors, interiors, furniture, and more."

Since its founding in 1989, Guy International has accumulated a track record in ceramic exterior installation over the past 33 years, and by supplying and installing the world's first thin ceramic panel, 'Laminam,' 17 years ago, it holds unrivaled expertise to this day. The company was the first in Korea to supply ceramic kitchen countertops to all units of 'Nine One Hannam,' and alongside ceramic products worthy of the labels 'world's first' and 'world's best,' it has recently been expanding the market by importing a diverse range of ordinary tiles and offering them at reasonable prices through the distribution networks of neighboring ceramic companies.

Meanwhile, TheSize Surfaces, founded in 2009, is a natural ceramic panel manufacturer that recorded sales of more than 145 million euros (about 196.446 billion won) in 2021, supplying its products worldwide through distribution networks across Europe as well as North America and Asia. TheSize Surfaces has built factory facilities capable of producing 6 million square meters of natural ceramic panels annually and is the only company equipped with five kilns dedicated solely to ceramic panels. In 2014, it launched 'Granith,' releasing a series of 12 natural granites in a variety of finishes. The products fully retain the ambiance of natural materials while adding the advantages of ceramic, delivering both design and function. The main dimensions of the products manufactured by TheSize Surfaces are 3600×1200×3/6 mm, 3200×1500×6 mm, 3200×1600×12/20 mm, and 2600×1200×6 mm. The 3 mm product is applied to interior finishes or exteriors, the 6 mm to interiors, flooring, or exterior cladding, and the 12/20 mm products to kitchen and dining-table countertops. 02-514-4663