Quartz Buying Guides for Importers and Fabricators
Plan your container with real numbers: slab sizes and yield, thickness, colour development and how an order runs from enquiry to loading.

At a glance
The Auro Quartz guides answer the questions trade buyers ask before a first order: which slab format gives the best yield, which thickness each market expects, how new colours and private label work, and what the minimum order is.
- Formats
- Jumbo and Standard yield
- Thickness
- 20 mm, 30 mm, other
- Custom
- Colour, brand, cut-to-size
- Minimum order
- One 20GP container, colours mixed
Start with the guide for your question
Quartz slab sizes and yield
Jumbo vs Standard slabs, usable length and how many tops each slab gives.
Read the guide »Edges, finishes and thickness
How to choose 20 mm or 30 mm and specify edges and finishes.
Read the guide »New colour development
How a colour goes from your sample to your container.
Read the guide »Private label
How to launch a quartz collection under your own brand.
Read the guide »Buying from a Chinese quartz factory
What Auro Quartz supplies and how a first order stays low-risk.
Read the guide »Trade buyer FAQ
Every question trade buyers ask, answered in one place.
Read the FAQ »Quartz countertops: pros and cons
What quartz does well and where it falls short.
Read the guide »Quartz vs quartzite
Engineered stone or natural stone.
Read the guide »Quartz vs granite
Which surface suits which kitchen.
Read the guide »Quartz vs marble
The marble look without marble upkeep.
Read the guide »Quartz thickness: 20 mm vs 30 mm
Which thickness each market expects, and slab weights.
Read the guide »Four reasons trade buyers choose Auro Quartz
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Calacatta designs
Four catalogue collections, so one supplier covers the full Calacatta range.
20GP
Container minimum
Mix many colours in one 20GP container instead of a full container of each.
Cut
In the factory
Auro Quartz cuts pieces to your drawings before the container leaves.
Own
Brand & colours
Slabs under your brand name, and new colours developed from your sample.
Three ways to keep a first order low-risk
- 01
Approve samples first
Auro Quartz sends samples of the chosen colours and finish before production.
- 02
Specification in writing
Auro Quartz confirms colour codes, slab format, thickness, sizes and finish in writing.
- 03
Start with one 20GP container
A first order can be one 20GP container, with several colours mixed.
- Jumbo slab
- 3200 × 1600mm
- Standard slab
- 3000 × 1400mm
- Thickness
- 20 / 30mm
- Minimum order, colours mixed
- 20GPcontainer
Questions trade buyers ask first
Anything else? Ask Auro Quartz »
What is the minimum order?
The minimum order is one 20GP container, and colours can be mixed in the same container. Auro Quartz does not supply single slabs or single kitchens.
Which slab sizes are available?
Auro Quartz supplies Jumbo 3200 × 1600 mm and Standard 3000 × 1400 mm slabs, 20 mm or 30 mm thick, and makes other thicknesses to order.
Does Auro Quartz sell to homeowners?
No. Auro Quartz supplies trade buyers: distributors, importers, fabricators, kitchen and cabinet companies, and contractors.
Samples & quotes
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