FLAKES -The durability and popularity of epoxy flooring flakes

The continuous growth in demand for epoxy flooring systems, industrial workshops, commercial spaces, garages, and high-end residential renovations has driven a strong growth trend in the global floor tiles (color tiles) market in 2026.

Floor tiles, as durable, aesthetically pleasing, and cost-effective aggregates, possess excellent wear resistance, slip resistance, and a wide range of color options, enabling the creation of seamless, aesthetically pleasing, and long-lasting floors.

High softness, good weather resistance, high temperature resistance, acid and alkali resistance, and corrosion resistance.

Usage suggestion: Approximately 3-4 square meters of tiles are needed for 1 kilogram.

Natural tiles (Flooring Stone Chips / Natural Rock Flakes) mainly originate from metamorphic rocks (schist, slate, phyllite), and a small portion from igneous rocks such as granite and basalt. They undergo two stages of metamorphism + subsequent weathering and fragmentation.

Under the action of heat pressing and shear:

Clay minerals dehydrate and recrystallize, generating minerals such as mica (white mica / black mica), chlorite, quartz, etc. in sheet or columnar forms.

Sheet minerals are oriented along the direction perpendicular to the pressure, forming foliation / schistosity (natural weak layer).

The original rock transforms into slate → phyllite → schist, becoming harder and having a distinct foliation structure.

Characteristics: Strong color retention, excellent water resistance, excellent heat and cold resistance, non-sticky at high temperatures, non-crackling at low temperatures, rich and bright colors, and strong plasticity.

Main applications: Used as real stone paint, granite paint for interior and exterior walls as new decorative coatings. In the paint industry, glass products decoration.

Colored tiles: Used as embellishments for outdoor art coatings, exterior real stone paint, nail art (ultra-thin) epoxy flooring (color beads, crystal stones), festival decorations.

This year's main trends:

The application of colored natural tiles in custom epoxy flooring continues to grow.

Demand for wear-resistant, color-stabilizing, dust-free products is on the rise.

Epoxy flooring is widely used in industrial workshops, parking lots, hospitals, shopping malls, etc.

China's export volume to Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and North America has increased.