I don't have experience but my kitchen designer quoted it to me and it was more expensive than the Ceasarstone I wanted.

Lisadlu16, that's so interesting because I was quoted $950 for a slab of Carrera look alike. No fabrication cost included, just the slab

I don't feel confident buying Chinese quartz. When I bought my Pentalquartz, which is Breton-made but a little cheaper because it's manufactured in Vietnam, I asked about Chinese quartz out of curiousity. The Pental manager told me the owner of the company went to China to look at their manufacturing and wouldn't buy it because they cured the resins at a lower temperature and for a shorter time than the Breton process.

There have been a few reports here of surface-pitting on Chinese quartz, (Samsung was one that had pitting), which I've never heard of happening with Breton-manufactured quartz. A few weeks ago a member posted about taking mugs from her DW and placing them on a towel to dry. She found this the following morning on her brand new Chinese quartz:

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There are a few companies in China that use Breton technology, but most use their own technology. Find the Chinese name of the company that makes Alpine Quartz and look on Breton's website to see the list of companies.