As one of the highest-grade and most adaptable plastics in the world, PLEXIGLAS® is always in demand when high requirements are placed on a material: in the development of new products or for unusual designs, visionary architecture, a striking ambience, or sustainable projects.
The plastics research team of Dr. Otto Röhm of Röhm & Haas, now Röhm GmbH, derived the name PLEXIGLAS® from PLEXIGUM, the existing name of the company’s plastic resins and solutions. Fascinated by having invented an “organic glass” with poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) , they called it PLEXIGLAS®.
The Acrylic Products business line of Röhm GmbH is a global producer of PMMA products marketed under the PLEXIGLAS® registered trademark in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia and under the ACRYLITE® brand name in the Americas
PLEXIGLAS® applications are everywhere around us. Ever since the material was developed more than 85 years ago by Dr. Otto Röhm and his research team, it has been used in a wide range of projects. Applications designed with PLEXIGLAS® are often so striking that they immediately catch the eye: examples are illuminated stadium facades and gigantic aquariums. But PLEXIGLAS® can equally be found in high-quality furniture and wall coverings, durable facades and window frames, the light guide film in a smart phone display, or car tail light covers. Taking these elements for granted mostly, we hardly ever stop to think about the material from which they are produced.
Today “Plexiglas” is erroneously used as a generic term for acrylic products of all types by various producers as well as for other transparent plastics. But there’s a difference between PLEXIGLAS® and acrylic: PLEXIGLAS® is a branded product.
The PLEXIGLAS® brand stands for quality in products on which particularly high requirements are placed. The branded acrylic is among the highest-quality and most versatile acrylics available anywhere. And it offers the customized and durably brilliant solutions for every branch of industry that only a high-grade branded acrylic can. The product portfolio has been continuously expanded over the years. Today, cast and extruded solid, multi-skin, and corrugated sheets as well as tubes, rods, and films in a wide range of colors and surfaces and with special properties are offered under the PLEXIGLAS® brand name.
As transparent as glass, half as heavy, and free of optical distortion, PLEXIGLAS® became a sought-after material soon after the trademark was registered in 1933. The branded acrylic is also distinguished by its other material properties: In pure form it is absolutely clear and can therefore be very accurately colored.
Some variants of PLEXIGLAS® transmit light extraordinarily well while others withstand extreme pressure or protect against noise or heat. In addition, the branded acrylic is extremely hard-wearing, durable, and weathering-resistant, and even after many years looks as good as new. Designers, architects, and specialist fabricators the world over are inspired by these versatile material properties of PLEXIGLAS® for their projects.
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