Anti-abrasionPMMA sheets

The Evonik Acrylic Polymers Business Line is about to expand capacity for extruded PMMA Plexiglas sheets at its Weiterstadt (Germany) site through investments totaling some 8 million euro. The new extrusion line has an annual capacity of 10,000 tons. At the same time, a new line for abrasion-resistant coating is being installed. Both modules are scheduled for completion in the summer of 2011.
This combination of extrusion and coating lines and specially developed coating enables production of abrasion-resistant coated sheets with thicknesses between 1.5 to 16 mm. The special PMMA Plexiglas grades are used in all applications with stringent demands for robust, abrasion-resistant surfaces. These include furniture making and interior design, safety glazing for machines and equipment, display etc.