Almost too beautiful just for the road – lighting design with PLEXIGLAS®

What does PLEXIGLAS® have to do with car design? For over 60 years, PLEXIGLAS® molding compounds have been a driving force behind the auto industry. Why? Because the multifaceted ways in which PLEXIGLAS® can be formed open up virtually endless possibilities for design. One shining example is crystal-clear or colored PLEXIGLAS® whose top light-guiding properties and color stability make for innovative automotive lighting systems.

The universe created the sun. All other lights can be created with PLEXIGLAS®.

The great thing about PLEXIGLAS® is that it is always in impressive shape – to be specific, in precisely the shape you require. That’s because our high-performance plastic can be individually formed, making it possible to create entirely new lighting concepts. PLEXIGLAS® also outshines conventional materials in terms of transparency and durability.

The surprising disadvantage of PLEXIGLAS® surfaces: they turn household appliances into real masterpieces.

Domestic appliances with surfaces made from our high-quality PLEXIGLAS® steal the show from everything else in the house. The completely colorless polymers can be colored and molded in almost any number of ways, opening up entirely new possibilities for designers. And since PLEXIGLAS® is also particularly robust, the appliances retain their good looks.

We make dark figures even darker – with our jetblack PLEXIGLAS® Piano Black.

What does PLEXIGLAS® have to do with car design? For over 60 years, PLEXIGLAS® molding compounds have been a driving force behind the auto industry. Why? Because the multifaceted ways in which PLEXIGLAS® can be formed open up virtually endless possibilities for design. One shining example is our jetblack, high-gloss PLEXIGLAS® Piano Black that stands for long-lasting sophistication and elegance – whether as a radiator grille, pillar trim or mirror housing.

Light makes the atmosphere. And PLEXIGLAS® makes the light.

Light not only attracts insects and other animals, but also customers. That’s because PLEXIGLAS® can be molded in almost any number of ways, opening up entirely new possibilities for product design. Yet using PLEXIGLAS® also pays off for other reasons: it transmits light very efficiently and is particularly long-lasting and UV-stable.

Two eye-catchers are hidden in this picture. The second one is the refrigerator surface featuring high-gloss PLEXIGLAS®.

Why is the refrigerator the better eye-catcher? Because its beauty is not transient. The reason for this is that our high-quality PLEXIGLAS® not only creates quality surfaces, but also makes them particularly long-lasting and robust. As a result, it is simply waiting to be touched. PLEXIGLAS® opens up entirely new possibilities for designers, because it can be molded and colored in almost any number of ways.

With PLEXIGLAS® Piano Black, extravagance comes as standard.

What does PLEXIGLAS® have to do with car design? For over 60 years, PLEXIGLAS® molding compounds have been a driving force behind the auto industry. Why? Because the multifaceted ways in which PLEXIGLAS® can be formed open up virtually endless possibilities for design. One shining example is our jetblack, high-gloss PLEXIGLAS® Piano Black that stands for long-lasting sophistication and elegance – whether as a radiator grille, pillar trim or mirror housing.

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Innovative Products for Pathbreaking Applications

With its trademarks PLEXIGLAS®, PLEXIMID® and CYROLITE®, our Business Line Molding Compounds offers a complete range of PMMA-based standard, impact-modified and special molding compounds.

PLEXIGLAS® molding compounds show convincing performance in all applications where the foremost requirements are unexcelled weather resistance, colorfastness, high brilliance and transparency as well as hardness and abrasion resistance. In cooperation with specialists from the plastics industry and their suppliers we develop new PLEXIGLAS® products for innovative applications. This joint development work leads to complete, production-stage solutions for end users.

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Press Release

Nov 13, 2019

MINI 60 Years Edition: Union Jack taillights shine brightly thanks to PLEXIGLAS® molding compounds

Striking signature lights for a cult car

PLEXIGLAS® molding compounds for homogeneous light design
Different product types to achieve the appearance of the Union Jack

Press Release

Oct 15, 2019

PLEXIGLAS® Molding Compounds at K 2019 – a proven partner with a new name

Special molding compounds for a variety of applications
Material development follows trends in application areas
On display at K 2019: PLEXIGLAS® molding compounds for displays with black panel effect, lighting applications with homogeneous light distribution and for high-gloss decorative panels in car bodies

Press Release

Aug 01, 2019

Röhm excited to continue as an independent company

Acquisition by Advent International successfully completed
Carve-out creates basis for growth and further development
Investments in technologies and sites planned to build a global market and technology leader in methacrylate chemicals
“The new name, Röhm, stands for quality and a pioneering spirit,” says Michael Pack, CEO

Press Release

Jun 07, 2019

CYROLITE® promotional campaign for the medical sector wins German Brand Award

CYROLITE® promotional campaign for the medical sector wins German Brand Award. CYROLITE® acrylic-based polymers have been a proven material in medical technology for over 40 years.

Press Release

Mar 15, 2019

Qosina Utilizes CYROLITE® G-20 HIFLO to Create New Disposable Luer Lock Connector

In order to keep up with customer demand and production needs, Qosina, a global supplier of single-use medical devices, recently selected Evonik’s CYROLITE® G-20 HIFLO acrylic-based copolymer compound to manufacture their own specialized luer lock connector. CYROLITE® G-20 HIFLO is one of the world’s most advanced medical acrylics and is primarily used for the production of disposable medical devices

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Events & Trade Shows

Meet us where we are. Come and explore the amazing world of our methacrylate chemistry. There is always something new to know. Innovative products and solutions for your business and new applications for our proven products as well. You are kindly invited.

Mar 25, 2020–Mar 26, 2020

PIAE 2020

Mannheim, Germany

Apr 21, 2020–Apr 24, 2020

Intertraffic 2020

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Oct 13, 2020–Oct 17, 2020

Fakuma 2020

Friedrichshafen, Germany

Product Stories

PLEXIGLAS® Molding compounds

LED spotlights: saving energy and setting signs

In supermarkets, factory halls and offices around the globe, the TECTON strip light system from Zumtobel provides pleasant and energy-efficient lighting with its combination of LEDs and PLEXIGLAS®.

PLEXIGLAS® Molding compounds

Surface finishing: Combining design with functionality

Vorwerk describes its Thermomix as “the unique kitchen appliance”, for which the manufacturer relies on sophisticated technology and first-class materials. PLEXIGLAS® lends the surface of the housing an elegance that endures.

PLEXIGLAS® Molding compounds

Seeing and being seen

Materials used as optical elements in car headlamps must satisfy stringent requirements—as in the case of the three PLEXIGLAS® and PLEXIMID® molding compounds in the LED Intelligent Light System from Automotive Lighting, which Mercedes-Benz is installing in its C-Class.

PLEXIGLAS® Molding compounds

A blend of elegance and functionality

The curved HELLA taillights dominate the sporty yet elegant design of Opel's Crossland X. Responsible for the intense, evenly distributed red light is a customized PLEXIGLAS® molding compound from Evonik.

PLEXIGLAS® Molding compounds

Excellent visibility for top performance

Skate parks, climbing halls, ski slopes and swimming pools: High-performance LED floodlights by the Osram subsidiary Siteco use PLEXIGLAS® optics for efficient illumination of sports facilities.

PLEXIGLAS® Molding compounds

Making greenhouses more efficient

A novel technology with lenses made from PLEXIGLAS® molding compounds.

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IATF 16949:2016 - Production sites certified

PLEXIGLAS® Molding Compounds gearing up into quality excellence with IATF

The Business Line Molding Compounds meets demanding quality requirements of automotive industry for sub-tier 1 suppliers and has certified its production sites in Worms and Shanghai.