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.

News

Press Release

Jan 15, 2020

PLEXIGLAS® molding compounds enable pioneering light design

Light design is becoming increasingly important as an information carrier in autonomously driven vehicles
Volkswagen designs ID. ROOMZZ concept car with 360-degree lighting and customizable signature light
Light is the new chrome – with PLEXIGLAS® molding compounds guaranteeing even light scattering

Press Release

Dec 18, 2019

Ameluna luminaire from Artemide: A dome made from PLEXIGLAS® molding compound creates a fascinating light effect

Ameluna luminaire from Artemide is a perfect combination of lighting technology, design and materials
PLEXIGLAS® is used to create a lighting effect which is based on a fascinating natural phenomenon

Press Release

Dec 17, 2019

MERACRYL: Röhm’s new brand for methacrylate monomers

New MERACRYL brand launched
Partnership and reliability remain most important customer promises

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

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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

CYROLITE® Compounds

Diagnostics with micro-components made of CYROLITE® reduce bleeding risks

Bleeding that occurs during or after surgery can be correctly and promptly diagnosed for targeted treatment.

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.

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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.