Among the many aspects of life impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, acrylic glass may not be the first to come to mind. However, for the makers of this transparent sheet product, COVID-19 has been a ...

New from plastics supplier Arkema is a bio-based Plexiglas (acrylic) marketed for use in medical devices. This new material builds on the company's launch earlier this year of its Plexiglas CR series ...

Plexiglass shields, barriers, and bubbles could become the norm for indoor dining during the coronavirus pandemic. Restaurants and other businesses have been ordering the barriers in droves since ...

With coronavirus cases surging in the U.S., many people are concluding they'll have to learn to live with the virus until a COVID-19 vaccine is widely available — and that's led to a huge increase in ...

Although chemist and inventor Otto Rohm had first come up with the idea for plexiglass in 1901, it wasn’t until 1933 that the Rohm & Haas company first introduced it to the market under the trademark ...

Plexiglass is a hot item all of a sudden, as the need for social distancing and protection has increased. That’s meant a huge uptick in business for Columbus, Ohio-based Plaskolite. The rush of calls ...

Nikolai Yudanov worked his mobile phone feverishly, impatiently waiting to score. What he was jonesing for was not drugs. He was desperately seeking plexiglass. Like many in the COVID-crushed ...

The film explores the versatile material Plexiglass, a transparent and durable acrylic plastic developed by Rohm & Haas. Highlighting its lightweight, impact-resistant, and weather-resistant ...

Materials supplier Röhm GmbH has acquired the Functional Forms business of Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (Sabic) for an undisclosed price. The Sabic business is a major supplier of sheet made from the ...