Think Thick with Altuglas®

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Lynda Habib
Phone: 33 1 78 66 23 00
Paris, France - 29 February 2008

Enhanced protection
Rigid, resistant to sunshine and bad weather, easy to shape and bend, Altuglas^® acrylic sheet has become the glazing material of choice for water-sports.
 
Comfort in Colour
Imagine a sofa in leather and Altuglas^®. It exudes a great feeling of comfort. The 10 mm thick Altuglas^® sheet, with its smooth, rounded edges, is comforting and sensual. The leather blends with the creamy coloured Altuglas^®. With Altuglas^®, the colour becomes soft, with a depth like that of the most expensive woods. Its gloss effect is much sought after by new designers.

Altuglas^® offers a wide choice of depth and transparency of colour: deep blacks and intense reds, even fluorescent colours in pigmented sheet. Or for more delicate creations, smoky blues or sea greens in transparent versions.
Combining thick Altuglas^® sheet with other attractive materials like glass, wood or metal has becoming a growing design trend. As base or border, discreet or feature, Altuglas^® offers a very broad range of textures and colours.
 
Immediately attractive
For catching the customer’s eye, Altuglas^® proves a powerful merchandising tool. The effect of solidity is reassuring, its colour attracts, its transparency gives light. In very thick sheets, Altuglas^® gives a feeling of luxury while never dominating the product, which is enhanced by being displayed on it. Impact through simplicity is one of the strengths of Altuglas^®.
For business premises, furniture and signs made of very thick Altuglas^® sheet enhance reception areas, conference rooms and dining areas.

Manufacturing thickness
The production capacity for Altuglas^® is ever increasing. Today, sheets with a thickness of 10 to 100 mm are being produced in France, in highly productive factories. Capacity and speed of response ensure rapid availability throughout the processing and design sectors.

Altuglas^® is a registered trademark of Arkema for acrylic sheet and resin, throughout the world other than the continent of America, where it is registered by Arkema as Plexiglas^®