Offers significant advantages as a co-monomer in a wide range of copolymer-based products and is used in moulding and extruded resins and extruded sheet (PMMA), in mineral surface composites, and coatings.
Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), also known as acrylic, acrylic glass, or plexiglass, as well as by the trade names Crylux, Plexiglas, Acrylite, Astariglas, Lucite, Perclax, and Perspex, among several others (see below), is a transparent thermoplastic often used in sheet form as a lightweight or shatter-resistant alternative to glass. The same material can be used as a casting resin or in inks and coatings, among many other uses.