Additives | Trinseo

PMMA Beads - Additives

Solutions Overview

Delivering innovative solutions is what we do at Trinseo, and as a trusted partner for polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), we can bring your bold, creative ideas to life. Our small particle size ALTUGLAS™ Acrylic beads are ideal as additives for interesting surface effects, such as gloss reduction, texturing, scratch resistance, anti-slip, smooth touch, when manufacturing thermoplastic parts or paints or coatings.

Our agile team of technical experts can collaborate with your business to deliver creative solutions, as acrylic beads are suited for many different applications based on its numerous key performance properties, including the ability to control viscosity, light scattering, and porosity, as well as its weatherability and resistance to scratch and UV, depending on the application.

Solutions for Unique Applications

Paint and Coatings

Compatible with waterborne or solvent borne formulations, our acrylic beads offer unique aesthetic properties that will inspire innovation, as well as offering VOC reduction and styrene content decrease compared to traditional materials.

Composites

Highly suitable for Unsaturated Polyester Resins or compounds in SMC/BMC, our ALTUGLAS™ beads enhance your composite parts through Class A surface aesthetics, while reducing VOC emissions and decreasing styrene content.

Polymers

Ideal to customize your polymer applications, our acrylic beads allow you to create new effects when used as an additive. In addition to adding a unique aesthetic surface (matt, texturing) and bulk (light scattering) effects, they also provide scratch and UV resistances.

Industry

Polyvalent thanks to its various compositions, our beads are suitable for the production of high-quality porous materials, including molds for pressure casting ceramic. In addition to prefect control of the porosity, they are source of higher lifetime, energy savings and lower production cost.

Ready for a partnership?

From design to manufacturing, we'll work hand in hand with you to determine solutions unique to the needs of your business.