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PMMA Beads - Binders

Solutions Overview

A trusted partner for innovative polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) solutions, Trinseo can help you discover the possibilities of acrylic beads as binders. ALTUGLAS™ acrylic beads are widely used as binders to control the viscosity of formulations used in many varnishes, paints, adhesives, and acrylic stone (also called Solid Surface) by helping to improve compatibility or adhesion.

Our technical support team is there to help drive your innovation and deliver solutions for your materials challenges. ALTUGLAS™ acrylic beads can be used for a wide range of applications due to its unique performance properties that help you reimagine your materials limits.

The new ALTUGLAS™ R-Life acrylic beads, based on recycled monomer, are definitely a perfect and innovative solution to bring new sustainability opportunities in a large range of applications.

Bold Solutions for Binders Applications

Paint and Coatings

Compatible with waterborne or solvent borne formulations, our acrylic beads deliver a unique balance of properties like high solubility, levelling, flexibility, abrasion resistance and weatherability. Our R-Life PMMA beads, based on chemically recycled monomer, are also a new source of opportunities to offer new sustainability solutions.

Building and Construction

Essential for your cast polymers composition, our ALTUGLAS™ acrylic beads improve solid surface properties due to its key performance properties of aesthetic surface effect, UV resistance, thermoformability and weatherability. Our R-Life PMMA beads, based on chemically recycled monomer, are also a new source of opportunities to develop new sustainability solutions tailored to customer needs.

Cosmetics

ALTUGLAS™ beads offer you a way to innovate when added as a key ingredient to your formulation due to its unique aesthetic, high compatibility and viscosity control properties. Our R-Life PMMA beads, based on chemically recycled monomer, are also the new candidates of choice to develop new sustainability solutions.

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