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ABIC’s Functional Forms business offers high quality, engineered thermoplastic sheet and film products across a wide variety of industries, ranging from building and construction, consumer electronics, specialty glazing, aircraft and rail. SABIC’s Functional Forms business has been working to bring its portfolio of leading edge materials to bear in architectural glazing applications for over 40 years. Virtually unbreakable, high optical quality solid and multiwall LEXAN™ (PC) sheet products with highly specialized properties are often a top choice for answering the specific needs of a variety of structures.

Sustainable and creative designs with LEXAN sheet

The sustainable design movement aims to reduce the negative impact of residential and commercial buildings on the environment. SABIC’s Functional Forms business growing portfolio of LEXAN polycarbonate (PC) multiwall sheet products are contributing to this movement and strengthen sustainable building designs by increasing energy conservation, improving working/living environments, and promoting recycling. LEXAN sheet solutions can help architects, builders and contractors tap into the “green” building market, a multi-billion-dollar sector and a bright spot in the current construction industry slump. SABIC’s Functional Forms offers its customers a broad portfolio of LEXAN multiwall sheet solutions for roofing, cladding and glazing.

Widespread concerns about the negative environmental effects of traditional building materials and methods are driving the adoption of sustainable design. LEXAN multiwall sheet products can make a significant contribution by helping our customers achieve sustainable designs. For example, LEXAN sheet far surpasses double- and triple-pane glass windows in thermal insulation performance, and it is lightweight saves energy in transportation and installation. In addition, it is 100 percent recyclable. By incorporating LEXAN sheet into your designs, you can make any building more sustainable.

Conserving energy

Sustainable design is the practice of creating healthier and more resource-efficient models of construction, renovation, operation, maintenance and demolition. Plastics can enhance sustainability in a variety of ways, including energy conservation and the potential for recyclability.

At SABIC, we are dedicated to meeting our customers’ ever-changing needs with our unique high performance LEXAN film and sheet portfolio. Through our services and product portfolio, we help our customers to create innovative designs with better functionality, reduce systems costs and develop environmentally responsible applications. This is truly Chemistry that Matters™.

LEXAN is a trademark of SABIC.

For further information, contact SABIC Functional Forms at 1 Lexan Lane, Mt. Vernon, IN 47620-9367 USA; phone (812) 831-7000 or (800) 323-3783, fax (812) 831-4955, sandeep.dhawan@sabic.com (Global Business Director Functional Forms) or www.sabic.com/ff.