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SABIC’s Specialty Film & Sheet business offers high-performance,

engineering thermoplastics LEXAN™ sheet and film portfolio and full-service
solutions for customers in various segments including mass transportation,
consumer electronics, glazing, building and construction. The company
supports customers by providing high-performance materials that can
comply with current and upcoming regulations, enabling customers to find
new solutions to evolving requirements for fire safety, as well as related
challenges of sustainability and cost reduction.

SABIC’s LEXAN sheet portfolio offers SABIC ranks among the world’s top
high quality, engineered thermoplastic petrochemical companies, and operates
monolithic and multiwall sheet products in more than 45 countries across
across a wide variety of industries, the world with 40,000 employees
ranging from building and construction, worldwide. It has significant research
lamination, sign to transportation. resources with 19 dedicated technology
The company’s virtually unbreakable, and innovation facilities in Saudi Arabia,
lightweight, fire resistant polycarbonate the USA, the Netherlands, Spain, Japan,
LEXAN sheet portfolio includes a wide India, China and South Korea.
variety of structures and it is backed
by advanced technical support and
application development services to
meet our customers’ specification needs
with local supply.

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INTRODUCTION TO LEXAN™
SHEET
SABIC’s Specialty Film & Sheet business helps SABIC has been working to bring excellent
to provide value-added solutions across materials to bear in architectural glazing
a wide variety of industries, ranging from applications for over 25 years. Today
electronics and electrical to transportation, the company may offer a wide range
building and construction. These solutions of versatile materials that combine the
are founded on a portfolio of leading edge aesthetic appeal of glass with value‑added
materials backed by advanced technical performance.
support around the world.
Based on polycarbonate (PC) LEXAN resin,
In architectural glazing, glass has been the one of the most versatile materials in the
primary material of choice for centuries, world, these high performance materials
dating back as far as 1500 B.C. Notable are characterized by high impact strength,
advances in properties and performance an excellent balance of low weight and
have included heat or annealing treatments high stiffness, naturally “crystal-clear”
and low e-coatings. However, recent transparency and design freedom.
technological advances have slowed and
have not been able to address the safety
issues of broken glass.

LEXAN sheet is designed to allow the penetration of natural, filtered daylight into living areas without the energy loss and higher
heating and cooling costs of glass roofing inserts.

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BENEFITS
MEETING TOUGH CHALLENGES ENABLING CREATIVE DESIGN
From conservatories, commercial greenhouses Glass, because of its weight and brittleness, has
and swimming pools, to industrial buildings, limited design versatility. In contrast, LEXAN
offices and football stadiums, SABIC specialty sheet products provides design freedoms.
sheet products can be used to help deliver LEXAN sheet is light weight, versatile, and
creative, easy‑to-install glazing that is built to comes in assorted colors, textures and special
last. Many products are covered by a minimum effects.
ten-year limited written warranty against
excessive yellowing, loss of light transmission Coatings for superior weatherability, self-
and loss of strength due to weathering. cleaning, anti-drip and other customizations
can also be selected to differentiate a design.
Glazing has become an increasingly important Office interiors, for example, can be made
element in building design from a number more interesting by replacing flat ceilings with
of standpoints and requirements: aesthetics, a gently rolling surface. For exteriors, LEXAN
weight reduction, energy conservation, safety sheet can offer solutions for glazing, cladding
and security and environmental quality. and façades that are both practical and visually
Architects and contractors have a number of striking.
material choices, including traditional glass
and an array of polymers, each with different
properties and attributes.

Virtually unbreakable, high optical quality

LEXAN™ PC sheet materials from SABIC are
often a top choice due to the versatile glazing
solutions that they may help provide.

SABIC’s LEXAN PC sheet combines crystal‑clear

transparency with value-added performance
that features light weight, high stiffness, Due to its aesthetics, LEXAN sheet was chosen by the
architecture firm Flow for partition walls used in this apartment.
design freedom, impact and fire resistance
and weatherability. This high-tech sheet
product – solid and multiwall products with
highly specialized properties – is an excellent
candidate to help answer the specific needs of
a variety of structures.

LEXAN corrugated sheet system is used for the façade and the
interior of the theater building in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

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 ATTRACTIVE AND COMFORTABLE
A well-designed building offers a high-quality
experience, including temperature, light and
sound control. SABIC’s transparent LEXAN™
Solar Control IR sheet products help to block
near infrared heat, but let in high levels of light,
which may help to reduce cooling and lighting
costs by up to 40 percent. They are also
resistant to yellowing caused by UV light.

LEXAN SOUNDGLAZE™ sheet helps provide

LEXAN THERMOCLEAR sheet roof glazing - The University of excellent sound insulation properties combined
Warsaw
with abrasion resistance for a range of
demanding urban, road, rail and airport noise
reduction barriers. It can also be used for such
unique applications as ski jump barriers and
was featured on the ski jump used in the 2006
Torino Winter Olympics.

THE LIFE OF THE BUILDING

To avoid high maintenance or replacement
costs for glazing, many architects and builders
select LEXAN sheet for its resistance to
yellowing, graffiti, scratching and breakage.
LEXAN MARGARD sheet protection walls - Dresden Zoo in For example, LEXAN MARGARD™ sheet offers a
Germany proprietary hard coating on one or both sides
to help resist abrasion and weathering.

To help minimize maintenance costs, LEXAN

THERMOCLEAR™ easy clean sheet products
feature a patented coating that offers self-
cleaning properties when the material comes
in contact with water, the coating causes the
formation of large droplets that wash away dirt.
THERMOCLEAR glazes the rooftops of several
Shopping center Leclerc Romilly Acrolux, France. LEXAN EXELL™ stadiums around the world.
D sheet with 10 years limited written warranty is used for the
glazing of the building. Requirements were AVIS technique
certification, M2 minimum fire rating and formability

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BENEFITS
HELPING TO PROTECT PEOPLE AND HELPING WITH SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
PROPERTY The vast technical resources of SABIC make it
Terrorism, crime, and natural disasters (such as easy for architects and builders to obtain the
hurricanes) have led to increased demand for support, customized products, and design
glazing solutions that can help protect people, assistance needed to help complete projects
property and critical infrastructure. on time and meet stringent specifications.

Glass can be problematic due to breakage, With a balance of outstanding performance,

potentially causing injury and requiring re- flexible design and assorted aesthetics, LEXAN
glazing. SABIC’s line of Armor‑Gard®, Suregard® PC sheet continues to expand its uses in diverse
and Lexgard® transparent armor laminates have architectural applications. From conservatories,
been engineered to help defend buildings – commercial greenhouses and swimming pools,
and their occupants – against ballistics impact, to industrial buildings, offices and football
forced entry and bomb blast. stadiums, SABIC products deliver a creative,
easy-to-install interior and exterior applications
Together with LEXAN™ MARGARD™ sheet, these that are built to last.
products may help provide greater safety,
protection, and peace of mind in a wide range
of threatening situations. Unlike many polymer
materials used for glazing, LEXAN sheet also
offers excellent flame resistance and heat
stability for an added measure of protection.

KEEPING COSTS IN LINE

LEXAN sheet glazing materials can help to
deliver measurable return on investment
through ease of installation; lower insurance
costs through resistance to break-ins, weather
damage and vandalism; lower utility costs from
better heat management; and less need for
replacement due to weathering and breakage.

Most of these products are covered by a

minimum ten-year limited written warranty
against excessive yellowing, loss of light
transmission and loss of strength due to
weathering.

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APPLICATIONS
BUILDING CLADDING AND FAÇADES
Cladding and façades have an important
influence on the character of a building.
LEXAN™ sheet systems provide exciting design
opportunities that are a world apart from the
drab uniformity of traditional flat panels. With
their inherent design freedom, LEXAN sheet
systems allow designs that are visually striking
and yet extremely practical.

For example, the innovative LEXAN

THERMOCLICK™ inter-clicking sheet system
delivers attractive, profile‑free façades, which
are not only easy to install but also enhance
thermal insulation. Furthermore, the low
maintenance end-product will help to resist
Due to its thermal insulation properties, easy installation and
rust, rot or warp. aesthetics, LEXAN THERMOCLICK sheet system was chosen
by architect Pich-Aguilera for the façade of the building in
Barcelona, Spain

More than 12,000 m2 LEXAN EXELL™ D and THERMOCLEAR™

sheets are used to construct the exterior/interior cladding walls
of the Millennium Dome in Greenwich, England. According to With design freedom a key requirement, architect Thomas
architects involved in this project, these materials were chosen Eriksson chose LEXAN THERMOCLICK sheet system for the
because of the outstanding impact strength, optical clarity and external wall cladding of the Haestens building in Sweden
design flexibility

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APPLICATIONS
RESIDENTIAL GLAZING AND CONSERVATORIES
The wide range of LEXAN™ PC glazing materials
provides architects with broad design flexibility in
applications for both inside and outside the home.
Applications include everything from intelligent glazing
materials for conservatories that reflect heat and cut
down on glare, to robust glazing with double-sided UV
protection for porches and carports that can withstand
high wind and snow loads and from stylish bathroom
glazing, partition walls and false ceilings to low
maintenance pool covers.

USG, a leading manufacturer of building materials

for construction and remodeling, has selected SABIC
LEXAN 90355 sheet to create high performance
ceiling topographies. This high-tech, textured sheet
provides enhanced design flexibility in USG’s Topo®
3-Dimensional system for ceiling topography.

From major commercial developments, to residential USG ceiling made from LEXAN 90355 sheet
housing and simple home improvement projects, USG
products turn vision into reality everywhere people live
and work.

LEXAN THERMOCLEAR™ sheet is an excellent

candidate for conservatories

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ARCHITECTURAL INTERIORS
From office workstations and partition
walls to façades and false ceilings, the
use of LEXAN™ polycarbonate sheet
in interior applications can transform
the environments of people at home,
work or play. In ceiling topography,
for example, it can replace flat ceiling
planes with gently rolling landscapes
that are pleasing on the eye.

Available in a variety of colors and

effects, these materials not only look
good, but they also help to reduce
heat build-up from solar radiation
and cut the brightness of the sun to a
pleasant level.
Due to its easy installation and aesthetics, LEXAN sheet was selected
by architects Sidonie Ory, Francois Marcireau and Jupei Yamgiwa for
the interior of the restaurant LA Fabrique in Sibuya, Tokyo.

Due to its easy installation and aesthetics, LEXAN sheet system was chosen by architect Klein Dytham for the interior of the
Spike Cyberworks.

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APPLICATIONS
SWIMMING POOL COVERS
LEXAN™ THERMOCLEAR PLUS™ sheets and easy
clean PC multiwall sheets with unique UV
protection on both sides, may offer high light
transmission, excellent insulation properties and
impact resistance.

The complete LEXAN THERMOCLEAR™ sheet

range features a proprietary surface treatment
on both sides designed to protect the sheet
against the degrading effects of ultra-violet
radiation in natural sunlight.

The sheet can be economically cut to desired

shape on-site with minimal waste. Furthermore,
installation mistakes are minimized since both
sheet surfaces are UV-protected and may be
faced outwards.

As a roof glazing material LEXAN

THERMOCLEAR sheet is subjected to the
extremes of weather; storms, hail stones,
wind, snowfalls and ice formation. Under these
conditions, the product is virtually unbreakable
and is able to accommodate the subsequent
temperature change to sunny conditions
without breaking or buckling.

“We needed a lightweight, unobtrusive and flexible material to

be able to design the optimal pool cover. Following the product
testing and development phase, SABIC’s LEXAN THERMOCLEAR
sheet was chosen as it exhibited outstanding formability and
bonding compatibility that met all of our requirements.”
Swimming pool shelters with LEXAN THERMOCLEAR PLUS sheet
- THÉRÈSE AND SERGE CHAPUS, CREATORS OF ABRISUD. demonstrate extreme endurance in Abrisud’s low profile pool
cover

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 INDUSTRIAL GLAZING
Across a wide range of industrial glazing
applications, LEXAN™ PC sheet is helping to lower
material costs while enhancing reliability, thermal
insulation and safety. Installation costs are kept low
as each product is designed using custom-made
configurations for fast on-site assembly.

In insulated corrugated roofing applications LEXAN

THERMOPANEL™ sheet systems feature a choice of
integrated side wing that can be easily calibrated to
fit onto virtually any metal sandwich panel.

When designing rooflights, LEXAN THERMOROOF™

sheet systems offer a tailor-made, fully insulated
product that can be installed seamlessly into a
corrugated metal roof without any cold bridges.
With its high light transmission and thermal insulation
properties, LEXAN THERMOCLICK ™ sheet was chosen by
architect firm Abalos & Herreros for the vertical cladding In walkways, roof domes and vault barrels, LEXAN
of this building
PC solar control sheet with IR technology not only
allows individual designs to be cost-effectively
Extech, Exterior Technologies Inc. has chosen LEXAN realized but also improves energy management
THERMOCLEAR™ sheet for this hangar facility in New York
within the building. In industrial window glazing,
this sheet range is compatible with the commonly-
used steel sash window constructions.

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APPLICATIONS
STADIUM AND ARENA APPLICATIONS
For over a quarter of a century, polycarbonate LEXAN™ sheet
glazing materials have been the materials of choice in stadiums
and arenas around the world.

From balconies, dugouts and walkways to bowl cladding,

separation walls and roofing, architects and installers value the Separation walls
materials’ different coating surfaces, lightweight and formability
into the most complex designs. Specialty Film & Sheet worked
together with HOK architectural company on the Sydney
Olympic stadium project, where 27,000 m2 of 16 mm LEXAN
THERMOCLEAR™ sheet was used for the most challenging
engineering feature of the stadium, the 300-meter span roof
structure. Dugouts

Suspended from a huge arch structure, the roof is constructed

from a translucent grade of LEXAN PC to help minimize any
shadows and patches of direct sunlight on the sporting area.

The roof provides spectators with protection from the weather,

while reducing the wind resistance for the participants on the
Bowl cladding
field. The roof’s combination structural weight is 85 kg/m2 (the
sheet weight is only 3 kg/m2).

LEXAN THERMOCLEAR sheet was used by Chongqing Urban Development Co. Ltd. for the roof glazing of the first stadium in
Chongqing, West China. The stadium accommodates 60,000 spectators. They are all protected from the changing weather
conditions by the LEXAN THERMOCLEAR sheet roof, which covers an area of 36,000 m2.

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 In 2003, 74,000 m2 of LEXAN™ THERMOCLEAR™ sheet (with UV
protection on both sides) was installed at the six stadiums in
Portugal. SABIC’s remarkably tough, lightweight and transparent
LEXAN sheet materials are the top choice of architects to create
the world’s largest and most impressive sports stadiums in
many nations. These materials have been used in more than 50
Sydney Olympic stadium stadiums over the world, including the FIFA World Cup™ stadiums
in South Africa, Olympic Stadium in Sydney, Australia, Barcelona,
Spain and Chongqing, China, and UEFA European Football
Championship Euro 2004™, Euro 2008™, Euro 2012™ stadiums in
Portugal, Austria, Switzerland, and Poland.

Porto Dragão stadium

Amsterdam Arena, has chosen LEXAN The Amsterdam Arena, in addition to major sports and concert events, is also popular for
Solar Control IR sheet as the glazing smaller events. Altogether, the Arena with a total capacity of 52,000 seats, hosts about
material for its escalator tunnels of four 70 major events per year, with around 2.1 million visitors in total, including tours
side of the stadium

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APPLICATIONS
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
In bus, train and bicycle shelters, LEXAN™ PC enables architects
to realize bold new designs that turn a vandal’s playground into a
safe, user-friendly place. The all-too‑familiar smashed glass panels
and graffiti covered walls are replaced by clean, ergonomically
designed shelters, which are helping in the fight against crime.

55,000 m2 of a new tailor-made LEXAN THERMOPANEL™ sheet

is currently installed for the roof of the Shanghai south railway
station. Much of the roof of the Shanghai south railway station
covers the upper departure area of the station, which is around
300 meters in diameter and capable of holding up to 10,000
people.

Not only does this ambitious construction project represent one

of the largest buildings to use the PC sheet, but more importantly
underscores SABIC’s commitment to help revitalize the Chinese
infrastructure with some of the world’s most advanced materials
technologies.

SABIC is utilizing a global team of experts from SABIC in China

and Specialty Film & Sheet business in France, Italy, India and
European headquarters in Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands.
LEXAN MARGARD™ sheet is used for this
train station shelter because of its high
impact and abrasion resistance and
durability for possible vandalism

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SOUND WALLS
In sound wall and barrier applications, LEXAN™
sheet provides opportunities for highly
effective, unobtrusive sound screens with large
glazing panels.

Wide design flexibility and ease of forming

allow the sheets to be curved along the top
edges eliminating the need for a supporting
profile. This enhances sheet deflection and
sound reflection, while simplifying installation
and widening the field of vision.

Soundscreen alongside the high speed railway line between The

Netherlands and Antwerp from Koker Peerdsbos

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APPLICATIONS
GREENHOUSES
LEXAN™ corrugated sheet is made in high
performance polycarbonate with excellent
light transmission and high impact resistance
especially for greenhouse applications. In
commercial greenhouses around the world, the
use of LEXAN sheet provides rigid, lightweight
glazing that resists UV degradation and
provides long-term light transmittance as well
as good flame retardant properties.
LEXAN THERMOCLEAR™ Dripgard sheet
offers a specially developed coating on the
inner surface that reduces the formation of
condensation while maintaining the excellent
light transmission of the material. This
condensation control prevents water droplet
formation, and protects crops from plant
diseases and spoilage. Water droplets can cause crop spoilage and loss of light
transmission. Dripgard can protect commercial greenhouses
from these issues.

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SECURITY GLAZING
Burglary, terrorism, violence and natural disaster
are an all too familiar threat to the everyday
lives of people in all walks of life. The risk of
harm is made much greater for properties
using unprotected glass - the consequences of
shattered glass can be devastating.

SABIC’s MARGARD™ sheet used in PC/glass

lamination helps provide ballistic, bomb blast,
natural disaster and forced entry protection for
a wide variety of customers and applications.
MARGARD sheet has the potential to provide
exceptional heat and impact resistance along
with significant energy absorption, lightweight
durability and anti-spalling qualities.

Major segments served include military bases,

embassies, government buildings, corporate
headquarters, manufacturing facilities, guard
booths, schools, detention centers, gas
stations, banks, and critical infrastructure areas
such as chemical sites, water filtration and
power plants.

BENEFITS OF LEXAN™ SHEET INCLUDE:

• High impact resistance over a wide
temperature range, helping to minimize the
risk of damage by accidents or vandalism
• Long-term UV protection on both sides.
LEXAN sheet is highly resistant to yellowing
and loss of performance due to weathering
• Virtually no contribution to the spread of fire
and the generation of toxic gases
• Easy to transport and install on-site with
conventional metal working tools

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VERSATILITY
From specialty products offering weatherability,
self‑cleaning, or anti-drip properties, to grades
providing enhanced impact, heat, or graffiti resistance,
the versatility of LEXAN™ sheet materials delivers
glazing with imagination.

LEXAN EXELL™ D sheet is used for the roof of the entrance to this metro station in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

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LEXAN™ 9030 SHEET LEXAN SOLAR CONTROL IR SHEET
LEXAN 9030 sheet is the standard grade of Available in solid and multiwall, transparent
LEXAN PC sheet offering excellent clarity, high LEXAN solar control sheet helps to block
impact resistance and formability. near infrared heat but lets in high levels of
light, helping save energy costs for cooling
LEXAN 9030FR sheet has been specifically and lighting buildings. Instead of expensive
developed to meet the flammability and fragile coatings, LEXAN Solar Control IR
requirements of the European building and multiwall sheet uses resin additives to manage
construction market. heat.

LEXAN EXELL™ D SHEET Because the proprietary resin technology

LEXAN EXELL D sheet with UV-resistant surface is inherent, solar control properties are
on both sides, offers a 10 year limited written permanent and is UV protected on both
warranty against breakage, yellowing and loss sides. Furthermore, its backed by a ten‑year
of light transmission. An excellent candidate limited warranty against reduction of light or
for overhead and vertical glazing, can also solar transmission properties, yellowing and
be vacuum formable for dome skylights breakage due to hail impact. LEXAN Solar
applications. FR grade offers excellent flame Control IR sheet can be cold-formed and
retardancy properties. therefore it is an excellent candidate for a broad
range of glazing applications including roof
domes, skylights and walkways.

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VERSATILITY
LEXAN™ MARGARD™ SHEET SECURITY GLAZING
In addition to the inherent characteristics of LEXAN MARGARD sheet will resist a burglar
a PC material, LEXAN MARGARD sheet has a from forcing an entry. It will delay him to a
proprietary hard surface coating, on one or two point where he simply gives up the attempt,
sides, which provides a high level of resistance or is detected. Either way, the premises and
to abrasion and weathering. property are protected and re-glazing costs are
eliminated.
LEXAN MARGARD sheet can be an excellent
candidate for safety and security glazing to suit PREMISES SAFETY GLAZING
a wide range of applications. Available clear or LEXAN MARGARD sheet will not shatter or
bronze tinted, it can be used for both flat and splinter, so greatly reduces the risk of accidental
curved glazing. injury in applications like internal partitions and
doors.
Five-year limited written warranty against loss
of light transmission and coating failure - and SAFETY SCREENS AND ACOUSTIC SCREENS
by a ten-year limited written warranty against
LEXAN MARGARD sheet is an outstanding
breakage. See warranty for exact details.
material of choice for safety screening in sports
stadium and other outdoor applications like
acoustic screens for deflection of traffic noise in
built-up areas.

LEXAN MARGARD sheet will not shatter or splinter. Available clear or bronze tinted, it can be used for both flat and curved glazing.

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LEXAN™ SOUNDGLAZE™ SC SHEET
This extremely tough, UV-protected material
provides excellent sound insulation properties
for a range of demanding urban, road, rail and
airport noise reduction barriers.

Due to its proprietary hard coating, LEXAN

SOUNDGLAZE SC sheet can provide exceptional
resistance to abrasions and substances such as SABIC’s LEXAN SOUNDGLAZE SC sheet was chosen
for the ski jump barriers of the 2006 Olympic
oils, paints and aggressive cleaning products, Winter Games. More than 1,700 m2 LEXAN PC
sheet is used as ski jump barriers for two ski jumps
which enables it to resist graffiti and allow – HS140 (125 m) and HS106 (95 m) in Pragelato.
repeated cleaning.

This material is backed by a ten-year limited

warranty against breakage and a five-year
limited warranty against yellowing and loss of
light transmission.

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VERSATILITY
LEXAN™ THERMOCLEAR™ SHEET ANTI-DRIP - LEXAN THERMOCLEAR
A well-established brand name for over DRIPGARD ® SHEET
25 years, LEXAN THERMOCLEAR sheet is LEXAN THERMOCLEAR Dripgard sheet is an
widely specified by architects and designers excellent candidate for roof glazing applications
around the world. This unique sheet portfolio in which water droplets are unacceptable, such
is amongst the most extensive on the as commercial greenhouses where they could
market today, offering hundreds of possible cause crop spoilage. This innovative product
combinations of structure, color, coating and has UV protection on the outer surface and a
finish. specially developed hydrophilic coating on the
inner surface.
• Outstanding balance of low weight and high
stiffness The UV coating reduces the formation of
condensation droplets by increasing the surface
• Ease of installation - it can be easily cut on site
tension of the sheet and decreasing the contact
using conventional tools and can be cold-
angle. As a consequence, a thin mist of water
formed into tight radii without pre-forming.
will form on the inner surface of the sheet,
• Excellent thermal insulation performance which will not drip and will not affect the
• Good flame resistance excellent light transmission of the material.

• UV resistance
HEAT MANAGEMENT - LEXAN SOLAR
• Long-term high light transmission. CONTROL IR SHEET
• Broad portfolio - a range of structures, With LEXAN Solar Control IR multiwall sheet,
coatings, colors, dimensions and gauges proprietary resin additives are used to manage
heat instead of expensive and fragile coatings,
SUPERIOR WEATHERABILITY - LEXAN which can be damaged during handling and
THERMOCLEAR SHEET installation. This innovative solar control-glazing
In addition to the inherent properties of LEXAN product significantly reduces solar transmission
sheet, these products offers UV protection on while simultaneously offering high levels of
both sides, but with even higher resistance light transmission, helping save energy costs
to UV radiation, yellowing and loss of light for cooling and lighting buildings. Furthermore,
transmission. This exceptional material includes its superior UV resistance and toughness is
a 15 year limited written warranty to further backed by a 10-year limited written warranty
protect against yellowing and light transmission against reduction of light or solar transmission
performance. properties, yellowing and breakage due to hail
impact.

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 DOUBLE-SIDED UV PROTECTION- LEXAN ™
THERMOCLEAR™ SHEET
UV-protected on both surfaces, LEXAN
THERMOCLEAR sheet offers wide design
flexibility as well as important advantages
in both cutting and installation. Unlike with
competitive products, installation mistakes are
minimized as either sheet surface may be faced
LEXAN THERMOCLEAR sheet glazing of Wankdorf stadium,
outwards.
Switzerland

SELF-CLEANING - LEXAN THERMOCLEAR

EASY CLEAN SHEET
This is the world’s first self-cleaning PC sheet. UV
protected on both sides, LEXAN THERMOCLEAR
easy clean sheet features a unique hydrophobic
coating on the outside surface that reduces
the surface tension of PC and increases the
contact angle of water to the sheet. This causes
Both side UV protected LEXAN THERMOCLEAR Sun XP sheet is
larger droplets to form and wash away dirt,
used for the roof glazing on this school in Al Wasel, UAE Dubai leaving the sheet almost spotless. Furthermore,
it stays clean for longer, thereby reducing the
frequency and the associated cost of cleaning.

LEXAN THERMOCLEAR VENETIAN SHEET

LEXAN THERMOCLEAR Venetian sheets are
UV-protected on the outer surface and screen-
printed with white stripes on the inner surface.
Although the screen-printed white stripes
are mainly intended for decorative purposes,
Restaurant Madera in Belgrade chose LEXAN THERMOCLEAR
sheet for its canopy due to its excellent light transmission, easy
they also provide a shadow effect. This helps
installation and UV protection on both sides to reduce heat build-up from solar radiation,
resulting in an improved comfort level inside
the building.

This hospital lecture room in Dresden, Germany uses LEXAN

THERMOCLEAR Dripgard sheet

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LEXAN™ SHEET
Developed in 1953, LEXAN resin is a GLAZING SHOULDN’T CHANGE COLOR
polycarbonate, amorphous engineering According to accelerated 4,000 hours
thermoplastic, which is characterized by high weathering tests (Figure 1) (DIN53387 /
levels of mechanical, optical, electrical and ASTM G26) that have been carried out at SABIC
thermal properties. LEXAN resin which is used laboratories, LEXAN THERMOCLEAR sheet is
to made LEXAN sheet, is one of the most widely superior to other available PC multiwall glazing
used engineered materials in the world and has products.
contributed to product revolutions in virtually
every industry. This test is comparable to 10 years outdoor
exposure in moderate climate conditions.
TYPICAL PROPERTIES OF LEXAN SHEET LEXAN THERMOCLEAR sheet offers a ten-year
INCLUDE limited written warranty against discoloration,
• Inherent “water-clear” transparency loss of light transmission and loss of impact
• Dimensional stability at elevated strength due to weathering.
temperatures
• Flame resistance
• Formability
• Weatherability (Figure 1)
• Light weight (Figure 2)
• High impact resistance (Figure 3)

LEXAN THERMOCLEAR™ multiwall sheet

has multiple side proprietary UV-protected
surface, giving superior resistance to outdoor
weathering. This protection helps to provide
long-term optical quality under intensive
UV exposure, and maintains the toughness
of the PC material in comparison to other
thermoplastic glazing.

Sample 1 DYi=0 Sample 2 DYi=2 Sample 3 DYi=10

reference sample = original value Loss of light transmission 2% Loss of light transmission 4-6%. Typical
LEXAN THERMOCLEAR PLUS sheet warranty multiwall PC sheet warranty

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 FIGURE 1 YELLOWNESS INDEX (YI) THROUGH WEATHERING FIGURE 2 WEIGHT
8 LEXAN THERMOCLEAR PLUS
™ ™
Thickness PC sheet Glass
Unprotected PC multiwall sheet kg/sq.meter kg/sq.meter
7 Typical product from competition using mm inch (lbs/sq.ft) (lbs/sq.ft)
Delta yellowness index (16 mm)

co-extrusion
6
2 0.08 2.4/0.5 5.0/1.02
5
2.4 0.093 2.8/0.58 5.9/1.2
4
3 0.118 3.6/0.73 7.8/1.6
3
4.5 0.117 5.4/1.1 11.7/2.4
2
6 0.236 7.2/1.46 15.6/3.2
1
9.5 0.375 11.4/2.34 23.4/4.8
1000 2000 3000 4000
Weathering time (hours) by Xenon 1200 (DIN53387 test)

FIGURE 3 IMPACT RESISTANCE

Falling dart impact test 5 pounds (2.3 kg.) steel dart
1 inch (25.4 mm) diameter dip
Impact strength
200
200 272
272
180
180 244
244
160
160 217
217
Foot pound force

140
140 190
190
120
120 162
162

Joule
100
100 136
136
80
80 108
108
60
60 81
81
40
40 54
54
20
20 27
27

LEXAN sheet Acrylic Glass

6 mm (1/4”) 6 mm 6 mm
(1/4”) (1/4”)

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LEXAN™ SHEET SYSTEMS
The LEXAN sheet systems portfolio provides flexible glazing
solutions for industrial roofing and façades. Characterized by
outstanding optical and mechanical properties, each product in
the portfolio is designed to provide added value performance
through potentially low systems costs and consistent high quality.
LEXAN THERMOROOF sheet system

Installation costs may be kept low as each product is designed

using custom-made configurations for fast on-site assembly. A
ten-year limited written warranty is given against loss of light
transmission, discoloration and breakage.

LEXAN THERMOROOF™ sheet system for tailor-made, fully insulated

rooflight without any cold bridges. LEXAN THERMOROOF sheet LEXAN THERMOCLICK sheet system
systems offer a tailor-made, fully insulated rooflight that can be
installed seamlessly into a corrugated metal roof without any cold
bridges. These panels can be tailor-made according to customers’
designs and mechanical requirements.
LEXAPANEL Standing Seam sheet
LEXAN THERMOCLICK™ sheet system for profile-free facades. This system

X-structure, inter-connecting sheet system eliminates the need for

vertical profiles, thereby potentially saving costs and enhancing
aesthetics.

LEXAN THERMOPANEL™ sheet system for flexible top-to-gutter

designs with integrated side wings. Customers can select from
different side wing profiles that can be easily calibrated to fit
onto virtually any metal sandwich panel. Available in lengths of
up to 20 meters, LEXAN THERMOPANEL sheets have a four-wall
construction, which provides excellent thermal insulation, high
stiffness and high light transmission.

LEXAPANEL™ standing seam sheet system gives architects and

builders exceptional flexibility to create sustainable and beautiful
translucent roofing and other glazing elements for applications
such as skylights, barrel vaults, fenestrations, conservatories,
and commercial buildings. Compared with other standing seam
solutions, it provides customers with far more glazing options,
including a custom width optimized to their load requirements as
well as a choice of thickness, coating, color, structure and type of
connection. What’s more, LEXAPANEL sheet delivers the strength,
weatherability, clarity and thermal insulation of SABIC’s renowned
LEXAN THERMOCLEAR™ sheet.

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TECHNICAL SUPPORT
For architects, contractors and installers around the world,
Specialty Film & Sheet is much more than a supplier of high
quality glazing materials. From its network of technical centers
in the Netherlands, Japan, China, Korea, India and the US, the
company helps to offer hands-on engineering support. Founded
on a history of innovation and technology that spans over a
quarter of a century, SABIC offers customers state-of-the-art
technical support that extends from glazing material selection
to profile design and installation guidelines.
Specialty Film & Sheet was established As a business unit of SABIC, Specialty Film
in 1968 and now operates a worldwide & Sheet benefits from global cross-business
network of sales, research, manufacturing and resources and expertise. At the state-of-
technical service facilities. With thirty-eight the-art polymer processing development
manufacturing sites across the US, Canada, the center in the USA, engineers, designers
Netherlands, Italy, Austria, China and Japan, the and technologists explore and extend the
company serves customers around the world in boundaries of film and sheet application
a broad spectrum of industries and applications. development through sophisticated
These include aircraft, appliances, automotive, material analysis and advanced processing
building and construction, business machines, technology.
electrical and lighting, furnishing, greenhouse,
industrial roofing, medical, electronics,
telecommunications and packaging.

INNOVATIVE PLASTICS  27
CONTACT US
Middle East and Africa
SABIC Global Headquarters
PO Box 5101
Riyadh 11422
Saudi Arabia
T +966 (0) 1 225 8000
F +966 (0) 1 225 9000
E [email protected]

Americas
Specialty Film & Sheet
1 Plastics Avenue
Pittsfield, MA 01201
USA
T 1 800 323 3783 (toll-free)
T 1 413 448 6655
F (888) 443 2033
E [email protected]

Europe
Specialty Film & Sheet
Plasticslaan 1
4612 PX
Bergen op Zoom
The Netherlands
T +31 (0)164 293678
F +31 (0)164 293272
E [email protected]

Asia Pacific
Specialty Film & Sheet
2550 Xiupu Road
Pudong
201319 Shanghai
China
T +86 21 3222 4500
F +86 21 6289 8998
E [email protected]

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