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Roof&Facade Asia
6 Roof & Facade Asia • September 2004
Translucent & Transparent Materials • Solar Control
New generation polycarbonate
sheets from GE Advanced Materials
GE ADVANCED Materials, a division of General
Electric Company, acquired key plant and
equipment assets of CARBORON Sdn Bhd in August
2002 to position its Structured Products Business
closer to its customers in the Asia Pacific region.
Investments were made to upgrade the
manufacturing facility, in terms of premises,
equipment, capability and human resources. The
multiwall polycarbonate sheet extrusion facility was
officially opened in Klang, Selangor State, West
Malaysia, in January 2003.
Currently, the company produces high quality,
weather- and impact- resistant, multiwall,
polycarbonate sheets, under the LEXAN and
CARBORON brands. The multiwall polycarbonate
sheets are used in various industries ranging from
building and construction, interior decoration and
signage.
The newly developed series of polycarbonate sheets
from GE Advanced Materials, Plastics Malaysia,
incorporates advanced technology to facilitate natural
climatic control, reduce maintenance costs and improve
weathering performance.
LEXAN THERMOCLEAR Easy Clean Sheet is
part of the LEXAN THERMOCLEAR range of
Enquiry No: 09/104
lightweight, weather- and impact- resistant sheets
extruded from LEXAN resin.
LEXAN THERMOCLEAR Easy Clean Sheet
features a special coating on the outer surface, that
possesses self-cleaning properties, as well as UV
protection on both sides; twin, triple and Xstructures;
good light transmission; ease of
installation; long-term weather resistance; high
impact strength; and good thermal insulation.
LEXAN THERMOCLEAR Easy Clean Sheet has
a variety of applications in the building industry. It
can be used for conservatories, balconies,
greenhouses and garden centres, and as covers for
swimming pools.
LEXAN THERMOCLEAR Hammered Glass Look
is a two-sided, UV-protected polycarbonate
multiwall sheet. Apart from its aesthetic attraction,
LEXAN THERMOCLEAR Hammered Glass Look
also contributes to improved light diffusion, safe
interior glazing and ease of installation. It has good
impact resistance, low weight, good thermal
insulation and good fire resistance. LEXAN
THERMOCLEAR Hammered Glass Look can be
used for conservatory roofing and swimming pool
covers, among other applications.
GE Advanced Materials is a world leader in
providing materials solutions through engineering
thermoplastics, silicon-based products and
technology platforms, and fused quartz and
ceramics. Headquartered in Pittsfield,
Massachusetts, USA, GE Advanced Materials is the
entity created by the combination of GE’s former
Plastics, Silicones and Quartz businesses.
GE Advanced Materials, Plastics is a leading
global manufacturer and distributor of plastics
resins used in a number of industries including
building and construction. GE Advanced Materials,
Plastics manufactures and compounds a number of
types of resins. The company also includes GE
Advanced Materials, Structured Plastics, a global
leader in the manufacture of high-performance
LEXAN sheet and film products used in
innumerable applications and industries.
GE Advanced Materials, Silicones which includes
GE Toshiba Silicones in the Pacific Region and GE
Bayer Silicones in Europe, offers several products
for a variety of industries including building and
construction. RnF
Transparent polymer glazing from GE reduces
interior heat buildup
TWO new families of transparent, solar-control
glazing products in monolithic and multi-wall
polycarbonate sheet, from GE Advanced Materials,
significantly reduce solar transmission while
simultaneously offering high levels of light
transmission, thereby helping to save energy costs for
the cooling and lighting of buildings. The single-wall
product is called LEXAN EXELL Solar Control IR
sheet, and the multi-wall product is called LEXAN
THERMOCLEAR Solar Control IR sheet. Both
products are recommended for roof domes, skylights,
walkways, conservatories, and other building
applications where it is desirable to admit high levels
of light while keeping excess heat to a minimum.
According to GE Advanced Materials, LEXAN
sheet can reduce interior heat buildup by up to 40%
for lower energy usage, while increasing light
transmission by as much as 60%. It has good flame
resistance, building-code approval with EU and ICBO,
and other high-performance properties.
GE’s new heat-management glazing makes use of
an entirely new technology platform. Instead of being
translucent or opaque as previous products, the
LEXAN Solar Control sheet materials are transparent
with a green tint which blocks near-infrared heat but
lets in high levels of light. Proprietary resin additives
are used to manage heat instead of expensive and
fragile coatings which can be damaged during
handling and installation. Since the GE additive
technology is inherent to the polymer, solar control
is virtually permanent and provides UV protection to
both sides of the sheet.
The new LEXAN Solar Control IR sheet products
are available in all standard gauges and dimensions.
As with conventional monolithic and multi-wall
LEXAN sheet, this new glazing offers design freedom
due to its ability to be cold formed and/or
thermoformed without losing impact or weathering
properties. Both versions come with a 10-year written
limited warranty against reduction of light or solar
transmission properties, yellowing, and breakage due
to hail impact. RnF
Enquiry No: 09/103
LEXAN sheet can reduce interior heat
buildup by up to 40%, while increasing
light transmission by as much as 60%.