CYRO Industries Introduces ACRYLITE® HEATSTOP Acrylic Sheet For Skylights, Light Domes and Related Products

Unique Design Helps Reduce Facility Energy Consumption Compared to Alternative Domed Roof Light Products, Making it Well Suited for ‘Green’ Designs

Parsippany – May 15, 2008 – CYRO Industries, a subsidiary of Evonik Degussa Corporation, introduces ACRYLITE® ­HEATSTOP acrylic sheet, an infrared-reflecting polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) that has a number of performance advantages to make it well suited for “green” buildings. Specially designed for domed roof light applications, ACRYLITE HEATSTOP sheet reflects a large portion of incident solar radiation to limit the amount of heat entering a building while allowing an abundance of natural sunlight, thereby helping reduce energy consumption.

An alternative to conventional glass and other materials used for light domes, skylights, and related designs, ACRYLITE HEATSTOP sheet is a continuously manufactured acrylic sheet product incorporating proprietary IR reflective technology that is free from heavy metals. The result is a product that brings aesthetic and financial benefits.

Due to its favorable light diffusion, ACRYLITE HEATSTOP provides even and uniform natural lighting, while its IR reflecting properties help to reduce energy costs. In fact, if ACRYLITE HEATSTOP sheet is used in place of traditional acrylic glazing materials, average annual air conditioning costs can be lowered by as much as one third. At the same time, ACRYLITE HEATSTOP sheet also allows natural sunlight to illuminate interiors, reducing dependence on electrical lighting.

Another benefit is that, because ACRYLITE HEATSTOP sheet strongly diffuses light, it does not create harsh variations in brightness and the resultant shadows. The design of ACRYLITE HEATSTOP sheet also produces installation advantages, as it can be cold-curved and thermoformed to fit a variety of designs.

ACRYLITE HEATSTOP sheet comes in three standard thicknesses; custom thicknesses are also available. The sheet is a translucent white in color, but the tint will vary slightly depending on the viewing conditions and incident lighting.

For more information on ACRYLITE HEATSTOP sheet, contact: CYRO Industries, 379 Interpace Parkway, Parsippany, NJ 07054, USA; Tel: 800-631-5384; Fax: 973-541-8445; or visit www.cyro.com.

CYRO Industries is a wholly owned subsidiary of Evonik Degussa Corporation. Headquartered in Parsippany, NJ, CYRO is a leading manufacturer of acrylic sheet and molding compounds, and bulk and performance monomers. CYRO manufactures and markets its acrylic sheet products under the ACRYLITE® trade name in the Americas. Evonik Degussa manufactures and markets these same products under the PLEXIGLAS® trade name throughout Europe and Asia.

Evonik Industries Evonik Industries AG is the creative industrial group which operates in three highly profitable, promising business areas: Chemicals, Energy and Real Estate. Evonik is a global leader in specialty chemicals, an expert in power generation from hard coal and renewable energies, and one of the largest private residential real estate companies in Germany. Our strengths are creativity, specialization, continuous self-renewal, and reliability. Evonik Industries is active in over 100 countries around the world. In fiscal 2006 around 43,000 employees generated sales of €14.8 billion and operating Profit (EBIT) of over €1.2 billion. Evonik plans to enter the capital market in the first half of 2008. For more information on Evonik visit www.evonik.com.

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