CYRO Introduces ACRYLITE® FF Platinum Ice Acrylic Sheet That Combines High-End Elegance and Affordability  

New Acrylic Sheet Emits Soft, Reflective Platinum or Silvery Finish and is Great for Chic Store Fixtures and Trade Show Exhibits

Parsippany, NJ — September 30, 2008 — Evonik CYRO LLC, an Evonik Degussa Corporation group company, introduces ACRYLITE® FF Platinum Ice acrylic sheet that has a distinctive elegant look and feel. The combination of stylish appearance, durability, and affordability make ACRYLITE FF Platinum Ice perfect for design into chic store fixtures, trade show exhibits, and other high-end applications.

Due to proprietary design and manufacturing techniques, ACRYLITE® FF Platinum Ice emits a soft, reflective platinum or silvery finish with a clear edge. It can also be edge-finished to create a sparkling edge. ACRYLITE® FF Platinum Ice’s textured matte frosted surface is resistant to fingerprints, making it practical as well as sophisticated.

ACRYLITE® FF Platinum Ice easily fabricates and glues with a specialty bonding agent, i.e. ACRIFIXTM from Evonik CYRO. It saw cuts and routs easily like typical FF. Lightweight, rigid, and weather-resistant, it is dimensionally stable and nearly impossible to break. In addition to store fixtures and trade show exhibits, ACRYLITE® FF Platinum Ice can be used for office furniture, office partitions, and illuminated displays.

ACRYLITE® FF Platinum Ice is available in standard 49” x 47” sheet sizes and in four thicknesses – 3 mm, 4.5 mm, 6 mm, and 9 mm. Custom sizes are also available upon request.

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

Evonik CYRO LLC is an Evonik Degussa Corporation group company.  Headquartered in Parsippany, NJ, Evonik CYRO is a leading manufacturer of acrylic sheet and molding compounds, and bulk and performance monomers.  Evonik CYRO manufactures and markets its acrylic sheet products under the ACRYLITE® trade name in the Americas.  These same products are manufactured and marketed under the PLEXIGLAS® trade name throughout the rest of the world.

Evonik Industries is the creative industrial group from Germany which operates in three 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 is active in over 100 countries around the world. In its fiscal year 2007 about 43,000 employees generated sales of about €14.4 billion and an operating profit (EBIT) of more than €1.3 billion (preliminary figures).

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