Material names

Which brand names are our materials known by? To give you a clear picture of all of our plastics, our experts have listed all the material types, chemical names and synonyms for you.

Material names

Name Chemical abbreviation Alternative names
ACP panels
ACP / Dibond®
Chemical abbreviation
ACP – ALU/PE
Alternative names
Alubond Alucobond Alupanel Aluminium Composite Panel Aluminium Sandwich Panel Dibond® Dilite® Reynobond
Acrylic sheets
Acrylic / PERSPEX®
Chemical abbreviation
PMMA
Alternative names
Acrylic Polymethyl Methacrylate PERSPEX®
Acrylic mirror
Chemical abbreviation
PMMA
Alternative names
Acrylic mirror Polymethyl Methacrylate PERSPEX®
PVC sheets
Foamed PVC
Chemical abbreviation
PVC
Alternative names
Foamex Foamboard Forex® Polyvinyl Chloride
HPL panels
HPL / Trespa®
Chemical abbreviation
HPL
Alternative names
Abet Compact sheets High Pressure Laminate Trespa® Volkern®
Polycarbonate sheets
Polycarbonate
Chemical abbreviation
PC
Alternative names
Lexan Makrolon®
Polythene PE sheets
Polyethylene
Chemical abbreviation
PE
Alternative names
Rigid PE HDPE HMPE PE-HD UHMW
Solid PVC sheet with grey background
Solid PVC
Chemical abbreviation
PVC
Alternative names
Astralon Polyvinyl Chloride PVC-U Trovidur