Building Materials
The benefits of fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) composites are compounded by our collaborative approach to problem solving.
We work with customers to maximize the advantages FRP composites provide over traditional building materials. Those advantages include reduced weight, requiring less supporting structure and excellent resistance to corrosion and rot, which can significantly reduce the durability of structures built with wood and steel. Composites also offer design flexibility and can form irregular shapes, varying sections and detail features allowing more design freedom than other materials.
Electrical Components
Composite materials can be extremely good insulators and therefore are found in a variety of electrical applications – from large electrical enclosures to small insulators. Leveraging their insulating properties to create customer-specific solutions requires a high degree of collaboration.
Engineered Stone
The right resin can enhance a countertop’s performance on a number of levels, including the efficiency of the manufacturing process. We know resin performance, especially its role in resisting scratches and stains, is key in this product category.
Marble and Solid Surface
ALTA Performance Materials is a leading global supplier of the resins and gelcoats that make engineered materials, such as solid surface, cultured marble, and engineered quartz a possibility.
Panel
The advantages of Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) composite panels, which are widely used throughout the construction and building materials industries, are strengthened by our commitment to problem solving.
Pultrusion
Pultrusion is a continuous manufacturing process utilized to produce lengths of structural shapes with constant cross sections. The process involves pulling reinforcing media, such as continuous glass fiber strand through a polymer resin and then curing the composite in a heated die.
Tub and Shower
ALTA Performance Materials has stayed at the forefront of developing resins to complement the design flexibility and long service life composite tub and shower components provide.
Infrastructure
ALTA Performance Materials’ thermoset composite resins find uses in multiple building construction and infrastructure applications. Along with versatility, they provide durability, rot resistance, and strength, solving various challenges posed by traditional materials.
