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- ABOUT US
Lucite International is the global leader in the design, development and manufacture of acrylic-based products. Our ICI and DuPont heritage is further strengthened by our current ownership by Mitsubishi Rayon Group.
- PRODUCTS AND BRANDS
All our acrylic products and brands are based on methyl methacrylate (MMA), and are designed, manufactured and sold from our operations in EAME, The Americas and Asia Pacific.
- APPLICATIONS
Our acrylic-based products and brands have a proven track record in a growing list of applications that cover a wide range of industry sectors all over the world.
- TECHNOLOGIES
Innovation and technological advancement is core to our philosophy. We are committed to achieving excellence across all our operations, which helps us to deliver exceptional added value to our customers.
- RESPONSIBILITY
Corporate responsibility and sustainability are at the heart of our strategic business process. We are committed to implementing practices that promote safety, health and care for our stakeholders and the environment we share.
- CAREERS
We are immensely proud of the fact that so many of our employees enjoy a long career with us. Releasing personal potential and rewarding achievement form part of our set of core values.
The British Pavilion World Expo
Simply spectacular
The British Pavilion at World Expo 2010 in Shanghai brought together UK creative talent and scientists and botanists from around the world. It was built using acrylic supplied by Donchamp based on MMA manufactured at Lucite International in China. The Seed Cathedral was designed by leading UK architect, Thomas Heatherwick, and was formed from over 60,000 transparent 7.5m long acrylic rods, which extend out from the structure and were able to move in the breeze. By day, each rod acted as a fibre optic filament, drawing on daylight to illuminate the interior. At night, light sources embedded in each rod allowed the whole structure to glow.
The story
The Seed Cathedral was a unique representation of the UK’s pivotal role in global conservation, which is being led by the Kew Millennium Seed Bank partnership. By encasing tens of thousands of seeds into the transparent acrylic rods, visitors were able to view examples of seeds of plant species that contribute to national and global conservation programmes.
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