Abstract: The present invention in broadest terms includes plastic composites comprising at least two layers comprising: (1) a first layer comprising a polymeric blend comprising at least one fluoropolymer and at least one polymeric material selected from the group consisting of terpolymers; and (2) at least one substrate material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an extruded fluoropolymer-acrylic composite and a method of producing same. The extruded product of the present invention comprises a layer of at least one first polymeric substance comprising a mixture of: (1) from about 1 to about 70 percent by weight of at least one acrylic material, (2) at least one fluoropolymer, and (3) at least one inorganic pigment in sufficient amount to render the first polymeric substance reflective to infrared light and opaque to both ultraviolet light and light and light having a wavelength of about 350 to about 2500 nanometers; in contact with a layer of at least one second polymeric substance being of a chemical character so as to be amenable to adhesion to the at least one first polymeric substance in the extrusion product. The preferred embodiment of the invention method is conducted under vacuum.