By adhering peel-and-stick tiles to the acrylic plastic sheets (commonly known as plexiglass), you can easily add both style and personality to your rental space without ripping paint off the walls.

Columbus, Ohio-based Plaskolite has seen business rise six-fold since mid-March for its acrylic sheet, makings of the clear plastic barriers that have been installed everywhere from courtrooms to ...

Alternately called acrylic glass or plexiglass – capitalized and shortened to Plexiglas if it’s the trademarked product – the plastic sheets are now a staple of supply runs.

"Demand is ridiculously high," said Jackie Yong, a 17-year employee of J. Freeman, Inc., a plastics distributor and sign supplier in Boston whose products include plexiglass and other plastic sheets.

The New Normal: This is your life 07:42. It's a good time to be in the plexiglass business. Makers of acrylic barriers, including sneeze and cough guards, cubicle extenders and personal face ...