PMMA is routinely produced by emulsion polymerization, solution polymerization, and bulk polymerization.
Generally, radical initiation is used (including living polymerization methods), but anionic polymerization of PMMA can also be performed. To produce 1 kg (2.2 lb) of PMMA, about 2 kg (4.4 lb) of petroleum is needed.[citation needed] PMMA produced by radical polymerization (all commercial PMMA) is atactic and completely amorphous.