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Casual Shoe Material
Material that sounds, feels, and looks like wood
BASF understands the end consumer market as well as your business with our outstanding and individual casual shoes and soles made of our PU and TPU (footwear material). PU and TPU are tailor-made and high-performance footwear materials which BASF has been developing, producing, and selling for more than 40 years.
Advantages:
long-term flexibility
resistance to puncture
hydrolysis-resistance
flexibility over broad temperature scales
design flexibility
They can be produced multi-colored or in any single-color using color pastes or masterbatches.
Sole Properties
Shoe Upper
Haptex® - Innovative Synthetic Leather for shoes
We use modern and sustainable processing methods that are production and energy efficient to produce Haptex with our partners. It looks, feels, and includes equivalent material qualities like leather. It’s water-resistant, durable, and flexible – an ideal component for your next leather shoe innovation.
Freeflex™ - Knitted fiber for shoe upper
Knitted Shoe uppers made with Freeflex, gives shoe artistes, and brands the freedom to design with its 3D embossing capability. Attributes such as lightweight, breathability and sustainability offer extended qualities, the perfect fit for the road, gym, or office.
What is the Shoe Upper exactly?
The Shoe Upper is the whole part of the shoe that covers the foot. It consists of all parts or sections of the shoe that are above the sole. They are attached by stitches, or rather molded into one unit, where the insole and outsole are attached. The upper of the shoe is made up of the upper (or the front of the shoe), the quarters (i.e. the sides and back of the shoe), and the lining.
Insole & Midsole
Elastopan® is Lightness and Comfort
A decisive factor for synergy between the shoes and the feet is the appropriate choice of materials. Elastopan® systems provide a virtually unlimited freedom in terms of design, color and texture, simple handling and processing paired with excellent physical properties like flexibility, abrasion and hydrolysis resistance, durability and low density. Elastopan® systems are available as polyester and polyether based systems.
Process: Cold Curing , compatible with casting and injection machines. Benefits: Energy Saving , Enhanced Appearance, Production Efficency, Waste Reduction, lightweight, breathable. Special features: Bio content enabled, PU/EVA hybrid foam enabled.
What is the Insole & Midsole exactly?
Insoles are pieces of material that are placed inside your shoes or boots for comfort, warmth, and a better fit. Sometimes referred to as "plantar beds" or "insoles", their main purpose is to improve the comfort of the shoes. Insoles do not reduce the size of the shoe, but they do fill in the empty space between the feet in the shoe.
The midsole is located directly above the outsole and is a layer of foam that connects the upper to the outsole. The midsole provides cushioning for the shoe. Usually shoes with more cushioning have a thicker midsole, while shoes with less cushioning have a thinner midsole.
Outsole
Elastollan® is Tough yet Comfortable
Shoes made with Elastollan® outsole help one stay productive and protected – the outsoles deliver comfort, durability, and stability with a firm body construction. With the freedom and flexibility n design, the 6500 Series respirator is built tough enough to withstand long hours and extreme conditions yet be comfortable to wear. Soft grades are used for cushioning elements, medium hardness grades are suitable for compact or combination soles and hard grades are the best solution for heels and heel tips.
Process: Injection molding. Benefits: Excellent properties, such as mechanical strength, resistance to abrasion, and slip resistance, together with a broad range of possible degrees of hardness. Special features: Bio content enabled.
What is the Outsole exactly?
The Outsoles is the exposed part of the sole that is in contact with the ground. Like all parts of the shoe, outsoles are made from different materials. Crucial characteristics that the outsole needs are grip, durability, and water resistance.
Your next shoe innovation
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