American chemical firm Huntsman Corp. and specialty safety and German occupational footwear firm Steitz Secura have developed a polyurethane solution to help improve the circularity of safety footwear ...

Innovation has been front and center in footwear circles—from uniquely fashioned uppers to performance-based midsoles that detect neurological diseases, and components made from algae or wine corks.

US insole manufacturer OrthoLite’s Vietnam-based subsidiary Cirql has introduced Cirql Zero, a new foam material designed to be industrially compostable and biodegradable, targeting the footwear ...

Polyurethane foam can be divided into two categories, such as open-cell and closed-cell foam. The former is a plastic with incomplete cell walls and include holes through which air and liquid can ...

CLEVELAND, Oct. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lubrizol, a global leader in specialty chemicals, announces new Foam Center of Excellence (COE) in Seoul, Korea, and Shanghai, China. With a long history of ...

It is not often running shoes, despite significant leap forward in the technology being used, get your attention almost immediately. Adidas’ latest pair, the Switch FWD does. The reason is simple – ...