BASF to put polyurethane portfolio on show in Milan

18/02/2015
Chemical company BASF has said it will present its updated polyurethane portfolio at the SIMAC footwear technology exhibition in Milan from February 25-27.

BASF now offers a family of PU systems under the name Elastopan Extreme Frost. The most important feature here, the company says, is the combination of the special flexural performance at extremely low temperatures with a high slip resistance on wet and icy surfaces, low abrasion and good shock absorption.

A second innovation on display will be the polyester-based Hydrolysis Plus, another new Elastopan PU system. Shoemakers can use it for higher-density outsoles as well as for lower-density midsoles and for leisure and safety shoes, BASF said in the build-up to the Milan event.