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Shoe brand teams up with Huntsman for recyclable sole

23/09/2020
Shoe brand teams up with Huntsman for recyclable sole
Footwear brand OESH Shoes has used Huntsman’s thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) materials to create a recyclable sole via 3D printing.

The US-based company was founded in 2011 by Casey Kerrigan, a researcher specialising in foot heath. 

Ms Kerrigan and Huntsman worked together to evaluate TPU and determine whether it could be shredded at the end of the shoe’s life cycle and recycled for re-use.
 
Results showed the recycled sole had the same functionality as the original sole, according to the companies.

Jason Smith, global innovation project manager at Huntsman, said: “We are committed to helping our customers meet their sustainability ambitions – whether that’s delivering products that require less energy to process or supplying materials that can be recycled back into new items at the end of their life.”


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