NFW’s ‘circular’ outsole uses natural rubber and plant-based curative
20/09/2023
The sole is derived from natural rubber and cured with NFW’s plant-based curative, as opposed to a sulfur-based vulcanisation process, making them mechanically recyclable by NFW.
Alan Lugo, NFW’s director of footwear strategy, said: “ForEver has five decades of experience and a strong commitment to sustainability. Its flexibility and capability to work with multiple compounds – especially newer and more innovative ones – is second to none.”
ForEver supplies components to more than 500 brands. Its CEO, José Azevedo Pinto, said: “Without sustainability, there is no hope and no future for societies to come. That said, sustainability goals cannot be met if large companies do not make a real commitment to the concept and come together to create sustainable and innovative solutions.”
ForEver will present the soles at Lineapelle leather fair in Milan between September 19 and 21.
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