OrthoLite launches Cirql rTPU30 midsole foam
Open-cell foam technology developer OrthoLite’s Cirql business, launched in 2022 and based in Ho Chi Minh City, has unveiled newmidsole foam Cirql rTPU30.
The “fully recyclable” material is 30% post-consumer recycled thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU). Its claims have Global Recycled Standard approval.
Produced without chemicals, using Cirql’s patented supercritical foaming process, the partly recycled injection foam has itself already been granted 16 patents, the company said.
Thirteen moreare pending worldwide.
Cirql rTPU30 comes with a co-moulded TPU outsole, engineered to circumvent conventional processes in the form of a glueless, mono-material bottom unit, but can still be bonded to “all outsoles on the market today”.
Founder and chief executive, Glenn Barrett, commented: “Our goal is to exceed the expectations of footwear developers searching for sustainable materials designed with consideration for their end of life. OrthoLite is proud to meet the demand from our 550-plus brand partners for more trusted solutions with Cirql rTPU30.”
The new material will become available over the course of the second quarter.
“We know this is an excellent midsole product and we are ready if brands choose to fast-track it into their product lines before the end of this year,” added Cirql’s vice-president and general manager, Matt Thwaites.
Image: OrthoLite Cirql.
