VORALAST Soling Systems

Boots

VORALAST™ is the name the Footwear world has trusted for premium soling systems for more than two decades.  Functional benefits include:

  • Lightweight, suitable for the production of sandals, slippers and Midsoles for sport shoes
  • Toughness, delivering excellent durability and wear
  • Comfort
  • Flexibility
  • Excellent flow, enabling complex mold shapes and design freedom
  • High productivity, improving economics
  • Hydrolysis, oil and chemical resistance

VORALAST G - Polyurethane Soling Systems
VORALAST R - Renewable Grade Soling Systems

 

VORALAST G Series Polyurethane Soling Systems

For over 20 years, the G series has delivered outstanding quality and performance for the safety, business, outdoor and casual footwear market segments.  VORALAST G series can satisfy consumer needs for comfortable, stylish, light weight and long lasting shoe soles.

 Product  Description  Benefits Applications 
VORALAST RS
Safety Data Sheets		 Polyurethane Shoe Soling System for outsole,  midsole and footbed; containing natural oil polyol.

- Functional benefits above
- less energy consumption and fewer greenhouse gas emissions during production

 Footwear 
VORALAST GB
Safety Data Sheets 		 Systems for the production of business shoes 

- Very high quality
- Excellent comfort and durability
- Wide density range
- Wide demold time range
- Excellent tensile, tear and elongation strengths
- High levels of wear, slip and flex fatigue resistance even at very low temperatures

 Business Shoes 

VORALAST GF
Safety Data Sheets 

 Low density systems for the production of sandals and slippers 

- Low density; with polyether based systems, densities can be reduced by up to 10-15%
- Fast demolding and high productivity reduce costs
- Demolding times can be reduced by as much as two minutes
- Light weight
- Excellent aesthetics
- Flexible processing parameters

 Sandals and Slippers 
VORALAST GL
Safety Data Sheets 		 Systems for the production of leisure and recreation shoes 

- Suitable for use in combination with color pigments
- Good process finishing
- Good softness for improved comfort
- Improved elasticity for better flexibility
- Good slip resistance at low temperatures

 Leisure and Recreation Shoes 
VORALAST GS
Safety Data Sheets 		 Formulations for the sport shoe market

- Mono and dual-density formulations
- Suitable for outsoles and midsoles production
- Excellent comfort properties
- Outstanding durability
- Superior grip even on icy surfaces
- Good flexibility
- Optimum thermal insulation at low temperature

 Sports Shoes 
VORALAST GT
Safety Data Sheets		 Systems molded to produce safety shoes and boots 

- Wide range of densities and hardnesses
- Meeting the EN 344 standard for industrial footwear
- Mono and bi-color formulations
- Excellent abrasion and flex fatigue
- Resistance to solvents and oil
- Anti-static properties
- Improved grip in most conditions

 Safety Shoes and Boots 

 

VORALAST R -- Renewable Grade Soling Systems

A plant growing in soil in the palm of a human hand.VORALAST™ R Series - an extension of the proven Dow range of VORALAST Soling Systems - delivers competitive functional performance: strength, hydrolytic stability, resilience and superior water resistance, with combination of environment friendly benefits, which enables VORALAST Renewable Grade Soling Systems to better meet the growing "green" needs of our customers & consumers worldwide.
VORALAST R Series contains natural oil polyols which results in less energy consumption and fewer greenhouse gas emissions during production.  Functional benefits include:

  • Light weight, suitable for the production of sandals, slippers and midsoles for sport shoes
  • Toughness, delivering excellent durability
  • Comfort and excellent wear
  • Flexibility
  • Excellent flow, enabling complex mold shapes and design freedom
  • High productivity, improving economics
  • Hydrolysis, oil and chemical resistance

With natural oil polyols, you can differentiate your company from competitors while reducing the impact on the environment.  Our odorless, and natural resource-based polyols deliver the performance you expect from Dow, and enable you to create products with sustainable benefits.


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