Dow Footwear Solutions

Applications

How many shoes do you have in your closet? As standards of living improve worldwide, more and more people are buying several pairs of shoes for different purposes. The growing, fashion-driven footwear industry needs product solutions that deliver comfort, performance and savings. From top to bottom – and right down to the very sole – Dow materials are present across applications, including:

• Outsoles
• Midsoles
• Uppers
• Components

ENGAGE™ polyolefin elastomers are a great example. They have been used in the shaft and bottom of industrial boots to reduce the weight and improve the durability over thermoplastic rubber (TPR). And in slipper applications, they contribute comfort, hot- and cold-temperature resistance, aesthetics and longevity all while reducing cycle times and improving lot-to-lot quality.

But Dow's product offerings don't stop there. Consider our broad, well established product portfolio:

• ENGAGE™ Polyolefin Elastomers
• NORDEL™ Hydrocarbon Rubber products
• PELLETHANE™ Thermoplastic Polyurethanes
• VERSIFY™ Plastomers and Elastomers
• VORALAST™ Soling Systems

In addition, Dow has developed Polyolefin dispersions (POD), a family of olefin based aqueous dispersions that are suited for saturated boards and saturated textiles in applications such as shoe stiffeners and shoe boards. This new product offering to the footwear industry helps to deliver sustainable, non-allergic impregnated goods. For further information, please contact us.

Product	Midsole	Outsole	Upper	Component
ENGAGE	T	S
NORDEL		T
PELLETHANE		T	S	T
VERSIFY			S	T
VORALAST	T	T	S

T S	Target Product Supporting Product

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