Midsoles

midsole

Tucked away, but far from forgotten, midsoles play a critical role in absorbing shock, controlling motion and cushioning the feet. And Dow polymers are able to meet the challenge of midsole applications every step of the way.

For example, ENGAGE™ Polyolefin Elastomers help deliver the lighter weight, comfort and high impact absorption needed to satisfy the demands of athletes. Plus, their processability boosts production levels and efficiency, reducing production costs.

Crosslinked molded foams – especially emerging XL-IM technology – shows huge benefits with ENGAGE elastomers compared with ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymers. Formulations based on ENGAGE elastomers can provide numerous processing improvements with no known drawbacks today compared with EVA, including:

  • Lighter foams at equivalent hardness
  • Excellent low temperature flexibility
  • Enhanced resiliency
  • Lower shrinkage
  • Improved abrasion resistance
  • Enhanced filler capacity which can accepts higher levels of regrind
  • Very good quality foam

VORALAST™ Soling Systems offer comfort, cushioning and design flexibility along with excellent adhesion via a wide variety of substrates, and long-term resiliency. They could be just what you're looking for in midsoles.

We encourage you to explore the possibilities if you have needs within this application.


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