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Sport & Recreation Materials
Explore Sports and Recreation
High-performance materials for Sport & Recreation
At Dow, we engineer the materials science that enables peak performance and enhanced safety in sport and recreation. A winning performance demands strength, flexibility, and durability, and our solutions are designed to meet these challenges across various applications.
From world-class athletic tracks to community playgrounds, we provide essential components, including advanced polyurethane binders, silicone elastomers, and ionomer resins, that bring superior comfort and longevity. We collaborate with industry leaders to elevate what's possible, helping to create the next generation of sporting goods and recreational environments built to last.
Sports and Recreation solutions
Search our portfolio of sports and recreation solutions for sporting goods, toys and golf balls.
Applications
Water Sports
Deliver protection from weather exposure, consistent comfort, wear-resistant textured grips and surfaces, and more for applications including swimming caps, ear plugs, diving masks, goggle straps, facemasks, grips and handles, gloves, snorkels and swim fins.
Liquid Injection Molding
Take advantage of color options, hardness options, reduced handling, improved throughput and operational savings with liquid injection molding.
Rotational Molded
Discover improved UV and weathering protection, vibrant colors, exceptional resin stability, lightweighting/downgauging and more for rotational molded applications such as kayaks, playground equipment and coolers.
LED Illumination
Increase design freedom and energy efficiency from high performance buildings to outdoor area illumination.
Golf Balls
Build golf balls with outstanding resilience, broad hardness and stiffness ranges, excellent resistance to cuts and abrasion, durability and consistent performance.
Bicycle Tires
Reduce the weight of bicycle tires by 20-30% and deliver resilience, cushioning and superior weatherability to endure a wide range of harsh climates.
Sports and recreation resources
SILASTIC™ RBL-9200 Series: Easily mixed, ready-to-use, quickly heat cured and suitable for a wide range of typical liquid silicone rubber applications.
Discover the answer to improving your rotational molding applications.
Case Study: See how reliable first LED-Illuminated stadium floodlights can resist cycling temperatures, high lumen densities and UV exposure.
LSR Product Guide: Learn how liquid silicone rubber can expand your possibilities.
Frequently Asked Questions
Our materials science is focused on creating surfaces that deliver tangible safety and performance benefits. For applications like running tracks and playgrounds, our polyurethane binders and elastomers are engineered to provide excellent shock absorption and impact resistance, which helps minimize the risk of injury. This technology also ensures outstanding resilience and durability, providing a consistent, high-performance surface that withstands weathering and heavy use.
Dow offers key innovations for the entire turf system. Our polyurethane binders are essential for securely bonding turf components, ensuring long-term durability. We also develop advanced elastomers and polyolefins that can be used in turf infill and shock pads, which can help enhance player safety, improve energy return for athletes, and contribute to a more resilient and consistent playing surface.
We enable manufacturers to create stronger, lighter, and more durable sporting goods. Our rotomolding resins, such as RESILITY™ Resins, are used to produce kayaks and other equipment with exceptional resin stability and UV protection. For applications like golf balls and footwear, our elastomers and polyolefins provide a broad range of hardness and stiffness, excellent resistance to cuts and abrasions, and lightweighting opportunities, allowing for breakthrough designs that don't compromise on performance.
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