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Huntsman introduces ‘first’ LTPU for midsoles

20/09/2023
Huntsman introduces ‘first’ LTPU for midsoles

US chemicals supplier Huntsman has presented the industry’s first liquid thermoplastic polyurethane (LTPU) for high-performing midsoles, it says.

The material made its dual debut at both the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America’s Shoe Sustainability Summit in Portland, Oregon, and footwear, leather and tanning machinery and technologies fair Simac Tanning Tech in Milan in September.

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