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Sports performance: our products Elastopan®, Elastollan® and Infinergy® make the difference.

A clean win - footwear and sustainability
With sustainability becoming more and more important in the footwear industry - be part of our race for an eco-friendly future!
Footwear Design Contests

Since 2006, young students design outstanding shoes in collaboration with BASF, whose materials are used for the soles every year.

Have a look at the different themes and shoes of all the contests from the last years!

Extremely light, outstanding durability, comfortable to wear and excellent running properties – no problem with our PU, TPU or E-TPU materials in sports footwear whether you are running, hiking or skiing. Choose our PU, TPU or E-TPU and you will win the race.

You Are a Step Ahead with Our PU or E-TPU in the Midsole of Sports Shoes

Our PU Elastopan® Light Sports is approximately 40% lighter than a standard PU system for midsoles. 

It combines excellent comfort with outstanding durability, thanks to lightness and hydrolysis resistance.

Elastopan® Light Sports doesn’t require special production technology. That means it can be processed with standard footwear industry casting and injection molding machines. And on top – it is a water blown and environment-friendly PU.

Our E-TPU, Infinergy®, is used in the midsole of the “Energy Boost” running shoe of adidas. The sole springs back into its original shape immediately after impact: thanks to this high rebound effect resulting from the resilience of the material, runners use up less energy than they did before.

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Wide Product Range

We offer a comprehensive range of products with a broad variety of property profiles. Find the right product for you!

Elastollan® (TPU) for the Footwear Industry
Excellent properties, such as mechanical strength, resistance to abrasion, and slip resistance, together with a broad range of possible degrees of hardness make Elastollan® an ideal material for consumer electronics applications 
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Elastopan® (PU)
Elastopan® offers high-performance and innovative solutions for producers of casual shoes, safety shoes and sport shoes. It is a multi-component polyurethane foam system for the production of mid-, out- and insoles. It is compatible with casting and injection machines.
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Infinergy® (E-TPU)
Infinergy® is the world's first expanded thermoplastic polyurethane (E-TPU). This closed-cell particle foam can be used anywhere, where a combination of low weight, excellent mechanical properties and good long-term durability is required.
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Ultramid®
The engineering plastic Ultramid® is based on PA6 and PA66 as well as on various co-polyamides such as PA66/6. The range also includes PA610 and partially aromatic polyamides such as PA6T/6. Ultramid® is noted for its high mechanical strength, stiffness and thermal stability.
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BASF Innovates the Footwear Industry

Racing to the Future: BASF NA Footwear Development Center

Explore the Versatility of Polyurethanes in Footwear applications

Infinergy®  (E-TPU) Revolutionizes Running Shoes

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