Footwear

Safety and comfort guaranteed for working and safety shoes made with our PU/TPU materials!

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!

High international standards have to be fulfilled when it comes to the manufacturing of safety and working shoes. With our systems Elastopan^® (PU), Elastollan^® (TPU) and Infinergy^® (E-TPU), you are always on the safe side for producing footwear that complies with the highest safety guidelines.

We offer basic and premium solutions for safety shoe manufacturers. All soles are able to pass EN testing norms and are developed by our dedicated team of safety shoe technical experts. Leading European and Asian safety shoe manufacturers put their trust in us and choose BASF PU materials to produce their safety footwear.

Solutions for all weather conditions:

Elastopan^® Extreme Frost: Perfect for high performance working shoes in extreme weather conditions – Outstanding durability, flexible up to -45 ° C.
Elastopan^® Winter Boots: This product has outstanding properties regarding insulation and lightness. The leg remains flexible, even at -20°C, resulting in a better wear comfort even under extreme weather conditions.

Key Properties of Our Material:

Comply with the European Norm ISO 20345:2012 for safety shoes
High abrasion resistance
Electrostatic discharge (ESD)
Oil- and fuel-resistant
Slip resistance
Strong durability
Hydrolysis and microbial resistance

Elastopan^® Extreme Frost strengthens soles in extreme weather conditions.

Wide Product Range

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

Application examples

Discover the diverse uses of our materials.

Infinergy^® (E-TPU) in WELLMAX safety shoes from ELTEN

Racing to the Future: BASF NA Footwear Development Center

Concept Safety Shoe

Nothing in the footwear industry stands still. It’s a constant race to develop new technologies that anticipate new trends and changing demands. We’re in the race to win it. That is why we have teamed up with i-generator to completely redesign the safety shoe, using latest material innovations and breakthrough ideas never seen before in safety footwear.

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Safety and comfort guaranteed for working and safety shoes made with our PU/TPU materials!

Solutions for all weather conditions:

Key Properties of Our Material:

Wide Product Range

Application examples

Infinergy® (E-TPU) in WELLMAX safety shoes from ELTEN

Racing to the Future: BASF NA Footwear Development Center

Infinergy^® (E-TPU) in WELLMAX safety shoes from ELTEN

Racing to the Future: BASF NA Footwear Development Center

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