trinseo.com EN IT Search About Lifestyle & Luxury Athletic Footwear Professional Footwear Accessories Sustainable Solutions Contact athlete jumping red background Athletic Footwear THE FUTURE OF PERFORMANCE Farther, faster, higher: as human performance is pushed ever further, athletic footwear has become the latest frontier of innovation. To keep up with the demands of athletes everywhere, the sector underwent radical changes in engineering and manufacturing processes. Now dynamics, performance and endless styles dominate the market – often with a nod to popular legacies or vintage designs. Trinseo materials enable athletic performance by giving manufacturers the ability to push the boundaries of what is possible in terms of lightness, flexibility, color development and customization. Where Innovation Grows Trinseo has a remarkable history in the athletic footwear segment, from the development and introduction of TPU as an innovative material for ski boots in the 1960’s, to the latest compounding of crosslinked EVA, TPU blends and expanded materials. Recognized on the market as an innovation partner with high-quality materials and deep expertise, we’ve developed close collaborations with customers that have a proven record of success, especially in winter and water sports segments. IMPROVING YOUR PERFORMANCE Without Compromises At Trinseo, we believe your company’s performance is just as important as that of athletes. That's why we developed APILON™ 52 A/C, a TPU material providing you a recyclable and more cost-efficient alternative thanks to its up to 70-percent reduction in production cycle times as compared to vulcanized rubber and EVA. The outstanding combination of soft-touch, aesthetics, light weight and a very high thermoabrasion resistance make this novel material especially suitable to replace vulcanized rubber in athletic footwear. GET IN TOUCH TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR APILON™ 52 A/C SOLUTION Trinseo Products for Athletic Footwear MATERIAL FAMILY APILON™ 52 Rubbery TPU Outsole High mechanical performance - Rubbery touch - Good slip resistance Rubbery TPU Outsole Good mechanical performance - Rubbery touch - Good slip resistance APILON™ 52 A/C A/C Outsole High Mechanical Performance - Thermoabrasion Resistance APIFIVE™ 1.2 Outsole High performance - Low density - Rubbery touch - Good surface finishing 1.4 Outsole Low density, rubbery touch The Natural Choice EXPLORE THE POTENTIAL OF BIOPLASTICS Get In Contact REACH OUT TO OUR SERVICE TEAM More information about Trinseo on Trinseo.com To learn more about our policies please use these links to Trinseo’s regulations regarding: Privacy and Cookie Policy Trinseo ISO Certifications Accessibility Statement Disclosure: Terms of Use California Transparency in Supply Chains Act Conflict Minerals Statement Contact Us Via Dante Alighieri, 27 36065 Mussolente (VI) Italy T +39 0424 579711 F +39 0424 579800 E api@trinseo.com © 2021 API S.p.A. | P.IVA IT00144370244