Huntsman Corporation has been supplying thermoplastic polyurethane to the footwear industry in Brazil.
Brazilian footwear brand Boaonda has completed a test of Huntsman's Avalon thermoplastic polyurethane intended for the production of a wide range of injection molded shoes. Boaonda will produce men's and women's shoes in a wide range of styles from Avalon and a host of other materials.
Boaonda specializes in the production of slippers, sandals and clogs in various colors Prisma Montelur is Huntsman TPU distributor in Brazil Boaonda sources Avalon TPUs from Huntsman The Durable TPU , An ideal material for all-plastic fashion shoes, which also has excellent fluidity and gives Boaonda more flexibility in designing shoes.
Boaonda needed a TPU that would allow it to fill molds faster and release molds faster, resulting in shorter cycle times and increased throughput, and the company wanted the material to be flexible but with excellent wear resistance as well. The company's Avalon TPU meets all of these requirements and has a distinct technological advantage over other plastics, which traditionally produce fashionable women's shoes through one-shot molding process. Due to its excellent wear resistance, flex life, Tensile strength and elongation, the shoes made of TPU usually have long service life. TPU also gives excellent aesthetic appearance, can be no matte finish and finely ground surface well together.
Luiz Romani, Head of Mold Molding Division, said: "The TPU has changed a lot in the footwear industry since we first created and diversified the Boaonda brand." Twenty years ago TPU was used primarily for the production of football fabrics and Upper, or casual outsole nowadays, TPUs are commonly used to make midsoles and uppers.Now we use Huntsman TPU to make outsoles (mainly used in our men's shoes), but we are very Hope to get a new type of TPU, the future can be used to produce the entire series of TPU shoes.
Carlos Carvalho, account manager at Huntsman, said: 'In the past few years, plastic shoes are starting to get popular again, and injection molded shoes became popular in the 1980s and are once again a trendsetter. , Consumers like to wear slippers, jelly shoes and clogs. TPU is the ideal material for making all-injection shoes. TPU is easy to process and produces materials that are highly flexible and durable. At the same time, it has excellent aesthetics and physical properties, Fashion shoes that are guaranteed to be worn every day look beautiful and durable.
Boaonda is headquartered in Sagilanga, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and employs more than 350 people.