Cooperation between Covestro, Huafeng, and Cyclone in China

Covestro, textile technology company Huafeng and green fiber technology company Cyclone from China have jointly developed a solution to produce high-quality running and sports shoes in a much more sustainable way than before: recycled fabric made from CYCLONE recycled polyester (rPET) yarns is used as the shoe upper and selectively coated using Huafeng's HAPTIC technology. In the process, Huafeng uses a polyurethane (PU) dispersion from the INSQIN portfolio of Covestro, half of whose carbon content comes from bio-based raw materials. The greenhouse gas emissions for each pair of shoes produced in this way are around 230 grams of CO₂ equivalent less than a pair using conventional fossil-based PU dispersions and virgin PET fabric. For identifying opportunities in the footwear sole material market: growth trends, forecast and competitive analysis, please visit https://www.lucintel.com/footwear-sole-material-market.aspx