Rubber SOLUTIONS
Bio
Soles produced using renewable raw materials from controlled and certified sources. A process initiated more than a decade ago by For Ever®.
PLIANT is an innovative material that emerged through a collaboration with NFW. It stands as the world's first naturally cured performance rubber designed for footwear soles. PLIANTTM offers a 100% biobased alternative that eliminates toxic chemicals and microplastic pollution. It is derived from the sap of Hevea brasiliensis trees in responsibly managed forests.
THE WORLD'S FIRST NATURALLY CURED PERFORMANCE RUBBER FOR SOLES
ZERO PLASTICS
PLANT BASED
Derived from the sap of the Hevea brasiliensis tree
BIODEGRADABLE
Able to decay naturally and in a way that is not harmful
RAPIDLY SCALABLE
Grow larger using the same methods
100% RETURN TO EARTH
Nearly 100% of the soles can be recycled or repurposed
NATURALLY CIRCULAR
Soles can be recycled over again and be used as a new raw material
PERFORMANCE-TESTED
Capacity to achieve stability, speed, and responsiveness
Project related with the use of TENCEL™, in an already eco-friendly solution. An extensive Research & Development effort of the For Ever® engineers and lab technicians, that resulted in the first sole with PURA LATEX® & TENCEL™.
Raw material obtained from rubber trees (HEVEA), by extraction from the stem. These trees produce about 30 grams per day of latex, so we are facing a natural raw material, without resorting to fossil materials.
It is also a renewable source and the extraction process itself benefits the tree, because it results in the regeneration of the tree.
ECO-FRIENDLY SOLUTION
Bio-based
Uses renewable sources that doesn’t produce high amounts of carbon dioxide protecting the atmosphere and reducing toxicity.
ANTISLIP
Formulation that ensures greater anti-slip performance.
LESS FOSSIL FUEL
Twice more beneficial since it does not usefossil fuels and regenerates the tree that functions as a source of the raw material.
SHOCK ABSORPTION
Attenuates the appearance of micro-lesions in tendons, bones and joints by the absorption of the impacts that this special rubber offers.
PURA LATEX®
with TENCELâ„¢
Makes complete sustainable soles solutions possible. TENCELâ„¢ Lyocell powder in outsoles, that are derived from sustainably grown wood sources, harvested from certified and controlled sources following the stringent guidelines on the Lenzing wood and Pulp Policy. Moreover, wood and pulp used by the Lenzing Group comes from sustainably managed forests.
PURA LATEX®
with TENCELâ„¢
Makes complete sustainable soles solutions possible. TENCELâ„¢ Lyocell powder in outsoles, that are derived from sustainably grown wood sources, harvested from certified and controlled sources following the stringent guidelines on the Lenzing wood and Pulp Policy. Moreover, wood and pulp used by the Lenzing Group comes from sustainably managed forests.
Makes complete sustainable soles solutions possible. TENCELâ„¢ Lyocell powder in outsoles, that are derived from sustainably grown wood sources, harvested from certified and controlled sources following the stringent guidelines on the Lenzing wood and Pulp Policy. Moreover, wood and pulp used by the Lenzing Group comes from sustainably managed forests.
COMBINING TWO SUSTAINABLE RAW MATERIALS
Botanical origin
Raw materials of botanical origin using, at the same time, waste from other industries in the production of premium soles.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Manufacturing process in compliance with circular economy principles.
Combines natural rubber with other industrial waste of natural origin.
Use of sustainable raw materials reinforcing the use of eco-friendly solutions. Its origin is natural, in about 90% of the formulation, where we can find natural rubber and also natural fibers like CORK, LINEN, RICE SHELL, among others.
ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE CLOSED LOOP PRODUCTION PROCESS
BOTANICAL ORIGIN
Raw materials of botanical origin using, at the same time, waste from other industries in the production of premium soles.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Keeping products and materials in use, and regenerating natural systems.
One the most established materials in Portuguese industry, due to a long tradition, know-how and the fact that the leading players in the cork scene are based here. It is natural and doesn’t emit toxic gases during combustion.
It has unique natural elasticity proprieties since, when compressed on one side, it doesn’t increase in volume on another.
USING WASTE OF OTHER INDUSTRIES
