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Sporting Goods
Pink is the colour, football is the game

Pink boots predominated at the 2026 World Cup in North America

Additives
Songwon antioxidant certified to meet sustainable palm oil standards
Mattress Recycling
MRC-backed scientists incorporate old foam into footwear
Upstream & Materials
Biesterfeld adds Synthene’s PU for 3D printing

Foam

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Auto foam market set to hit $15.5bn

Annual CAGR of 5.18% forecast

KPX and Chinyang to build PU foam recycling plant in Korea
DAP adds PU foam sealant with easier clean-up
Hope floats
PU to the moon

Sustainability

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MRC-backed scientists incorporate old foam into footwear

They are looking at both midsoles and outsoles

Carpenter harnesses the Glossop sun
Novel process points the way to selective PU recycling in complex mixtures
Novoloop launches Lifecycled TPU for premium outsoles
Neveon’s Loop-It reports a successful first year of Austrian mattress recycling