GUANGZHOU, Guangdong—Chinese polyurethane heavyweight Huafon showcased its newly developed shoe sole made from recycled material at PU China 2019. Roughly 30 percent of the sole is made from recycled ...

Rubber is one of those materials that is as ubiquitous as it is misunderstood. From pencil erasers, to SodaStream gaskets, to the soles of sneakers, rubber is almost everywhere, but few of us know ...

GOLETA, Calif.—Sanuk is taking another step toward sustainability with the launch of its new footwear line, SustainaSole. The collection, which incorporates recycled polyurethane foam, includes two ...

The soles on a new pair of sneakers from a startup called Blueview look like they’re made from ordinary polyurethane foam. But the material, which took more than six years to develop, is partly ...

If your trails are steep and slick with mud, check out this reboot of the MudClaw. Boasting Inov-8’s new hard-wearing rubber compound that’s being used in a “G series” of shoes, the sole promises ...

Shoes will invariably wear out with enough use, but scientists might have found a way to delay the shopping trip for their replacements. A USC team has created a self-healing 3D-printed rubber that ...

Malaysia is one of the world’s largest producers of rubber gloves. Essential to a variety of industries, rubber gloves were of their utmost importance during the height of the pandemic. Medical-grade ...

The most comfortable dress shoes we've tested have performance features like rubber, foam, and polymer soles. We found insoles that contain memory foam and gel pads at key pressure points, especially ...