Recently, the 16th Polyurethane Industry Summit in 2019 was held in Hangzhou. At the meeting, ETPU “popcorn” polyurethane foam particles sparked the attention of participants, and ETPU innovators shared and looked forward to multiple innovation dimensions such as products, technologies and markets.
Since its inception, ETPU has been recognized by the industry as "magic particles." However, since its invention in 2007, it has not been used in the market. After a long period of silence, Adidas used ETPU on sports shoes in 2013, and it was gradually recognized by the market after several years of hard work. The reason is that the high price of ETPU makes many products discouraged. Nowadays, with the continuous research and development of domestic technology companies, ETPU is no longer the BASF family. Many companies have successfully broken through the TPU foaming technology and can mass produce ETPU (popcorn) particles. Coupled with the emergence of numerous downstream molding companies, the demand for ETPU is increasing.
At present, ETPU's successful application market, in addition to casual shoes, also has an environmentally friendly floor runway system. Domestic manufacturers have been able to integrate ETPU into DPU systems perfectly, and to meet their international and domestic standards for environmental and physical performance. The combination of DPU plastic track system and ETPU has greatly improved the physical indicators of the products. Especially in terms of aging resistance and elastic retention.
ETPU is not only used in sports venues of sports venues and campuses, but also in urban fitness trails, greenways, and kindergarten activities.
After the successful application of ETPU in leisure shoes and floor runways, the expansion of ETPU in other fields is gradually expanding. ETPU applications can be extended to include smart home, packaging logistics, maternal and child products, children's toys, electronic appliances, and aerospace. Instruments and new energy vehicles. ETPU mattresses, ETPU seats, ETPU cushions, ETPU yoga mats, ETPU packaging materials and other products are likely to be born, bringing innovative products to related fields.
