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PORON® Performance Urethanes

A Rogers material for many lifestyle applications The PORON® Urethanes materials offer a wide variety of colors, thicknesses, densities and surface textures to accommodate almost any activity - from everyday use to the rigorous demands when used during high-impact sports and exercise. And if the precise PORON material doesn't already exist, one can be custom formulated for the needs of a specific manufacturer's physical and aesthetic requirements. Maximum retention of comfort and flexibility PORON urethanes are made without plasticizers, which means the insole won't shrink or beocme brittle and crack with age. PORON urethanes retain "like-new" softness and flexibility. The highest degree of impact absorption More shock absorption means less impact to feet and joints. In side-by-side drop weight tests, PORON materials outperformed vinyl sponge, neoprene sponge, sponge rubber, latex foam and solid viscoelastic. A breathable layer to help feet stay dry and cool PORON urethane material form permeable layers that draw water vapor and perspiration away.

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PORON® Performance Urethanes Products

• PORON® Plus Cushioning Material
  
  • Provides high energey return properties
  • Retains properties for long term comfort
• PORON® Performance Material
  
  • Delivers excellent impact absorption
  • For use in demanding applications
• PORON® Slow Rebound Material
  
  • Unique, custom contouring material that retains its memory
  • Rebounds slowly from compression, creating a total contact insole
• PORON® Dual Layer Material
  
  • Two distinct materials manufactured as a mult-functional composite
  • Provides contouring comfort with impact absorption
• PORON® ReGen Performance Urethanes
  
  PORON® ReGen Performance Urethanes consist of a unique combination of sustainable materials and recycled content while maintaining excellent physical properties.

Special Feature Materials

• PORON® Permafresh® Materials
  
  • Offers antimicrrobial protection
  • Inhibits the growth of odor causing bacteria and fungus
• PORON® ProZorb™ Materials
  
  • Delivers enhanced moisture control
  • Keeps the body dry and confortable

Specialty Materials with PORON Urethane

• PORON® Urethanes Direct Cast to Texon® Cellulose Board
  PORON® Performance urethanes may be direct cast to Texon® 437 Insole board materials. T437 is a cellulosebased insole, reinforced with a high level of a premium quality binder. It is designed to provide excellent performance in welt construction footwear.
• PORON® Urethanes Needlepunched-Texel Summumtex®
  PORON Urethane and Texel combinations offering direct contact comfort, moisture management and formable.