SABIC Pioneered The Solution To New Foam Materials Suitable For Footwear.

SABIC, the world's leading diversified chemical enterprise, has recently launched a new type of special polyolefin elastomer foam solution for sports shoes and casual shoes -- FORTIFY C11075DF and FORTIFY C05075DF. SABIC has worked closely with the upstream and downstream industries, and has accumulated rich experience in the field of foaming technology, so as to develop diversified and global special solutions for foaming, which is suitable for almost all industrial applications. This further enriches SABIC's foam line.

Footwear, especially sports shoes and casual shoes, is growing worldwide. In a saturated market, brand new ideas and differentiated design are very important to brand players.

SABIC de Frank, head of global foaming and lightweight materials business, said: "the DF in the product model represents" footwear exclusive ". We are the first company to provide unique and customized foamed material solutions for the sole and sole. This is exactly what SABIC is unique in the industry. SABIC focuses on footwear, and we thoroughly study various foaming technologies and appropriate solutions. We are keen to communicate with leading brands and their value chain partners, such as exclusive producers, to jointly promote innovation and development in the industry.

FORTIFY C11075DF and SABIC FORTIFY C05075DF have the characteristics of consistency, low density and high performance. They can provide stable foaming ability, excellent resilience and higher compression strength, so that they can achieve better springback and durability. This material can be selected for most foaming processes, from compression molding to injection molding, which is the main part of shoemaking industry.

"About 70% of the world's sports shoes and casual shoes are produced in the Asia Pacific region," said Sunny Lee, senior global marketing manager of SABIC foaming and lightweight materials business. We are actively communicating with important brands, visiting partners in the value chain, and exploring future innovative footwear solutions. For SABIC's attention to shoemaking industry, their feedback is very enthusiastic, and willing to cooperate with us actively and jointly develop innovative solutions.

* report from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME): market and trend of global plastic bodies and elastomers from 2014 to 2020.

About SABIC

Saudi Basic Industries (SABIC) is the world's leading diversified chemical company, with its headquarters in Saudi Arabia, Riyadh. SABIC manufactory all over the world, including the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia Pacific region. Its products cover chemicals, general and high-performance plastics, agricultural nutrients and steel.

We help customers explore new opportunities in key terminal markets such as construction, medical equipment, packaging, agricultural nutrients, electronics and electrical appliances, transport and clean energy.

In 2018, SABIC's net profit amounted to 21 billion 540 million rial ($5 billion 740 million), with a total sales of 169 billion 90 million rials ($45 billion). By the end of 2018, SABIC's total assets amounted to 320 billion 100 million rial ($85 billion 400 million).

In 2017, the total output of SABIC reached 71 million 200 thousand tonnes. SABIC operates in over 50 countries and employs about 34 thousand people. Through cultivating innovative spirit and ingenious thinking, we have 11534 patents all over the world, and have innovative centers in the 5 key regions of the United States, Europe, the Middle East, South Asia and North Asia, with rich research resources.

The Saudi government owns 70% of SABIC and the remaining 30% is publicly traded on the Saudi Arabian stock exchange.

About SABIC Asia Pacific

SABIC has expanded its business in Asia since 1980, with over 40 offices and over 3000 employees. The company has set up 10 production bases and mixing processing bases in China, India, Japan, Korea, Singapore and Thailand, and continues to provide services to customers in Asia. As a leader in the field of R & D, SABIC has two application centers in Japan and India, and three R & D centers in Bangalore, Shanghai, and Korea.