On the way to new records

Plastics contribute to better performance, more safety and more comfort in high-performance competitive sports. The benefits of polymeric materials such as lower density, flexibility and high strength are appreciated by sports enthusiasts across the board. Games such as soccer can be played at a high level only when a suitable playing surface is available. The use of artificial turf made it possible to play throughout the year under any weather conditions with much less work in terms of grounds keeping. The element connecting the ball and the playing surface is the soccer shoe. The materials used include fiber-reinforced plastics, polymer foams as well as wood and metal. The interior of the ski contains a wooden core, as an alternative, honeycomb structures or PU foam as the core material. The swimsuits are made from a mixture of nylon and the extremely extendable Elasthan, a block copolymer of polyurethane and polyethylene glycol.