This week saw news from DuPont™ regarding the product Cerenol™, a renewably sourced polyol. Not very familiar with the product, but the chatter out there says it is corn based. DuPont was recognized by SPE with a 2009 Environmental Stewardship Award for the product development. A second product from DuPont has been racing around as well. Salomon announced they will be using Hytrel® RS in the ski boots. Hytrel® RS is a hybrid type resin that according to DuPont can have 20-60% renewable sourced feedstock in the plastic. Salomon’s Ghost ski boot will be available next year for the general public, and has been in use by sponsorship riders this past year. Check out the boot here.
Scrapa’s boot is no slouch either. The Tornado Eco, T2 Eco, and includes a women’s model as well. For those backcountry souls the boot puts nature at your foot (I know bad pun, but we had to come up with something). Scrapa claims the boot requires 29% less fossil fuel and puts out 32% fewer Co2 emissions. The boot uses PEBAX-Renew, a thermoplastic elastomer manufactured from the African miracle tree, Ricinus communis (castor oil plant). Can’t find a webpage for the product, and it appears to be big in Europe with several other applications in the sporting industry.
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