Evonik and Fujian Xingxun New MATERIALS Technology Co., Ltd. (also known as "Guosheng") recently signed an agreement in Jinjiang, Fujian Province to reach a long-term strategic partnership.

According to the agreement, the two parties will leverage their respective technical and industrial chain advantages in sports shoe materials, focus on PEBA supercritical foam materials, and strengthen cooperation in new materials and new process research and development, procurement, supply chain, and sports market trend analysis. .

Founded in 2001, Guosheng has 3,000 employees and four production bases. It is a market leader integrating R&D, production and trade of shoe materials and footwear.

As a lightweight, high-performance material, Evonik VESTAMID® E polyether block amide (PEBA) is very suitable for producing midsoles of high-end sports shoes through supercritical physical foaming, giving it softness, lightness and excellent cushioning effect. Not only that, VESTAMID® E also has excellent low-temperature impact resistance and chemical resistance, is easy to process and color, and can meet many functional and design requirements. VESTAMID® E has been used by Guosheng in the manufacturing of many high-end sports shoes and has won praise from customers and consumers.