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Arkema says it supplies the materials for the VivoBiome Tabi Gen 02 sandal, which Vivobarefoot makes with Carbon's printing platform. The announcement puts a spotlight on the long-running Arkema and Carbon partnership. It comes as resin prices stay high and recycling gains weight in polymer additive manufacturing.
Arkema and Carbon are continuing their collaboration of more than 13 years on resins for Carbon's Digital Light Synthesis (DLS) process. The focus is consumer-grade elastomers for footwear, saddles and sports equipment with tunable lattice structures. It shows how printer makers rely on chemical suppliers to get materials that can be made at production volume.