High heels, low carbon: Rheom Materials unveils sturdy bioplastic
In Texas, Rheom Materials has introduced two biobased materials for footwear, including a bioplastic strong enough be used in high heels. Rheom’s Benree, made with 100% USDA-certified biobased content, is biodegradable under home-composting conditions. In trials with Australian footwear brand Bared Footwear, the material passed SATRA testing for high-heel applications, performing comparably to conventional acrylonitrile butadiene […]
