ZAG Skis taps Sicomin for biobased resin for touring skis
In France, ski manufacturer ZAG Skis is using biobased resin produced by Sicomin in a prototype touring ski.
Specifically, ZAG Skis is using Sicomin SR GreenPoxy80 wood and fiber resin in its ZAG UBAC 95 touring ski, yielding an 80% biobased content ski.
Touring skis are lightweight alpine skis built for ski touring, where you ascend using climbing skins and special bindings, then remove the skins and ski down. Sicomin SR GreenPoxy80 bonds with polyamide and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene and can withstand the needed temperature ranges.
“Our objective is not to produce a laboratory demonstrator but a ski that can realistically be manufactured at scale,” ZAG Skis R&D director Bastien Saillard told Composites World. “Changing resin systems affects the entire structure and bonding behavior, so we worked closely with Sicomin to reach a formulation that delivers durability while fitting factory processing conditions.”
ZAG Skis has set a target of reducing the carbon footprint of its skis by 30% by 2030.
Category: Chemicals & Materials
