PLIANT™

Footwear outsoles with zero plastic
What is PLIANT™?

Footwear outsoles with zero plastics – the path to fossil-fuel-free shoes. A new legacy for the footwear industry.  
 
Designed to tread lightly on the planet. 
PLIANT™ outsoles are rapidly scalable with standard compression molding. But the sole is just the first step. PLIANT™ is just one part of NFW’s naturally circular platform of zero-plastic materials for every component of the shoe.  

SCIENCE

pliant outsole

Footwear outsoles with zero synthetics.

PLIANT™ outsoles are the world’s first naturally cured performance rubber outsoles. PLIANT™ is derived from the sap of the Hevea brasiliensis tree in certified responsibly managed forests.

Cured with NFW’s revolutionary patented plant-based curative, PLIANT™ is both naturally circular and mechanically recyclable by NFW. PLIANT™ outsoles stand apart.

PERFORMANCE

elongation
tensile strength
din abrasion
hardness
Performance-tested
Truly scalable
Plastic-free
Naturally circular
Bioneutral
Safe return to earth
Nontoxic

PLIANT™ is made with sustainably sourced natural rubber and NFW’s patented plant-based curative, which enables footwear-worthy performance without synthetics for the first time. Our molded soles leverage existing production infrastructure for rapid scalability.

APPLICATION

PLIANT

Seventy percent of what is marketed as rubber today is synthetic. PLIANT™ is a 100% biobased option: the new foundation for circular footwear.

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Available colors

A platform of plastic-free performance materials to remake everything.
MIRUM®

Plant-based, plastic-free, not leather

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CLARUS®

Tunable, precision-engineered fabrics

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PLIANT™

Footwear outsoles with zero synthetics

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TUNERA™

First-in-kind plastic-free foam

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