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Q: what materials (rubber) are used in the manufacture of 'flip flop's'? ( No Answer,   2 Comments )
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Subject: what materials (rubber) are used in the manufacture of 'flip flop's'?
Category: Miscellaneous
Asked by: havfun-ga
List Price: $15.00
Posted: 06 Mar 2006 06:15 PST
Expires: 05 Apr 2006 07:15 PDT
Question ID: 704179
I am interested in the types of rubber used in both the sole and strap
of 'flip flops/thongs/rubbersandals etc' Inparticular the brand
'Havaianas'
this will be the first of a series of questions I plan to ask as I am
entertaining the idea and viability of producing a limited run locally
(Australia) for myself and some local surfers. Thank you
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Subject: Re: what materials (rubber) are used in the manufacture of 'flip flop's'?
From: jackburton-ga on 08 Mar 2006 01:26 PST
 
"Alpargatas is as secretive as Coca-Cola about the formula that makes
Havaianas addictive. The combination of natural and synthetic rubber
that makes them bouncy, flexible and durable, has been the same for 40
years."
http://www.havaianas.cz/inpress.phtml
Subject: Re: what materials (rubber) are used in the manufacture of 'flip flop's'?
From: knickers-ga on 15 Mar 2006 07:41 PST
 
You need to use a specialist company like www.bayworth.com They have
materials engineers with expertise in all areas of polymers. If they
cant provide an off the shelf solution they can analyse your
competitor product and deformulate the material. We have used them for
similar jobs.

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