Sony's Join the Team football made from Arkema elastomer

join the team dream goal.jpgSony is using one of Arkema's patented elastomers to make extra durable footballs that will be given to African children during the World Cup.

 

The football is called "Join the Team!"

 

join the team football.gif"The Arkema press release says that the new football has a double barrier, with one made of Pebax Rnew, which makes it 1.6 times more durable than a regular football.

 

It's also made of bio-based materials, but I don't totally understand why the football has its own name....," says our markets reporter, Libby George.

 

 

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