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Cirql Zero™ Wins Esteemed ISPO BrandNew Award in the Sustainability Category
Cirql™ has won the ISPO BrandNew Award in the sustainability category for its latest innovation, Cirql Zero™ – an industrially…
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Cirql™ Launches Industrially Compostable, Biodegradable Material Innovation for Footwear Brands
Cirql™ is proud to unveil Cirql Zero™ – a new industrially compostable, biodegradable foam innovation. With a commitment to keeping…
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Learn More About the Making of the Cirql rTPU30 Recyclable Midsole
To celebrate OrthoLite’s 25-year anniversary, we launched an incredibly important subsidiary, Cirql, in March of 2022. Our vision is to…
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Industry Design and Development Icon Marc Scepi on Cirql rTPU30
Marc Scepi, VP of Design for GREATS, is one of the most respected voices in footwear design and development today.…
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OrthoLite and Cirql Partner with The Conservation Alliance to Support and Protect North America’s Wild Places
OrthoLite and Cirql are proud to join The Conservation Alliance (TCA). In joining TCA, OrthoLite and Cirql support the organization’s…
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Unveiling the Future of Circular Midsole Innovation with Cirql VP Matt Thwaites
Matt Thwaites is the Vice President and General Manager of Cirql. Together with his team, they’ve launched Cirql rTPU30, the…
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Introducing The Fully Recyclable Cirql rTPU30 Midsole
From the sustainability-focused minds at Cirql™, we’re excited to introduce Cirql rTPU30, a new, comfort midsole foam made with 30%…
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All Bioplastics are Not Created Equal: OrthoLite Cirql™ as an End of Life Solution
If it were easy, everyone would be doing it. That, in a nutshell, summarizes the push for less environmentally impactful materials…
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OrthoLite Cirql™ Patents Protect Our Innovation, Quality and Our Brand Partners
Few innovations have as much potential to revolutionize sustainable footwear manufacturing as OrthoLite CirqlTM. OrthoLite Cirql includes a proprietary biopolymer…
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Meet the Center of Excellence: Bringing Scalability to Cirql, OrthoLite’s World-Class Circular Material Innovation
In March 2022, OrthoLite revealed Cirql, the world’s first EVA plastics-free, recyclable and industrially compostable midsole foam. Cirql is a…

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