Plastics at the heart of extreme sports: performance and innovation

Extreme sports fascinate with their intensity, technical challenges and adrenaline rush. For their practitioners, these disciplines require equipment that is equal to the risks involved. This equipment must combine lightness, strength, impact resistance and adaptability to intense climatic conditions.

This is where plastics come into their own. Thanks to their varied properties and versatility, they can be used to create equipment that guarantees safety, comfort and performance for athletes, whether they’re tackling steep mountains, arid deserts or raging oceans.

Key applications using plastics

• Protective helmets: Helmets are an essential safety feature in disciplines such as mountain biking, skiing or climbing, where the risk of falling is high.

• Body protection and rigid equipment: protectors such as knee pads, elbow pads and snowboard shells require materials capable of absorbing shocks while retaining their structure.

• Harnesses, ropes and technical textiles: sports such as climbing and paragliding call for ultra-resistant materials capable of withstanding extreme loads.

• Aquatic equipment: in sports such as surfing and diving, the ability of plastics to withstand salt water and UV rays is crucial.

AMP-POLYMIX GROUP: long-standing expertise and commitment

At AMP-POLYMIX GROUP, we are committed to helping extreme sports players meet their challenges. Our role is not limited to providing innovative plastic granule solutions. We also support athletes in their quest to surpass themselves.

A prime example of this commitment is our partnership with Ludo le Fou, a renowned extreme sportsman. His courage, innovative spirit and ability to rise to extraordinary challenges resonate perfectly with our values.

Some of Ludo le Fou ‘s notable achievements:

• 9 world records
• 41 Ironman successes in 41 days

These exploits inspire us to provide ever more high-performance plastics to accompany exceptional sportsmen and women on their adventures.

The future of plastics in sport

Innovations continue to expand the possibilities of plastics. The integration of recycled polymers and bioplastics testifies to our commitment to making these innovations more environmentally friendly, without compromising their performance.