Sicomin joins MADskis to maximize winter sports skis performance
GreenPoxy 56’s bio-content and mechanical performance add to the MADskis team’s development of hand-crafted, eco-conscious, low-impact natural fiber skis.
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Bio-based epoxy systems provider Sicomin (Châteauneuf les Martigues, France) is partnering with MADskis (Echallens, Switzerland), known for crafting handmade skis. MADskis will now incorporate GreenPoxy 56 resin, offering bio-content of 51%, into its high-performance ski production.
The Sicomin and MADskis collaboration aims to showcase sustainability, uncompromised performance on the slopes and improved working conditions. According to Sicomin, GreenPoxy 56’s incorporation delivers high mechanical performance and meets MADskis’ challenging production and environmental requirements. It also ensures a clean, safe production environment for the MAD production team as they hand laminate wooden top sheets, natural fibers and European wood cores in their boutique workshop.
MADskis was co-founded by Aurélien Ducroz, a celebrated professional skier and Class40 ocean racing world champion. Ducroz’s Class40 yacht was constructed using Sicomin GreenPoxy resins and flax fibers, highlighting the resin’s durability. Ducroz will now apply similar processing techniques and materials at MAD, creating lower impact skis. The company’s Undo-Redo process uses bio-based resins and natural wooden top sheets to enable skiers to repair or replace the upper layers of their skis. This innovation significantly extends the lifespan of the sports equipment, reducing waste and promoting eco-responsibility.
“MADskis share our vision to enhance the sustainability of their products without compromising on their performance,” says Matthieu Chaloin, Sicomin. “We are proud to support their mission as they craft wood-finished, eco-conscious skis for dedicated customers that understand how advanced bio-based materials can help support the future of winter sports.”
GreenPoxy 56 is a high-performance resin system. Its formulation and low viscosity mean it quickly and efficiently wets out reinforcements under hand lamination, vacuum bag or press consolidation processes. A range of different reactivity hardeners are available to suit the varied laminating and bonding challenges of custom ski manufacturing.
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