Cellular rubber contains tiny gas cells, which make it light, soft and cushioning. Microcellular sheets are widely used to cut shoe soles and slippers, and sponge rubber sheets are used for gaskets, padding and insulation. Sri Lanka exported about US$40 million of cellular rubber in 2025.

Specification

Sheets are specified by density, hardness (Shore), thickness, colour and finish. Send your specification or a sample, and the factory matches it on a trial run.

Who buys it

Footwear and slipper makers, gasket and seal producers, and makers of padding and protective goods.

Natural or synthetic

Sheets can be made from natural rubber, from synthetic rubbers such as EPDM or neoprene, or from blends. The choice depends on what the sheet has to resist, such as oil, weather, heat or wear, and on cost. Tell us the use and the factory recommends a compound, then confirms it on the trial run with test results for density and hardness.

What to tell us for a quote

• The product, grade or specification you need, and a reference sample if you have one
• Quantity per order and how often you buy
• Pack size, packaging and labelling
• Destination port and the Incoterm you prefer
• Documents your market requires, such as a certificate of origin, phytosanitary certificate or lab test reports

Packing and shipping

Orders are packed to your instruction and shipped by sea in a full or shared container, or by air for samples and small lots, quoted FOB Colombo, CFR or CIF to your port. Products from several Sri Lankan suppliers can share one container through our consolidation service.

How to get a price: tell us the quantity, your specification and your destination port. We quote FOB Colombo, CFR or CIF, with lead time and minimum order, and arrange samples before an order.

Photo: “EVA sheet” by Sultan Salahuddin -chemist, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and edited.

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