Glow in the Dark Ball Supplier – Luminous, Reflective | CHIBE

Two technologies get called glow in the dark, and buyers who mix them up end up with a product that does not work on camera. Photoluminescent covers absorb light and emit a green glow for minutes after the lights go out. Reflective films throw light back at a source, so they only glow when something shines on them.

Our glow range covers both: rubber and PVC balls with luminous compound (B33010, B13048, B42009, B22044), and 1.6 mm TPU-reflective builds at 620–630 g and 740–750 mm for the basketball line (B21001-A to -C).

Tell us the use case — night training, a gift box, a festival activation — and we will tell you which technology reads correctly in that lighting.

Featured models

A cross-section of the range. Every model below is in production and can be printed with your logo.

B22044

Size 7 · 580-600 g · 238 mm

Glow PVC / TPU

B33010

Size 5 · 280-300 g · 206 mm

Glow PVC / TPU

B33011

Size 5 · 280-300 g · 206 mm

Glow PVC / TPU

B13048

Size 5 · 420-450 g · 218 mm

Glow PVC / TPU

B21013

Size 7 · 600-620 g · 238 mm

Glow PVC / TPU

B42009

Size 6 · 320-350 g · 270 mm

Glow PVC / TPU

B42010

Size 3 · 260-280 g · 217 mm

Glow PVC / TPU

B41009

Size 3 · 190-220 g · 217 mm

Glow PVC / TPU

B42014

Size 7 · 600-620 g · 238 mm

Glow PVC / TPU

B33008

Size 5 · 280-300 g · 206 mm

Glow PVC / TPU

B13045

Size 3 · 190-220 g · 217 mm

Glow PVC / TPU

B21002

Size 7 · 620-630 g · 740-750 mm

Glow PVC / TPU

Full specification, all 23 models

Weights and measurements are finished-ball values. Model codes are stable across seasons, so a reorder references the same construction.

Photoluminescent covers

Luminous pigment is mixed into the cover compound before moulding, so the glow comes from the material itself and does not wear off. Charge time under a lamp is roughly five to ten minutes for a visible glow in a dark room.

The practical limit is brightness. A luminous rubber ball at 280–300 g will not light up a court; it will read clearly in a photograph and in a child’s bedroom. Sell it as a gift or a training novelty and returns stay near zero.

Reflective film: the streetlight product

Reflective builds use a 1.6 mm TPU film with glass beads that return light to the source. Under a phone torch or a car headlight they flare white and stay visible; in total darkness they do nothing.

That makes them the right ball for evening street football and the wrong ball for a glow party. Our B21001 series sits at 620–630 g with a 740–750 mm circumference, which is a real size 7 basketball with a reflective skin, not a toy.

Production notes

Luminous compound slows the moulding cycle, so lead time runs a few days longer than a standard rubber ball. Reflective film costs more than print but less than a full laminated cover.

Both accept a logo. On luminous balls the logo is usually a darker print so it stays readable when the ball glows.

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