There is also SEDO Chemicals Neoprene GmbH near Berlin, Germany
Also, it's not just the surfing community, but the Triathlon community who use wetsuits, Yamamoto being the favourite material for swim suits ... I really hope Yulex will be a good enough quality to replace neoprene in the triathlon world.
Wetsuits for the DLRG water rescue …
There is also SEDO Chemicals Neoprene GmbH near Berlin, Germany
Also, it's not just the surfing community, but the Triathlon community who use wetsuits, Yamamoto being the favourite material for swim suits ... I really hope Yulex will be a good enough quality to replace neoprene in the triathlon world.
Wetsuits for the DLRG water rescue teams in Germany are still being made from neoprene, I have written to marinepool who make the suits. They are busy making changes to become more environmentally friendly, but changes in material for their wetsuits aren't on the agenda (yet)
Hi Sonja, yes, there are a number of Neoprene factories across the globe. However Denka - with plants in Cancer Alley and Omi Japan - is the supplier used by the vast majority of wetsuit manufacturers (including Yamamoto) due to the grade of Neoprene (chloroprene rubber) they manufacture. As you point out, wetsuits for many other uses also use this Neoprene - as do many other leisure industries. Well done for raising this with the brands you know.
There is also SEDO Chemicals Neoprene GmbH near Berlin, Germany
Also, it's not just the surfing community, but the Triathlon community who use wetsuits, Yamamoto being the favourite material for swim suits ... I really hope Yulex will be a good enough quality to replace neoprene in the triathlon world.
Wetsuits for the DLRG water rescue teams in Germany are still being made from neoprene, I have written to marinepool who make the suits. They are busy making changes to become more environmentally friendly, but changes in material for their wetsuits aren't on the agenda (yet)
Guess it's the same with the RNLI?
Hi Sonja, yes, there are a number of Neoprene factories across the globe. However Denka - with plants in Cancer Alley and Omi Japan - is the supplier used by the vast majority of wetsuit manufacturers (including Yamamoto) due to the grade of Neoprene (chloroprene rubber) they manufacture. As you point out, wetsuits for many other uses also use this Neoprene - as do many other leisure industries. Well done for raising this with the brands you know.