Wetsuit maker Xcel recently announced they will be neoprene-free a year ahead of schedule. The post Wetsuit Maker Xcel Accelerates Plan to Go Neoprene-Free first appeared on The Inertia.

At the time, Patagonia used a limestone-based neoprene for the foam, the core material of a wetsuit. Neoprene is typically derived from petroleum, and while limestone-derived neoprene eliminated ...

As soon as you pick up a Huub wetsuit, you know it’s a little different from the rest. Feather light (my ‘small’ weighed just 816g), the women-specific model is constructed from 3mm neoprene ...

Zhik’s neoprene-free wetsuit range sets sail with six SailGP teams on board. ... generating 80 per cent fewer CO2 emissions than conventional neoprene wetsuits. The fabric is also infused with ...

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Australian performance water sports apparel company Zhik has scored a major win with its industry-first high-performance neoprene-free wetsuit range. Australian performance water sports apparel ...