Company: VAUDE Academy for sustainable business
Date: Wednesday, Nov 17th
Time: 1:30 PM
Education On-Demand
Functional Fabric Fair Portland – Fall 2021
Keynote: The Future of Nylon – A Sustainable Approach
Nylon is after Polyester the predominant material in sportswear. The presentation will highlight basic information about the different Nylon types and show how novel biobased Nylon types can offer new performance attributes including their environmental footprint. In addition to known recycling schemes, novel options are also shown. Learn how Nylon can work in a circular economy with its End-of-Life options and take along a future outlook.
Speaker: René Bethmann
Speaker Title: Innovation Manager & Consultant
Speaker Bio: René Bethmann has been a textile & apparel engineer for more than 15 years in the sportswear industry. He has worked for several leading brands across Europe in the field of product and material management (ASSOS of Switzerland, Helly Hansen, Norrøna) Currently he´s working at VAUDE as Innovation Manager, where his focus lies on biopolymers and circular strategies. Furthermore, since 2020 he is a consultant of the VAUDE Academy for sustainable business.