Nineplus wetsuits are built around the contours of the human body. The slight muscle tones of the body can be followed and when this is done the whole wetsuit moves easier against the body as we walk, move and stretch. As the Yamamoto neoprene has a greater density but is not heavier it stays fixed in position and gives a much better overall fit against the body.

Since 2000 Richard Balding, Tommy Yamamoto & Kiddy Lue have worked tirelessly on creating a completely unique wetsuit that performs above all expectation while remaining timeless and classic in its approach. Using minimal Japanese design with the worlds best production techniques with the best Neoprene in the world the Nineplus wetsuit is a revolutionary product. Nineplus has been copied over and over in its designs although is protected somewhat by its development and progress along with the exclusive arrangements and research it constantly shares with people dedicated to the progress of performance based design. Its progress over profit and solutions over sales which make Nineplus a truly unique and relevant company in its marketplace.

Nineplus Wetsuits are made using Yamamoto’ closed cell foams and are all produced from 100% CR – Chloroprene Rubber. This is commonly known by most as Neoprene which is a DuPont trademark. Yamamoto rubber is derived from Limestone and has over 99.7% calcium carbonate compared to petroleum based neoprene manufactured by other companies.

Our neoprene is as environmentally friendly as possible, in both it's makeup, but mostly in the production technique which is usually the most damaging aspect of neoprene production. Yamamoto is the only rubber accepted into the medical profession and this is due to the environmental aspects of its production. Using calcium carbonate foam is much cleaner and more eco-friendly because it does not use petroleum as the important resource, instead it uses used car tyres. The heat used for processing and producing the raw materials is 1/10th of that being used for refining the petroleum based equivalent neoprene which most use. Furthermore the generated heat which is used in the neoprene production is then used to nurse eels, a major source of food within Japan. The source of the heat used in the factory is from burning used tyres within a controlled environment made possible using electricity derived from water turbines powered from the mountain streams.

Yamamoto neoprene is not derived from petrochemicals in anyway, it is from limestone taken from the mountains within Japan in the same way concrete is made. There is estimated to be enough reserves to last another 3000 years so it is not a limited supply resource. By utilizing hydroelectric power the greenhouse gases are kept to an absolute minimum and by recycling the heat for farming the production process is as conservative as possible. During processing a special compound is used to match the neoprene and it is processed at 0.5 centigrade. This process causes the limestone to make an acetylene gas which then by polymerization liquefies to the burnt rubber and then dry’s into rubber chips. Essentially car tyres are being recycled and bonded to limestone to create the neoprene sheets which are then cut and sewn into our wetsuits.