Loren Chambers
Business Development Manager, Innovation, Microfibers
Eastman Chemical Company
Chambers is the innovation business development manager for Eastman Chemical Company’s microfiber platform. A graduate of Troy University in biology/chemistry, Chambers has led large companies such as Milliken and Innegrity to new heights in textile as well as composite materials technology for more than 20 years. He holds five patents with Milliken in performance textiles while his work in materials and manufacturing has spanned everything from Formula One racing to running gear.
Born in the USA: Performance You Can Feel
Once upon a time, the textile industry was a huge part of the southeastern American manufacturing ecosystem. Then, like so many industries, it went overseas. Today, there are many manufacturing processes coming back to the United States. Can textiles come back as well? We think so—with innovation, of course. We’ll talk about an impossibly small microfiber that is home grown (or cooked) in the southeastern US. Attendees will be able to touch, feel and experience new materials like few before them have done.
