Category: Bio Leather
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EU project FABULOSE receives 3.5 million euros for animal-free leather alternatives
https://idw-online.de/en/news859313
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Compostable leathers are poised to become a standard on buses
How do you expect me to react when you read such a title? Compostable leather will be strong enough to resist thousands of hours, bottoms and travellers …. but will decompose with bacteria? Greenwashing spoiler alert
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Synthetic leather made from recyclable and bio-based PBS
Synthetic leather made from recyclable and bio-based PBS
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Sappi North America and Biophilica Partner to Launch the First Plastic-Free Leather Alternative of Its Kind
Sappi North America and Biophilica Partner to Launch the First Plastic-Free Leather Alternative of Its Kind
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Fashioning a circular future for traditional and alternative leather
Crafting leather from animal hides is an age-old industry, but its production today continues to mostly follow a linear model often mired in a range of environmental problems, including pollution, the creation of huge amounts of waste, high water use, and climate change-causing emissions.
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Gozen raises $3.3 million for bio-leather
GOZEN, the revolutionary biomaterials startup that is set to disrupt the fashion, automotive and home furnishings industries, has just announced $3.3 million in a seed funding round.
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reProLeather – regenerating bio-based leather from leather waste
Traditional recycled leather is produced by combining shredded scraps and residual fibers of real leather with synthetic, non-biodegradable binders like PU and PVC. In contrast, the reProLeather project has pioneered a new approach.
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The Guardian Decodes Vegan Leather
Plant or plastic? How to decode vegan leather alternatives From cork to pineapple to mushrooms, there are plenty of plant-based leathers available today. But many come wrapped in a layer of polyurethane
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ECCO Leather Partners with Ecovative on New Mycelium Materials
The two companies will collaborate directly to develop the next generation of mycelium materials for footwear, fashion and apparel.
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Faurecia Alternatives to Animal Leather
Faurecia’s formula for low carbon footprint alternatives to animal leather
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Indian Algae Bio Leather
Wallets Made of Algae? Possible With Award-Winning ‘Leather’ That’s Compostable
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Traceable and Compostable Leather
Nera and SPOOR join forces at Première Vision Paris. Nera and Spoor offer traceability, transparency and sustainability from farm level to tanned leather — Compostable leather? I thought the point of leather was it’s resistance … it’s “sustain”-ability. Then again, vegan leather might be something to look into.
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Anya Hindmarch Biodegradable Leather Bags
Anya Hindmarch Launches Collection of Biodegradable Leather Bags
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Biophilica Wins Manufacturing Futures 2021
Biophilica Transforms Green Waste Into A Plant-Based Leather Alternative That Is Compostable, Recyclable, Estimated Carbon Neutral, And Made Locally
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Bucha Bio Develops New Bio Material
Press Release: Bucha Bio Develops Proprietary Process for Sustainable Biomaterial Manufacturing, Custom Sneaker Refitter Recreates Iconic Sneaker
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Dole and Ananas Anam Partner on Bio Leather
Dole Makes Moves Toward Zero Waste Goal As Repurposed Pineapple Leaves Find Their Way To Global Lifestyle Brands
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BMW i Ventures Goes Vegan Leather
Turning Plants Into Leather: Our Investment in Natural Fiber Welding
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Gucci Goes Bio Leather
Gucci Introduces Innovative New Demetra Material on Three Sneaker Silhouettes
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Real Leather vs Biobased and Fossil Leather
Comparison of the Technical Performance of Leather, Artificial Leather, and Trendy Alternatives
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Can Mycelium and Mushroom Leather Biodegrade?
Will mycelium clothes biodegrade if you throw them in your garden?
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Stella Mccartney Goes Mushroom Leather Garments
The world’s first Mylo™️ garments created from vegan mushroom leather
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Allbirds Goes Plant Based Leather
Allbirds invested $2 million in clean technology company Natural Fiber Welding (NFW) to help produce Plant Leather, which will launch before the end of the year
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New Bio Leather Plant in US
Natural Fiber Welding Builds Dedicated Mirum® Production Facility
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Le Coq Sportif Goes Vegan Leather
The French brand Le Coq Sportif takes another step towards eco-responsible production by making and betting on vegetable leather. A first for the century-old company.
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Bio Leather from Coconut Water
Coconut water is among the best thirst quenchers in the sweltering months. But there’s more. Did you know that coconut water can be the base material to develop alternative leather?
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H&M Goes for Coffee Grounds Dyes and Wine Waste Leather
It was over 10 years ago that H&M debuted its first capsule collection made of organic cotton. What felt like a novelty at the time has become mainstream and almost expected; if you aren’t using organic cotton, then what are you even doing? It’s a pattern H&M is hoping to repeat with its latest eco-forward…
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Can Bio-Based Polyols Make Leather Finishes More Sustainable?
During this years IULTCS congress in Dresden, Stahl’s Director of Sustainability spoke about the environmental impact of leather chemicals. He discussed the use of the Life Cycle Assessment Methodology (LCA) as a valuable tool to determine the effect and potential benefits of bio-based technologies in reducing the footprint leather production leaves on our planet.
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Is Vegan Leather Better?
Is vegan leather an ethical, sustainable alternative – or just plastic in a new wrapping?
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Biodegradable Plant Based Leather Welded Together From Waste
Mirum is the latest entry in the attempt to make a cheap, sustainable cow-free leather.
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