Is Artificial Leather Recycled Leather?

Natural leather, artificial leather, and regenerated leather are the most common leathers in life. Many people have such doubts-is artificial leather recycled leather? Below, I will answer this question for you.

　　What is artificial leather?

Artificial leather is made on the basis of woven fabric or non-woven fabric by foaming or laminating of PVC and PU of various formulas. It can be processed according to different strength, abrasion resistance, cold resistance, color, gloss, and pattern. Patterns and other requirements are processed and made, with the characteristics of a wide variety of patterns, good waterproof performance, neat edges, high utilization rate and relatively cheap price compared to real leather.

　　 But most of the artificial leather, its hand feeling and elasticity can not achieve the effect of real leather; its longitudinal section, you can see fine air bubbles, cloth or surface film and dry artificial fibers. It is a very popular type of material from the early days to the present, and it is commonly used to make all kinds of leather products, or some genuine leather materials. Its increasingly advanced production technology is being widely used in the processing and production of two-layer leather.

　　 Nowadays, artificial leather with characteristics that resemble real leather is available in production. Its surface technology and fibrous structure of the base material almost achieve the effect of real leather, and its price is also comparable. But genuine leather and imitation leather (recycled leather and artificial leather) are incomparable: unique hygiene (natural pores and fibers) and durability.

　　What is recycled leather?

　　Recycled leather is the use of tannery waste and scraps generated in the leather processing process, which are recycled and processed into high value-added products. It is a commonly used auxiliary material in leather products, leather shoes, furniture and other leather-related manufactured products.

As an intermediate layer, recycled leather replaces cardboard with its unparalleled texture, elasticity, toughness, moisture resistance and processing adaptability; as a fabric, recycled leather can exhibit various performance effects through processes such as embossing, printing, and PU compounding. Used in the production of leather goods, furniture, book covers, etc.