Leather - is a natural product

Leather - is a natural product

Leather as a raw material is generated renewably because animal meat will always be required by consumers. The manufacturing processing if done with good environmental controls has minimal impact and leather’s full life cycle has the lowest carbon and water footprint of any material when analyzing the durability of the product. During the end-of-life phase leather rapidly degrades through chemical and biological means.

What could be more natural than an animal hide or skin that is largely protein, moisture and air! Tanning substances include protection for its working life and then allow for the biosphere to degrade the leather in a rapid manner.

Responsibly made leather avoids toxic materials. Best available leather technology does not require toxic chemistries and exists in all major global tannery operations. Sometimes unintentionally restricted substances are found due to impurities, but this is the reason we test leather, to ensure it is safe.

New consumers quickly learn that there is a big difference between leather and leather alternatives when it comes to durability. Very few leather alternatives can match the durability and performance of high-quality leather.

Like silk or wool, leather is a fine, natural product. With leather, each hide is unique and features its own texture, color, and natural markings. There are even differences within a single hide. Therefore, it is not unusual to see color differences, grain changes, and even scars or brand marks on a piece of product. Different types of leather show these characteristics in different degrees, with some types of leather processed to eliminate these natural marks altogether and others left largely unprocessed to showcase them.