Dear friends,usually many people wonder what is imitation leather,and whether imitation leather is better than real leather?

today I am gonna share you some information regarding to imitation leather.

1:what is imitation leather

imitation leather is not genuine leather,it does not include animal leather.nowadays,

imitation leather is also called imitation leather,imitation leather,imitation leather or fake leather.

imitation leather is totally different from genuine leather. imitation leather,by material category,can be divided into 4 kinds:

1: pu leather which is made of polyurethane(PU),also is called polyurethane fabric or polyurethane leather.it is pu coated on polyester or other fabric,so it has 2 layers we can say,first layer is pu and second layer is fabric.

2: pvc leather which is made of polyvinyl chloride ,also known as vinyl fabric or vinyl coated fabric

3:microfiber leather is nylon base coated with polyurethane.

4:silicone leather is silicone coated fabric.

so why I prefer imitation leather.

1. I want to protect animals and our environment,you know we have only one world,animals and human beings are closely connected with each other,from the Coronavirus we can learn a lot that we should protect the environment and animals,or we will be hurt by ourselves.so stop killing animal,we can replace real leather with imitation leather.during the production of real leather,it needs a lot of water,and these water are polluted by chrome tanning agent,it is not good for the environment .and the heat emission rate of real leather factory is very high.
2. imitation leather is non toxic,during the production of our imitation leather,we need no water,and we do not use heavy metails like chrome,and as our production line is simple and effective,we emit very few heat and carbon dioxide.our product is DMF free,BPA free,phthalates free,these materials are huge damage to our health. our material pass REACH and Rohs or CPSIA test,even the strictest material safety standard we can pass.our material can be used for children’s furniture,playmat etc,so totally non toxic,no bad smell.
3. imitation leather is long life,it is hydrolysis resistant,UV resistant,breathable,for example our silicone leather can be used for outdoor furniture,commercial outdoor seating,as it is water proof,UV resistant,it will not peel off or color fading,physical performance is superb.and our silicone leather is recycable.check below link for confirmation https://www.ecousarecycling.com/procedures-for-silicone-cookware-recycling
4. imitation leather is cost effective.you know real leather is expensive and the usage rate is not good,it will cause many offcut which can not be used for leather products. while imitation leather usage rate is nearly 100%,there is no holes on the surface,no wastage.

above the reasons that I prefer imitation leather. below are other useful information of imitation leather.

how to distinguish pu leather,pvc leather and microfiber leather?

the backing of pu leather ,pvc leather is different from microfiber leather,

because microfiber leather has a microfiber backing,like below picture

microfiber leather

however,pu pvc leather has a backing fabric,like polyester or cotton fabric,like below white fabric picture

and how to distinguish pu leather and pvc leather?

the easiest way is burn it, when you burn it, the pu leather will produce white smoke,

however the pvc leather will produce black smoke with a strong smell.

how to manufacture pvc leather vinyl fabric?

below is the production flow of the pvc leather

how to manufacture pu leather?

pu leather material production flow is differnet from that of pvc leather,

pu leather no foaming process ,no calendering process,

but pu leather has washing process, they need clean the DMF

how to manufacture microfiber leather?

microfiber leather is pu coated microfiber base,so similar production flow as pu leather.

how to manufacture silicone leather?

silicone leather is silicone coated on fabric.

Silicone leather is becoming popular for all upholstery project,such as car seat cover,marine,furniture ,especially for children product.

Silicone leather test video