Bonded leather
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Leather fibres
When leather is shaved in the tannery it produces a large amount of leather fibres.
Bonded leather - Blended leather - Leather board
Bonded leather (also called "reconstituted leather" or "blended leather") is a material consisting of leather fibres and binders. It's produced in rolls and should have a leather fibre content of at least 50%.
The leather-like properties of the material, its homogeneous structure, the favourable price and the ability to process it into sheets and/or rolls make the use of leather fibres attractive. Another plus point is that it is produced from waste during production waste of leather production.
Bonded leather and leather boards are produced in thicknesses of 0.25 to 6 millimetres.
Thick and firm bonded leather. - Bonded leather flooring with embossing.
Bonded leather is mainly used as a material for heels, soles and other non-visible components of shoes. Other processors are the furniture industry and bookbinding companies. Bonded leather is used as a book cover. Bonded leather is also used as floor panels or wall panels. In the furniture sector, leather fibres usually only appear in connection with low-cost qualities.
However, such materials cannot be sold with the term "genuine leather", even if genuine leather fibres are a component.
A film on an easily tearing fibre composite.
The surface consists of a film with a hair pore impression and the material below is a fibre structure of leather fibres, which are connected with a binder. The material can be teared with two fingers without great effort. The fibres do not have a strong bond as with real leather. The fibres "stick" only to each other and are not naturally fused together and do not have the stability of leather.
Recycled leather
Relatively inexpensive leather items are offered for sale with the description "recycled leather". This sounds as if used leather objects are being processed to new products. This may be true for some accessories, but they are not sold as "recycled leather".
The products sold under the name "recycled leather" or "recycling leather" are divided into two. On one hand, products made from bonded leather are offered, but also artificial leather with leather fibres on the reverse are offered with such terms.
In both cases: If the term is used without further description, it does not comply with the labelling requirements for leather.
Regenerated leather
In the online trade, the term "regenerated leather" also is used often. This term is used for leather fibre materials used for cheap upholstery, newspaper stands, bookcases and other accessories. If the term is used without further description, this term does not correspond to the labelling requirements for leather.
Artificial leather with leather fibres on the reverse
In the furniture sector, imitation leather is also offered, where leather fibres are glued to the back in order to suggest a similarity to leather in the advertising. However, it is artificial leather without leather properties.
Artificial leather with leather fibres glued to the reverse.
Additional information
- What materials can be called leather?
- What is genuine leather
- Artificial leather with leather fibres on the reverse
- Imitation leather
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