Current situation of leather industry
Leather is divided into natural leather and non-natural leather two categories:
Natural leather is made of natural animal skin, also known as dermis;
Non - natural leather is processed by petrochemical products by chemical methods, also known as artificial leather.
 


There are four main types of products in the artificial leather industry:
1.PVC (Polyvinyl chloride polymer) artificial leather
It is a synthetic resin based on textile or knitting materials, which belongs to imitation leather products. The coating material is mainly PVC resin, with bright luster, bright color and diversity, and no scars on the surface. Imitation sheepskin feel appearance like sheepskin, look closely without pores.
 
2.PU (Polyurethane) synthetic leather
It is made of non-woven fabric as base and coated with new resin material. Hygroscopic, air permeability is very good, the coating is a new material polyurethane, feel good, wear resistance, bending resistance, strength is better than artificial leather.
 
3.PU fine fiber synthetic leather (microfiber)
PU leather :(high leather) appearance coating simulation, can be pressed out of a variety of patterns, bright and beautiful color, but poor hygroscopic, poor temperature impact, poor tearing, easy to expand when there is a cut, but uniform quality, and the surface is not disabled, not mildew, water and solvents have a certain resistance.
 
4.SI (high functional SILICONE) environmentally friendly SILICONE leather
Silicone leather is a new type of environmentally friendly leather, which is coated with silicone material on the base cloth, microfiber and other substrates. The top layer is coated with 100% silicone material, and the bottom layer is all kinds of base cloth. Silicone leather using solvent - free technology, made of leather. It belongs to the new material industry in the 21st century.

Silicone leather characteristics:
1. All kinds of leather and special textures can be developed, with permanent smooth and tender hand feel and no sticky feeling, completely subverting the traditional SILICONE performance effect.
 
2: environmental protection high functional polymer elastomer, with high temperature resistance -50℃ ~ +250℃ characteristics,
 
3: the surface of non-spraying molding solvent free use, precision coating processing molding can maintain permanent sliding and wear resistance, can be washed at high temperature, high temperature will not coking,
 
4: Can replace PVC toxicity and can not be recycled environmental problems,
 
5: Can replace PU synthetic skin poor weather resistance and changes in time, hydrolysis, fragmentation and chip,
 
6: Can replace the dermal slaughter animals and after-treatment leather solvent treatment and environmental protection inspection of heavy metal problems.
 


These four types of products represent the technical level, production process and product performance of artificial leather in different development stages, reflecting the demand of market innovation.
 
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