The development of Artificial Leather.

What is artificial leather?

Artificial leather is a plastic product that looks and feels like leather and can be used instead of it.  It is usually made from a fabric base coated with synthetic resins and various plastic additives.  It is mainly divided into PVC artificial leather and PU synthetic leather.

How did artificial leather come into being?

In the 1980s, the average person could not afford expensive leather, In response to market demand, imitation leather was once in fashion, and was widely used in making clothes and making bags. Such imitation leather clothes and leather bags once filled the streets, to meet the desire of people wearing leather clothes. It is also another solution to protect animals. Compared with leather, artificial leather is prone to aging and wear, because it contains a large number of chemical raw materials, it is easy to cause harm to human health when making underwear. Perhaps new and more durable products will emerge in the future and gradually replace its market position in clothing and bag making.

The classification of artificial leather

In China, people used to use PVC resin as raw material production of artificial leather called PVC artificial leather (artificial leather); Artificial leather made from PU resin is called PU artificial leather (PU leather for short): artificial leather made from PU resin and the non-woven fabric is called PU synthetic leather (PU synthetic leather for short).

The development of artificial leather

      The 1930s

The industrial production of PVC opens up new raw material resources for artificial leather and promotes the development of artificial leather production. Polyvinyl chloride adds plasticizer, stabilizer, etc. the paste made easy coloring, coating gelatinization, printing, embossing or embossing, and printing, can be made into a variety of appearance and leather similar products. Its air permeability and moisture permeability are not as good as natural leather, but it has a certain strength and wears resistance. In particular, it is easy to produce, rich in raw materials, uniform product quality, easy to cut and use, light in weight, water resistance, and low in cost. Therefore, it is widely used in the production of clothing, shoes, hats, bags, furniture, decorations, and various industrial accessories. With the development of plastic varieties and processing technology, artificial leather has formed a variety of series products. In addition to polyvinyl chloride coating materials, polyamide, polyurethane, polyolefin, etc. The breed of the base fabric also has many kinds, such as flat cloth, canvas, knitted cloth, wool cloth, non-woven cloth, and so on. The artificial leather of different breeds and designs and colors is produced, the besmear that still differentiates at base cloth surface layer and gelatinous change means, and finishing craft, wait for the order that treats like embossing, printing, surface and the composition of surface treating agent.