The history of the development of artificial leather

Before the Era (New and Old Stone Age): The oldest leather products were found to have been found on Egyptian reliefs around 1450 BC. The history of leather is almost as long as the history of human civilization. The earliest technique of inventing leather was ancient Greek. The Burleys, it took about six months to complete a leather.

Ancient Greek and Roman period

The ancient Romans also regarded the status of leather as a status. In the ruins of the ruins of Pompeii, the ancient capital of Italy, it was found that leather workshops have been manufactured in large quantities, including daily necessities such as clothing, weapons and shoes.

With the rise of the industrial revolution, leather tanning technology is becoming more and more mature, the output is greatly improved, the number of animal furs that can be processed is limited, and the needs of animal protection are far from meeting the needs of human beings. In this context, artificial leather finally Appeared.

Also known as imitation leather or rubber, it is a general term for artificial materials such as PVC and PU. It is made of PVC or PU foaming or laminating on various textile fabrics or non-woven fabrics. It can be made according to different strength, wear resistance, cold resistance and color, luster and pattern. It is required to be processed and processed, and has the characteristics of various varieties, good waterproof performance, neat margins, high utilization rate and low price relative to leather.

Then the leather has the distinction between leather and imitation leather.