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2. Artificial leather - Wikipedia

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   Artificial leathers are often used in clothing fabrics, furniture upholstery, water craft upholstery, and automotive interiors. [2]One of its primary advantages, especially in cars, is that it requires little maintenance in comparison to leather, and does not crack or fade easily, though the surface of some artificial leathers may rub and wear off with time. [2]

3. Nubuck - Wikipedia

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   Shoes and auto interiors are some of the most common commercial uses for this leather. Nubuck leather gets its name from "new" and "buck(skin)", [2] a nod to the young deer hides initially used for its production. Over time, the term has expanded to include similar materials made from other types of hide, typically cowhide or calfskin.

4. Horween Leather Company - Wikipedia

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   About 85% of the leather at Horween Leather Company is made from cowhide. [2] The company's workers take raw hides, which arrive salted to prevent deterioration, trim them, and remove their hair with chemicals in an extremely large washing drum. The leather is then treated with salt and pickled for 24 hours, so that it reaches a desired pH level.

5. Naugahyde - Wikipedia

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   Naugahyde is an American brand of artificial leather.Naugahyde is a composite knit fabric backing and expanded polyvinyl chloride (PVC) coating. It was developed by Byron A. Hunter, a senior chemist at the United States Rubber Company, and is now manufactured and sold by the corporate spin-off Uniroyal Engineered Products LLC.

6. Plant-based leather - Wikipedia

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   Plant-based leather, also known as vegan leather or eco-leather, is a type of material made from plant-based sources as an alternative to traditional leather, which is typically made from animal hides. Plant-based leather can be made from a variety of sources, including pineapple leaves, mushrooms, corn, apple peels, and recycled plastic. [1]

7. Kangaroo leather - Wikipedia

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   Kangaroo leather is a strong, lightweight leather derived from the hide of the kangaroo.. Kangaroos are harvested. [1] [2] Both the meat and the hides are sold.Although hunting most species of macropod is prohibited, a small number of the large-sized species with high populations can be hunted by commercial hunters. [3]

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9. Suede - Wikipedia

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   Suede (pronounced / s w eɪ d / SWAYD) is a type of leather with a fuzzy, napped finish, commonly used for jackets, shoes, fabrics, purses, furniture, and other items. Suede is made from the underside of the animal skin, which is softer and more pliable than the outer skin layer, though not as durable.