Bio-leather
Leather is a material the world is unwilling to give up and increasingly unwilling to defend. We grow a replacement that behaves like leather without the herd, the hides or the chrome.
The problem
Chrome tanning is water- and chemical-intensive; petroleum-based synthetics shed microplastics and age poorly.
Our material
Mycelium grown into a dense mat on agricultural residue, then pressed, finished and surface-treated.
Where it goes
Fashion, footwear, bags, upholstery and automotive interiors.
A living growth process followed by conventional converting steps — so it drops into existing tanning and finishing lines.
Feedstock
Agricultural residue and low-value lignocellulosic waste streams.
Growth
Mycelium colonises the substrate into a continuous, self-binding mat.
Reinforcement
Graphene-oxide treatment for tear strength, abrasion and water resistance.
Finishing
Pressing, embossing and bio-based coating to set hand-feel and grain.
Every property here is set during growth and formulation — the performance is the material, not a coating on top of it.
Sampling, qualification and pilot programmes run from our Hyderabad centre.
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