Bio-leather
The world is unwilling to give leather up, and increasingly unwilling to defend it. We grow a replacement that behaves like leather without the herd, the hides or the chrome.
The problem
Chrome tanning burns through water and chemicals. The petroleum-based synthetics that replaced it shed microplastics and age badly.
Our material
A dense mycelium mat grown on agricultural residue, then pressed, finished and surface-treated.
Where it goes
Fashion, footwear, bags, upholstery and automotive interiors.
A living growth process, then conventional converting steps. It runs on the tanning lines that already exist.
Feedstock
Agricultural residue and low-value lignocellulosic waste streams.
Growth
Mycelium colonises the substrate into a continuous, self-binding mat.
Reinforcement
Carbon 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 itself, not a coating sitting on top of it.
Sampling, qualification and pilot programmes run out of Hyderabad.