I’ve recently developed a soft spot for our bovine friends, so I’d like to avoid buying leather jackets in the future. The obvious alternative is so-called pleather, which is made from plastic.

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Synthetic Leather’s Green Revival Bayer’s water-based process eliminates organic solvent in producing polyurethane leather for consumer products by Stephen K. Ritter August 18, 2014 6 min read ...