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Vegatex, next-gen leather, alternative leather.
Vegatex Biotech Ltd.
Material Name: 

Vegatex™

Biomimicry: 

Leather

Main Input: 

Plant-derived

Founded: 

2011

HQ: 

China

TRL: 

5

Founder(s): 

n/a

Website: 

https://appleskin.com/

About the Company

Vegatex Biotech Limited was incorporated on February 17, 2021, as a Private company limited by shares registered in Hong Kong. Before, the biobased content was produced by Paq Group International Limited.

Material

Vegatex™ is a sustainable hybrid plant-based biobased leather, make of 66% of fruit waste and lees from the beer brewing process.

Technology

Grains and fruit residues from the beer and juice industries are recycled, washed, dried, and undergo a patent extraction process. When the biomass conversion procedure is carried out, a support fabric and water-based PU are integrated. Then there is a process of pigmentation and coagulation before making a customizing texture on the surface.

Applications

Accessories.

Selected Brand Partnerships

None currently known.

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