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Fitbit Sense & Versa 3 bands made from Ultraleather® Volar Bio.
Ultrafabrics
Material Name: 

Ultraleather® Volar Bio

Biomimicry: 

Leather

Main Input: 

Blend

Founded: 

1966

HQ: 

United States

TRL: 

5

Founder(s): 

Clay Andrew Rosenberg & Barbara Danielle Boecker-Primack

Website: 

http://www.ultrafabricsinc.com/

About the Company

Ultrafabrics manufactures leather-free performance fabrics for a variety of applications in the automotive, aviation, health care, hospitality, and home goods industries. Their Ultraleather® | Volar Bio fabric incorporates plant-based materials into their Ultraleather line.

Material

Ultrafabric’s first bio-based performance fabric, Ultraleather | Volar Bio, incorporates renewable plant-based materials into the multiple layers of the product construction.

Technology

Ultrafabrics proprietary Takumi™ technology consists of 4 layers with different compositions for optimal strength, comfort, consistency of color and grain, and durability. Ultraleather® | Volar Bio incorporates plant-based materials into each layer.

Applications

Automotive, Home goods, indoor/outdoor upholstery

Selected Brand Partnerships

Ultrafabrics sells to many brands

Fitbit Sense & Versa 3 bands made from Ultraleather® Volar Bio.

Fitbit Sense & Versa 3 bands made from Ultraleather® Volar Bio.

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