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Products

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Animal welfare

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Environmental pollution (wastewater problem)

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Material loss and lots of
modification work

Animal cruelty Every year, one billion animals are sacrificed for leather. Calf and lamb skins under a year old are in high demand.
Environmental pollution Large-scale land use, carbon emissions, water pollution, and toxic waste runoff from the tanning process.
Material loss A lot of material is lost during the process due to cuts, insect bites, and site-specific differences inherent in natural leather.

Utilization of Bioleather Production Leather fabricable

Standardization

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  • The general leather process cannot be automated due to the uneven size and quality of raw skins.
  • Many modifications are required due to non-standardization.
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  • If commercialized, bioleather could be standardized and automated, changing the paradigm of the leather industry. (Director of Leather Research Center, Korea Footwear and Leather Research Institute)
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  • Enables production of application-specific thicknesses
    → (clothes : 0.8~1.0 mm; footwear : 1.0~1.4 mm; military boots and car seats : 2.0~2.2 mm)

consumer

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  • The market introduction of natural leather substitutes (bio-leather) is expected in about 3 years.
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  • Consumer interest in veganism has increased recently, and active consumption is expected. (Discovery, Shinsegae, Korea Fashion Council etc)