Kuraray presents a new range of sustainable man-made leather products at the next Lineapelle exhibition in Milan
The Clarino Business Unit showcases several premium eco-friendly microfibres as alternatives to leather for a range of luxury applications.
Hattersheim/Frankfurt am Main, January 31, 2024. Kuraray, the global specialty chemicals company headquartered in Japan, will present its latest premium eco-friendly premium microfibers at the Lineapelle in Milan, the most important international exhibition dedicated to leather, accessories, components, synthetics, and models for footwear, leather goods, garments, and furniture (February 20-22, 2024). The booth of Kuraray’s business unit Clarino (hall 9, booth P21-23/R22-26) will be comprehensively influenced by the topic of sustainability, showcasing the company’s latest developments of the eco-friendly man-made leather product CLARINO™. Visitors can get their hands on CLARINO™ composed of different recycled materials such as recycled polyamide and polyurethane, as well as recycled polyester and polyurethane, and on the world's first mono-material, non-woven microfiber based on 100% recycled polyester. Furthermore, they will benefit from quality at their fingertips with examples of Clarino™-based applications such as shoes, bags, and others.
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The Japanese specialty chemicals company Kuraray will be exhibiting at Lineapelle in Milan.
Hall 9, booth P21-23/R22-26: applications based on the sustainable man-made leather CLARINO™
In hall 9, booth number P21-23/R22-26, Kuraray will be presenting examples of its man-made leather product CLARINO™ used in a wide range of applications. CLARINO™ is a luxurious and extremely fine polyester- or polyamide-based microfiber developed with the ambition to replace leather made from animal hides.
More and more consumers are looking for sustainable accessories and luxury items. Recycled and bio-based materials are setting the stage for this: they will considerably reduce the environmental impact. Therefore, the focal points of the Kuraray booth are heavily influenced by the topic of sustainability, as CLARINO™ technology allows for solutions based on recycled resources. Booth visitors will be able to get their hands on Clarino’s materials composed of different recycled materials such as recycled polyamide and polyurethane, recycled polyester and polyurethane, and on the world's first mono-material non-woven microfiber based on 100% recycled polyester. Furthermore, they can gain hands-on experience with shoes, gloves, bags, and other applications, showing how Clarino™ is used in a wide range of fashion segments. Parties interested will also be able to request colour cards and/or samples.
[About CLARINO™
CLARINO™ is a sustainable nonwoven with an almost identical structure to leather in its cross-section. It not only achieves a similar appearance to leather, but also provides several performance characteristics such as durability, lightness, washability, water repellency, comfort while wearing, and many more. Amongst its main application areas are bags (luxury), footwear, automotive, and apparel. The secret to Clarino’s™ superior strength and supple hand-feel is the ultra-fine fibre technology. The material is composed of a non-woven fabric consisting of ultra-fine fibres which are impregnated with polyurethane. This helps the fibre to be more flexible and easier to process.
For more information, please visit https://www.clarino.eu.]
[Image 1] Booth visitors at Lineapelle will get their hands on Clarino™-based applications such as sneakers. (Source: Kuraray)
[Image 2] CLARINO™ is a sustainable nonwoven with an almost identical structure to leather in its cross-section. (Source: Kuraray)
Press contact:
Carmen Mundt
Manager Corporate Communications
Kuraray Europe GmbH
Philipp-Reis-Straße 4
65795 Hattersheim am Main
+49 69 305 85734
Carmen.Mundt@kuraray.com
www.kuraray.eu
Anne Vogel
Communication Manager
Möller Horcher Kommunikation GmbH
Berliner Straße 300b
63065 Offenbach am Main
+49 69 809096 42
anne.vogel@moeller-horcher.de
www.moeller-horcher.de
About Kuraray
Established in 1991, Kuraray Europe GmbH is based in Hattersheim, near Frankfurt am Main, Germany. In 2022 the company generated annual sales of EUR 1.3 billion. It has more than 830 employees in Germany at its sites in Hattersheim, Frankfurt and Troisdorf. Kuraray is a global specialty chemicals company and one of the largest suppliers of polymers and synthetic microfibers for many sectors of industry. Examples are KURARAY POVAL™, MOWITAL®, TROSIFOL® and CLEARFIL™. Kuraray Europe also has around 215 employees at six other European sites. They are also working on the development and application of innovative high-performance materials for a wide range of sectors, including the automotive, paper, glass, and packaging industries, as well as for architects and dentists.
Kuraray Europe is a wholly owned subsidiary of the publicly listed Kuraray Group, which is based in Tokyo, Japan, and has more than 11,700 employees worldwide and sales of EUR 5.5 billion. This press information including images is available at: https://www.kuraray.eu/.
