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H&M and HKRITA's recycled leather uses bio-based binders

10/10/2023

The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA), using funding from H&M Foundation, has developed a recycled leather made from shredded scraps of leather glued together with bio-based binders and what it describes as “eco-friendly” chemicals. The reProLeather process prevents chrome VI formation that can sometimes arise during...

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