WEINHEIM - Freudenberg Performance Materials has developed a series of new applications for its environmentally-friendly Evolon microfibre technology for fashion and leather goods.

Evolon microfibre fabrics are employed as coating substrates for artificial leather applications in the shoe, furniture and car industries. They are particularly suitable as a carrier material for PU and PVC coatings.

With non-fraying edges that makes converting easier and quicker, the fabrics contain 80% recycled PET from Freudenberg’s in-house bottle recycling plant. Furthermore, they are manufactured with no solvent and no chemical binder in the company’s Evolon plant located in Colmar, France.

The plant is accredited according to Oeko-Tex STeP sustainability manufacturing certification and the Detox To Zero criteria while European manufacturing offers logistic benefits to European customers through shorter supply chain and transport routes.

Manufacturers of leather goods also benefit from Evolon microfibre when they use it as a reinforcement material for original leather. It is drapable and soft and provides optimal shaping support for leather. In addition, Evolon materials offer important sustainability advantages for the manufacturing of luxury leather bags, such as being 100% made in Europe, eco-friendly and socially-responsible production, and the use of recycled raw materials.