What Kind of Materials Are Used For Vegan Belts

What Kind of Materials Are Used For Vegan Belts?

Most of the vegan belts shall be made by artificial leather, such as microfiber, PU, PVC, canvas, nylon, cork leather, pineapple leather,cactus leather, kraft paper, etc.

 

Microfiber Leather

Microfiber is quite popular in making vegan belts. It's solt and durable. The thickness of it various from 0.6-2.0mm. For belt making, 1.0mm is mostly used. If you come to Guangzhou, China, you can visit the microfiber market at XINHAO PAN WANHAO PLAZA.(No.21 Guangyuan West Rd. Yuexiu Dist. Guangzhou City, China)

 

Cork Leather

Cork leather or cork fabric is made from the bark of Cork Oaks. It's soft, light, flexible and unique.

 

Pineapple Leather

There is a company named Ananas Anam based in London, with operations in the Philippines and Spain specialized in making pineapple leather, they name it Piñatex®. 

Piñatex® is made from the leaves of the pineapple plant, the byproduct of the fruit industry, which are traditionally discarded or burned. Adding value to this waste has created a new source of income for farming communities who otherwise rely on a seasonal harvest. Once the fibre has been stripped from the leaf the leftover biomass can be retained to use as a natural fertiliser or bio-fuel, offering a further environmental prospect.

For more information of pineapple leather, you can check their website at https://www.ananas-anam.com/