Seeking Sustainable Skin Composites as an Alternative for Leather and Synthetic Leather

Faurecia, a company of the Group FORVIA, is a tier‑one automotive supplier with a carbon neutrality target over the coming years. Faurecia Interiors Systems and Faurecia Seating are important users of skins, artificial leather, and textiles for premium visual and haptic aspect. Usually, leather and PVC/PU (leatherette) are used as a covering material for the dashboard, door panel and seat. Each interior part has specific requirements in terms of skin properties (abrasion, mechanical, etc).

It is well known that leather has an important carbon footprint ...