Uncaged's vegetable-tanned leather will dress Hyundai models with a unique style.

The leather upholstery Leather is one of the luxuries that high-end car buyers can find in their car seats. However, the trend toward moving away from animal-derived materials, while still providing the comfort and natural feel of leather, is becoming more widespread. The alternatives are increasingly broad, and efforts are underway to create natural, non-animal-derived leather.

El use of plant materials It is one of the alternatives that are gaining prominence in this type of decorative equipment. And among the manufacturers of this material, we find the company Uncaged Innovations, which has presented a vegetable leather which has caught the attention of brands such as Hyundai and Jaguar Land Rover.

While many manufacturers They obtain a vegetable-tanned leather that closely resembles the original. of animal origin, Uncaged Innovations' proposal really seems like this. Apparently, for the representatives of these two brands smells, feels and touches similar to the real thing. With this, It is difficult to differentiate it from leather of animal origin.

This startup uses materials such as wheat, soy and corn proteins to imitate the fibrous structure of animal skins, achieving a result that also Jaguar Land Rover, which often uses leather as a decorative element in seats, has become interested in it.

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One of its advantages is that The carbon footprint of this material is 95% lower than that of animal leather., making it a highly sustainable resource that will significantly reduce the carbon footprint of the finished vehicle. The company is working with Hyundai's Cradle division to adapt this material for use in the automotive industry. The resistance in a car seat It must be much larger than that of a handbag or a watch strap.

One of the main problems that the company faces is heat resistanceWork is being done to ensure that the material can withstand temperatures of 95ºC for 500 hours, although for now it isThey have only managed to take the test to 85ºC for 500 hoursThis is important because it's about maintaining the material's characteristics over time and ensuring it still feels like natural leather.

Less water and energy consumption and less waste

To achieve a leather-covered interior The skins of two to fourteen cows are used. Very large pieces of skin are wasted due to insect bites, wounds, and other lacerations, which damage the skin. In the case of this vegetable tanned leather, It is manufactured in sheets and achieves greater efficiencyAnd as we have mentioned, with a very attractive result.

It should not be forgotten that, in addition, the cost is much lowerThus, we will soon be able to have a Hyundai model with vegetable-tanned leather upholstery that will look like animal hide and will cost much less.