What is PU Leather?

PU leather, or polyurethane leather, is a synthetic leather created of thermoplastic polymer applied for making furniture, jacket, coat or shoes. 100% PU leather is entirely artificial and is rated vegan. There are some examples of PU leather named bi-cast leather that has exact leather but has a polyurethane cover on top. This type of PU leather takes the fibrous part of cow skin that is extra from making original leather and put a layer of polyurethane on top of it.

Faux leather (also referred to as “PU” or “vegan” leather) is usually considered as a lower-cost alternative to real leather. Real leather is in a big market and for good purposes. Genuine leather has an attractive quality, it gives exceptional stability, and quality leather develops with age. In a previous blog, we considered two kinds of faux leather: bi-cast and bonded leather. Here, we maintain the comparison with two additional types of faux leather: PU faux leather fabric and PVC faux leather fabric.