page_title: Bonded leather
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Bonded leather / Description
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Der Mühlbach bei Türkheim kurz vor der Mündung in die Wertach, im Hintergrund die Salamander Werke Türkheim English: Mühlbach shortly before the Wertach river. In Background "Salamander Werke Türkheim" (Salamander fayctory) , one of the worlds biggest manufacturers of bonded leather
context_page_description: Bonded leather, also called reconstituted leather or blended leather, is a term used for a manufactured upholstery material which contains animal hide. It is made as a layered structure of a fiber or paper backer covered with a layer of shredded leather fibers mixed with a polyurethane binder that is embossed with a leather-like texture.
  It differs from bicast leather, which is made from solid leather pieces, usually from the split, which are given an artificial coating.
context_section_description: Bonded leather is made by shredding leather scraps and leather fiber, then mixing it with bonding materials. The mixture is next extruded onto a cloth or paper backing, and the surface is usually embossed with a leather-like texture or grain. Color and patterning, if any, are a surface treatment that does not penetrate like a dyeing process would. The natural leather fiber content of bonded leather varies. The manufacturing process is somewhat similar to the production of paper.
  Lower-quality materials may suffer flaking of the surface material in as little as a few years, while better varieties are considered very durable and retain their pattern and color even during commercial use. Because the composition of bonded leathers and related products varies considerably, and is sometimes a trade secret, it may be difficult to predict how a given product will perform over the course of time. There is a wide range in the longevity of bonded leathers and related products; some better-quality bonded leathers are claimed to be superior in durability over low-quality genuine leather.
caption: "Salamander Industrieprodukte" in Türkheim, Bavaria is the oldest and biggest manufacturer of bonded leather fibre material worldwide.
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