Covestro goes direct to the big brands

摘要

In the past the world of synthetic leather was dominated by plasticised polyvinyl chloride (PVC) coated leather-cloth products, but technology changed and polyurethane systems started to take market share. Now solvent-based polyurethane systems are dominant and, as technology evolved to replace polyvinyl chloride, so it continues to evolve; waterborne systems are starting to eat into the world of solvent-based polyurethane systems.