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Texon
Sustainable and Vegan-Friendly Leather Alternative
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Texon has seen a significant uplift in interest in its paper-based Texon Vogue material over the last five years, which it attributes, in part, to the increasing number of people becoming vegan. Around the world a growing number of people are adopting plant-based diets. The United Nations estimated that in September 2020 there were around 78 million vegans worldwide. This increase is driving demand for vegan-friendly food, but also consumer goods including footwear and bags. According to The Vegan Society, the vegan leather market is set to overtake the animal leather market by 2025 and will be worth nearly $90 billion.
Texon Vogue is a vegan friendly material that is widely recognized as a sustainable, viable alternative to leather. Made from 100% natural cellulose fibre, this durable, practical, washable material was first launched in the late 1980s, as Texon T484. Originally developed for the manufacture of jeans labels, the Texon Vogue range has subsequently grown and is now used by many world leading designers and fashion brands to create bags, luggage tags, jacron labels, stationery items, home furnishings and more.
Based on 100% FSC cellulose wood pulp, Texon Vogue is produced using efficient, eco-friendly production and finishing methods. Certified to Class 1 Standard 100 by OekoTex, the material is free from harmful substances and has outstanding environmental credentials.
