Teijin Cordley
Limited, the Teijin Group's man-made leather business, announced on April
8, 2016 that it has developed Maestley, a new high-grade natural leather
substitute. Maestley has equivalent texture and richness to natural leather and
other superior attributes. Sales of Maestley will begin this
spring.
Teijin
Cordley developed Maestley through innovative developments in fiber selection,
non-woven structures, based material density and lamination methods. The company
will expand its series of Maestley products by adopting natural leather
processing procedures in collaboration with Japanese
tanners.
Prices for
high-grade natural leathers like calf and kip
are rapidly increasing in line with rising demand, while supplies in developed
countries are decreasing. New man-made leather products with superior
texture and other attributes are being developed to meet such
demand.
Teijin
Cordley will expand the Maestley line-up by leveraging the company’s advanced
man-made leather production technologies for high-end shoes and bags to improve
comfortability and durability as well as breathability and moisture
permeability. Teijin will also launch a new series of products developed jointly
with tanners in Japan, with a texture and feel equivalent to that of natural
leather, deploying the same production processes as those used for natural
leather.
About the
Teijin Group
Teijin is a
technology-driven global group offering advanced solutions in the areas of
sustainable transportation, information and electronics, safety and protection,
environment and energy, and healthcare. Its main fields of operation are
high-performance fibers such as aramid, carbon fibers & composites,
healthcare, films, resin & plastic processing, polyester fibers, products
converting and IT. The group has some 150 companies and around 16,000 employees
spread out over 20 countries worldwide. It posted consolidated sales of
JPY786.2 billion (USD 6.6 billion) and total assets of JPY 823.7 billion (USD
6.9 billion) in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015.
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