LOVE FAUX OUR REASONS TO LOVE ENVIROLEATHER

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1 LOVE OUR FAUX REASONS TO LOVE ENVIROLEATHER

2 CALIFORNIA WHO WE ARE EnviroLeather by LDI is a pioneer in developing and producing eco-friendly faux leather. Our mission is to design products that are more sustainable and reduce exposure to chemical toxins. The company was founded by chemists and textile engineers, so we have a unique understanding of materials and their environmental and performance impacts. EnviroLeather invests heavily in Research & Development and Quality Control. We develop our own exclusive formulations and control the manufacture of each production lot with rigorous testing to ensure superior performance in heavy-duty commercial use in Healthcare, Higher Education, Hospitality and Corporate spaces. LOOKS GOOD, FEELS GOOD EnviroLeather looks and feels like leather. When upholstered, it has a rich, well-tailored appearance and a soft, luxurious hand. Unlike vinyl, EnviroLeather is also designed to breathe and dissipate heat and sweat for greater comfort. Our innovative designs and multitude of color palettes allow you to get the look you want. Great aesthetics, combined with environmental benefits and superior performance characteristics, make EnviroLeather the best choice for your upholstery fabric specifications. EnviroLeather has gained a great reputation for combining environmental and health safety benefits with innovative design, outstanding durability, superior chemical resistance and a soft, luxurious feel.

3 GREAT PERFORMANCE Not only is EnviroLeather elegantly designed, it is also engineered for heavy-duty commercial use. Our high quality materials give superior resistance to abrasion / edge scratching and will withstand repeated use of harsh chemical cleaners. Our TPE (thermoplastic elastomer) formula has elastic properties, so it has great wrinkle recovery and gives upholstered furniture a tight, tailored look. EnviroLeather is also designed for the long haul, with excellent hydrolytic stability and fade resistance. Everything is backed by a five - year warranty. IVY LEAGUE

4 GOOD FOR YOU Enviroleather is designed to be more sustainable by reducing energy consumption and hazardous waste during manufacturing. It also has renewable material and post-consumer recycled content. MONTANA We specifically designed Enviroleather to minimize exposure to toxins by eliminating PVC, plasticizers, halogens, flame retardants, and heavy metals. It also has very low VOC emissions and passes the stringent California indoor air quality test. Help protect the environment and people s health by choosing Enviroleather

5 ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES EnviroLeather has launched a unique, patent-pending, hybrid digital printing technology that is an industry-first in making short-run, exclusive prints on faux leather practical and affordable. This breakthrough technology allows for great design flexibility with dozens of colors and subtle color gradients within each pattern. EnviroLeather prints use more eco-friendly materials by replacing harmful solvents with water - based systems. In addition, the process is more sustainable, with much lower energy consumption and waste. Choose from our library of fresh and innovative patterns, or create your own exclusive look. PETITE FLORET

6 WHY SPECIFY ENVIROLEATHER? EnviroLeather has been specified for high profile projects with clients such as Kaiser Permanente, Cleveland Clinic, United Nations, Google, US Air, Harvard, and UCLA - to name a few. By specifying EnviroLeather, you can feel good that you are doing something to help protect the environment and minimize people s exposure to harmful toxins. You can also feel confident that our PVC-Free EnviroLeather will hold up to rigorous use and last a long time. Everything is backed by a five - year warranty. VINYL (PVC) Vinyls are made with PVC, plasticizers and toxic additives that have been linked to serious environmental and health hazards. TRADITIONAL POLYURETHANES (PU) Polyurethanes are PVC-Free, but many of them still have toxic additives and residual solvents that contribute to poor indoor air quality. Also, some PUs have performance issues such as wrinkling on furniture after extended use, poor scratch / abrasion resistance on edges, and problems with alcohol resistance. LEATHERS The process for making leather out of animal hides uses very toxic chemicals. There are several studies linking increased occurrences of lung, pancreatic, kidney, skin, nasal and other cancers to people who work in, or live near, leather tanneries. WOVEN FABRIC Woven fabrics have irregular surfaces that can trap dirt and microbes and are more difficult to keep clean. They are also not impervious to fluids and can have durability issues. In order to solve these problems, many upholstery fabrics are finished with a perfluorochemical (PFC) treatment. The problem is that PFC s are toxic. Studies show they impair child development and are suspected carcinogens. They also bio-accumulate and have been found in polar bear, dolphin and human blood. VS. ENVIROLEATHER EnviroLeather is PVC-Free and Plasticizer-Free. It also contains no halogens, no flame retardants, and no heavy metals. EnviroLeather has very low VOCs and passes the stringent CAL air quality emission test. It is made with a hybrid, TPE formulation that has more elasticity for wrinkle recovery. This unique formula gives a soft feel, yet has superior scratch and chemical resistance. EnviroLeather is animal-friendly and designed to have minimal impact on the environment and to limit people s exposure to toxins. EnviroLeather is very durable and impervious to fluids. It is designed to resist staining and to hold up to repeated cleanings with harsh chemicals. Now, with our new ecofriendly print process, you can have the look of a woven textile without using PFC s.